AOL Makes $100 Million Equity Investment in Amazon

Amazon. July 25, 2001

Adobe Calls for Release of Russian Programmer

Adobe Systems Incorporated and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have jointly recommended the release of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov from federal custody. July 25, 2001

Webby Award Winners Announced

More than 3,000 turned out for the 5th annual Webby Awards, despite the recent dot-com downturn. July 20, 2001

Easyriders Inc. Files Chapter 11

Easyriders Inc. July 20, 2001

Britannica.com to Launch Premium Service

Britannica. July 20, 2001

Amazon.com Launches e-Documents Store

Amazon. July 20, 2001

Newspaper Websites Award Winners Announced

Newspaper Association of America's New Media Federation has announced the winners of the Digital Edge Awards, or Edgies. July 20, 2001

USA Networks to Purchase Controlling Stake in Expedia

USA Networks, Inc. July 18, 2001

Media and Information Industry M&A Volume Rises

Buyers spent $12. July 18, 2001

KnightRidder.com Changes Name to Knight Ridder Digital

Like many publishing and media companies, news publisher Knight Ridder has decided to rename its Internet division. July 18, 2001

HGTV and Martha Stewart Living Sign Programming Agreement

Home & Garden Television (HGTV) and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. July 18, 2001

Samsung to Manufacture AOLTV Set-Top Boxes

AOL Time Warner and Samsung Electronics have announced a strategic marketing and technology development alliance. July 18, 2001

Advanstar and Behindthechair.com Announce Strategic Alliance

Advanstar's International Beauty Group (IBG) and Behindthechair. July 18, 2001

Production on Sci Fi Channel Miniseries Taken Set to Begin

Production is set to begin in September in Vancouver on Taken, an epic, 20-hour, 10-part saga from the Sci Fi Channel, Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television, and written and executive produced by Leslie Bohem (Dante's Peak). July 13, 2001

Salon Sells 10,000 Premium Subscriptions

Salon Media Group, Inc. July 13, 2001

netLibrary Enters Distribution Alliance With Baker & Taylor

netLibrary, a provider of ebooks and content/collection management services, announced a new ebook distribution alliance with Baker & Taylor. July 13, 2001

Fodor's Debuts Travel Ebooks

Fodors LLC, a subsidiary of Random House, Inc. July 13, 2001

Sony Subsidiary Takes Equity Stake in eUniverse

eUniverse, Inc. July 13, 2001

2001 Alternative Newsweekly Award Winners Announced

Gambit Weekly led the field of winners with four first-place awards in the Sixth Annual Alternative Newsweekly Awards. July 13, 2001

Snowball Launches Subscription Services

Snowball, an online network for young adults founded in 1999, announced that it has recently launched paid subscription services to complement the existing free content on two of its online networks. July 12, 2001

Random House Denied Injunction Against RosettaBooks

U. July 12, 2001

Five California Literary Agents Unite to Form LitWest

Five seasoned literary agents, all based in the San Francisco area, have decided to unite. July 12, 2001

InformationWeek.com Launches Online Editorial Community

InformationWeek. July 12, 2001

ALM Launches Redesigned National Law Journal

American Lawyer Media (ALM), a legal journalism and information company, has launched a redesigned and expanded National Law Journal (NLJ), focused on serving lawyers who are actively involved in trial work. July 10, 2001

MarketWatch.com Ends Reports of Click-Through Rates

MarketWatch. July 10, 2001