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NAR Membership Magazine Changes Name and Look (1998-07-22): Today's Realtor, the official membership magazine of the National Association of Realtors, will take on a new name and a new design when the monthly publication shifts its editorial focus this fall to increase its value as a marketing tool for members, the association has announced.
Cybergrrl, Inc. Hires VP of Business Development (1998-07-22): Jeanne Cluess, has joined Cybergrrl Inc.
AMS to Publish American Home Marketing Magazines (1998-07-21): Jones Naughton Entertainment, Inc.
Classic Isaac Asimov Books To Be Developed By New Amsterdam Entertainment (1998-07-21): New Amsterdam Entertainment, Inc.
Ghosts, Stars and Jobs Will Headline Journalists' Convention (1998-07-21): The 1998 national convention of the Society of Professional Journalists, Oct.
DeLiA*s and Scholastic to Create Web-Inspired Book for Teens (1998-07-20): dELiA*s Inc.
Sun Media Corporation Announces Transactions (1998-07-20): Sun Media Corporation announced it has reached a conditional agreement to acquire four daily newspapers from Southam Inc.
PC Computing and Excite Announce BIZ/Excite (1998-07-20): PC Computing and Excite, Inc.
AOL's Digital City Adds 12 New Sites (1998-07-20): AOL's Digital City Inc.
Auction Universe and Wizard Entertainment Join Forces (1998-07-17): Auction Universe, an interactive marketplace, Wizard Entertainment, a publisher of magazines covering comic books, action figures, and fantasy gaming will join forces to give traders the opportunity to bid on signed comics, signed toys, lithographs and other limited edition collectibles.
Marvel Presents a New Beginning for Spider-Man (1998-07-17): Marvel Comics Group, a division of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
Kellogg Launches Daily Online News Site (1998-07-16): The Kellogg Company has launched a new Web site, the Smart Start Morning Starter, an interactive news and information resource supporting its new cereal, Kellogg's Smart Start, which is now available nationwide.
Duke Press Changes Name to 29th Street Press (1998-07-16): Duke Communications International is changing the name of its book publishing arm, Duke Press to 29th Street Press effective August 1.
GoodNoise and ElectricVillage Announce Strategic Alliance (1998-07-16): GoodNoise Corporation and ElectricVillage announced a partnership under which GoodNoise will feature ElectricVillage's music programming on its website.
Report: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Book Publishing Reaches 50% (1998-07-16): An aggressive shopping spree by European corporations will increase outside ownership of the $21.
King Publishing Group Acquires Three Defense-related Papers (1998-07-16): Washington publisher Llewellyn King announced the acquisition of three defense-related papers from Pasha Publications, Inc.
Online Directory Companies Launch the At Hand Network (1998-07-15): Four major online directory companies announced the formation of the At Hand Network Yellow Pages, a nationwide network of Internet Yellow Pages services.
Frommers.com Teams Up With USA Today Online (1998-07-15): Macmillan Digital Publishing USA (MDP) announced an agreement with USA Today Online.
CCM Magazine Launches Brazilian Edition (1998-07-15): CCM Magazine announced at the 47th Annual Christian Booksellers Association convention that it will begin publishing in Brazil by late summer (late winter in South America).
VNU To Acquire Win Productions (1998-07-15): VNU, an international publishing and information group, announced that it has reached an agreement with Winterrust B.

