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April 2003
- Central Maine Newspapers, publisher of the
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, has laid off 18 employees.
The cuts were blamed on the current advertising slump.
Source: MaineToday.com 4-29-03
- GetLocalNews.com, which provides community websites for
local newspapers, has laid off a number of full-time staff.
The company plans to use more freelancers and part-time
workers in the future.
Source: BeniciaNews.com 4-29-03
- The ceremony for the annual Webby Awards has been canceled.
The winners will be announced online instead.
Source: News.com 4-26-03
- Sars, the deadly new respiratory disease, could cancel or
diminish turnout at upcoming booksignings, book fairs and
conventions in Toronto, including the American Library Association Show
and BookExpo Canada.
Source: Publishers Weekly 4-24-03
- Publishers Weekly has reported that UK-based bookseller
WHSmith has plans to close 20 Hotel stores by the end of 2003.
Source: Publishers Weekly 4-23-03
- Hachette Filipacchi Media plans to cease publishing its
Travel Holiday magazine. The June issue will be
Travel Holiday's last. 24 employees worked for the magazine.
Source: AdAge.com 4-23-03
- Google plans to update Google News after
many complained that press releases were showing up as news items on
its Google News service. Google News is a news service
that provides links to news stories based on computer algorithms.
Source: News.com 4-18-03
- There are plenty of ways to catch computer viruses.
Computer viruses are very unwelcome, but real bugs like
spiders and cockroaches can also become regular visitors to
your personal computer and cause damage.
Source: TechTV.com 4-18-03
- Don't Send Resumes From Wacky Email Addresses
It may seem like commense sense -- but don't send your
resume to potential employers from wacky email addresses as
some users have. Email addresses like "elvisthechicken2003"
and "LarryLoonyLamb" will have a negative effect on employers.
Source: News.com 4-15-03
- AOL still maintains a huge lead over its competitors,
but its lead in the online messenger wars is slipping.
AOL Instant Messenger's competitors
like MSN Messenger and Yahoo Instant Messenger are gaining
ground on the IM leader.
Source: News.com 4-15-03
- Users Still Resisting Fee-based Content
In a recent survey by RampRate and Synovate found that users
are very resistant to paying for content online, especially streaming
online content. A miniscule 2.5% said they would willingly pay
for streaming content.
Source: CyberAtlas 4-11-03
- The music industry continues to complain that online piracy
is cutting into music sales. Sales worldwide have fallen for the
third consecutive year according to the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Source: News.com 4-9-03
- O'Reilly & Associates, a publisher of
computer books, has laid off 20 employees.
Source: Publishers Weekly 4-9-03
- Moody magazine, published by the
Moody Bible Institute, will cease publication before the
end of the year.
Source: Christian Times 4-8-03
- North-South Books, a
children's book publisher, has only six workers after cutting
twenty positions over the past few months.
Source: Publishers Weekly 4-7-03
- Hearst
Magazines is folding Victoria magazine,
a women's home and lifestyle publication, with the June issue.
The magazine had about thirty employees.
Source: MediaWeek 4-7-03
- Time Inc's
People and
Entertainment Weekly
magazines will no longer be able for free public viewing to all
Internet surfers. Content from the publications will only be
available to AOL subscribers.
Other Time Inc. magazines will also move to AOL-only viewing over
the next couple months.
Source: AdAge.com 4-7-03
- Worth Magazine is laying off half its employees and
reducing publishing frequency 10 times to a year to 8 times.
Source: Crain's New York Business 4-1-03
- Random House Seeks Volunteers to Retire
Random House is offering early retirement
packages to employees over 50 that have worked
for the company for five or more years. At least
one person has take the offer so far, according to
Publishers Weekly.
Source: Publishers Weekly 4-1-03
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