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Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic Arrives On April 2 (1998-03-31): Simon & Schuster Interactive and The Digital Village announced that April 2 will be the street date in the United States for the PC adventure game title -- Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic.
New Website for Comic Superhero Ribman (1998-03-31): Ribman wears tights, sports a cape that could have been stolen from a picnic table, and has a prosthetic hand shaped like a fork.
NewMedia Magazine Announces Appointment of New Editor (1998-03-31): Richard Landry, president and CEO of HyperMedia Communications, Inc.
Hoover's Online Announces 20,000th Subscription (1998-03-31): Hoover's, Inc.
Reader's Digest Magazine Redesigns Editions Worldwide (1998-03-31): Reader's Digest magazine announced a major redesign for its 48 editions worldwide, taking the familiar table of contents off the cover and replacing it with bold photography and enhanced graphics.
New Web Soap Opera Starts March 29 (1998-03-30): Overboard, a new comic-book style weekly Web soap opera about young people dealing with substance abuse, hits the Web on March 29.
Weider Publications Partners with AOL (1998-03-30): Weider Publications signed a one year agreement with AOL for fitnessonline to be an anchor tenant in the Sports channel and an exclusive anchor tenant in the Healthy Living channel, both under the Fitness subcategory.
Sony Announces Formation of Sony Online Entertainment (1998-03-30): Sony Corporation of America and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the formation of Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Medical Tribune and U.S. Pharmacist Join AirMedia Healthcare Channel (1998-03-30): Jobson Publishing, a leading publisher of magazines and special information services for the healthcare industry will add the content of two of its Web-based publications, Medical Tribune and U.
Cobb Launches First Macromedia Tools Journal (1998-03-27): The Cobb Group, a division of Ziff-Davis Inc.
The Boston Globe's On Call Magazine Debuts (1998-03-27): The Boston Globe announced that the first issue of its new magazine, On Call, a publication directed to the nursing and allied health care professions, has exceeded expectations in page count and advertising.
Zentertainment to Release Its 200th Issue (1998-03-26): ZENtertainment announced it released the 200th issue of its free, online entertainment magazine to its growing list of over 60,000 subscribers on March 23rd.
The Holocaust History Project (1998-03-26): The Holocaust History Project, a newly formed organization both of and for Holocaust researchers, announced the opening of its website at http://www.
West Group Launches Westlaw.com Website (1998-03-26): West Group announced the release of westlaw.
Disney Publishing Executive Joins BabyCenter.com as Editor-in-Chief (1998-03-26): BabyCenter, Inc.
Chapters and The Globe And Mail to Launch Canadian Book Website (1998-03-26): Chapters Inc.
Alcanseek's Alaska Highway Travelers Forum and Alaska Visitor Resources (1998-03-25): Alcanseek's interactive travel forums are designed to aid summer tourists traveling the Alaska Highway (Alcan) and give them the scoop on the best and worst restaurants, motels, rest stops, gas stations and most importantly, road conditions.
New Media Guide Website Launched (1998-03-25): The New Media Guide, a website directory for professionals in all facets of the Internet, was launched today as a solution for the industry's burgeoning development needs, it was announced by Dan Rosenbaum, founder and Editor-In-Chief.
Tino Geddes Writes Sports Column For Sun-Sentinel (1998-03-25): Tino Geddes, a veteran Jamaican print and broadcast journalist, is now writing a weekly sports column for the South Florida-based Sun-Sentinel.
Better Homes & Gardens Takes Recipes from Index Cards to Internet (1998-03-25): Better Homes and Gardens in conjunction with Mindbridge Consulting has helped develop a website for posting and trading recipes.
