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Lee Uniacke Promoted to Publisher of Computer Gaming World (1998-05-28): Computer Gaming World, a Ziff-Davis publication and the industry leader in providing content for computer gamers through print and on-line media, has announced the promotion of Lee Uniacke to Publisher.
Dale Strang Named Publisher of Equip (1998-05-28): Equip, a new Ziff-Davis magazine due to launch in August, has named industry veteran Dale Strang as Publisher.
Jewel to Judge Online Poetry Contest on TVGEN (1998-05-27): TV Guide Entertainment Network has unveiled "The Official Jewel Online Poetry Contest," giving would-be-poets a chance to shine online.
PC Magazine Looks at the Future of Computing (1998-05-27): They may not look like HAL 9000, the independent-minded computer from the movie, but personal computers in 2001 will be found in TVs, lights, refrigerators and even watches.
Barnesandnoble.com Website Undergoes Redesign (1998-05-27): barnesandnoble.
New Online Game Based on Tolkien Works (1998-05-26): Yosemite Entertainment, formerly known as Sierra Publishing, has finalized negotiations with Tolkien Enterprises to cement an extensive multi-year, multi-product deal to develop interactive games based on J.
TNT's Rough Cut Online Announces Screenplay Challenge (1998-05-26): Beginning July 17, 1998, TNT's Rough Cut Online and New Line Cinema will present the Rough Cut Screenplay Challenge, a chance for Web surfers to collaborate online with Hollywood screenwriter, David S.
Yahoo! Internet Life Increases Circulation (1998-05-26): Ziff-Davis announced that Yahoo! Internet Life will increase its rate base from 400,000 to 600,000 in February 1999.
Website Announced for New Book One Digital Day (1998-05-22): A new website is online to coincide with the release of the book One Digital Day, a documentation of the variety of ways microprocessors affect the world in the course of an ordinary day.
Magic Attic Press and Publisher Millbrook Join Forces (1998-05-22): The L.
Expert Gamer Debuts in August With 175,000 Rate Base (1998-05-21): Ziff-Davis has announced that EGM2, its video game strategy magazine, has been graphically updated and renamed Expert Gamer, effective with the August 1998 issue.
Dove Entertainment Becomes NewStar Media (1998-05-21): NewStar Media Inc.
Amazing Stories Magazine Scheduled to Relaunch in July (1998-05-21): Wizards of the Coast Inc.
AboutLiving Offers Philosophical Debate Online (1998-05-20): The world wide web, often portrayed as a solitary experience with emerging technologies and not our fellow human beings, is beginning to transmit a new "killer app" -- the human mind.
Journal Register Company to Acquire Taconic Media (1998-05-20): Journal Register Company President Robert M.
1998 ABBY Winners Announced (1998-05-20): The American Booksellers Association (ABA) announced that Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier and The Hat by Jan Brett are the winners of the 1998 American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Awards.
Red Herring Announces New Look (1998-05-20): Red Herring has revamped its design.
Mercury Center News Site Moves to Free Subscription (1998-05-19): Mercury Center, the online edition of the San Jose Mercury News, announced that it will no longer charge a fee to subscribers.
Titanic Phenomenon Sparks Trend in Reading for Children and Young Adults (1998-05-19): There is a growing trend among children and teens -- reading all that is written on the infamous journey of the Titanic.
Millennium Publications Announces the Launch of Gamers' Republic (1998-05-19): Millennium Publications Inc.

