MSNBC.com Most Popular General News Destination

MSNBC on the Internet is the most popular general news website for Gross Audience, according to the latest, September 1998, data from Media Metrix, the PC Meter company. October 27, 1998

Peter Beckenbach Named Publisher of Yachting Magazine

Peter Beckenbach, 41, has been named the new publisher of Yachting Magazine announces Rich Alfano, President of Yachting and Salt Water Sportsman, published by Times Mirror Magazines. October 26, 1998

Canadian Author Launches ChaptersGlobe.com

Renowned Canadian author, Peter C. October 26, 1998

Infonautics Launches Preview Version of Company Sleuth

Infonautics, Inc. October 26, 1998

Electronic Publisher for Palm Computing Platform Goes Live

PalmPilot computer users can now download and popular contemporary fiction and non-fiction books straight from publisher frontlists. October 26, 1998

Symposium to Explore the Impact of New Technology On Scholarly Publishing

The Internet and other forms of electronic publishing pose attractive alternatives, but publishing electronically raises new issues. October 23, 1998

NuvoMedi Announces First Shipment of Its Rocket eBook

NuvoMedia Inc. October 23, 1998

SportsJones Online Magazine Launches

SportsJones is a new, daily online magazine for sports and sports culture. October 22, 1998

Razorfish Subnetwork Launches With Content From SonicNet, Nerve and Paper Magazine

Razorfish Studios announced that SonicNet, Nerve, and Paper Magazine have signed on as content providers for RSUB, The Razorfish Subnetwork. October 22, 1998

MapQuest Unveils New Site Design

GeoSystems Global Corporation has revamped its MapQuest website for improved ease of use and added functionality. October 22, 1998

Pocket Books to Publish Instant New York Yankee Book

Pocket Books will publish This Champion Season, a mass market paperback that will detail and commemorate the current record-breaking 1998 Yankee season. October 22, 1998

New Website Reveals Secrets of Near Death Experiences

"Suddenly, an enormous explosion erupted beneath me, an explosion of light rolling out to the farthest limits of my vision. October 21, 1998

Los Angeles Times to Launch Program to Improve Children's Reading Skills

The Los Angeles Times has announced a program to help Southern California children achieve grade-level reading skills by the time they reach the age of nine. October 21, 1998

MSN Sidewalk Teams With Content Publishers

Microsoft Corp. October 21, 1998

Mecklermedia's Internet.com Acquires ISP-Lists

Mecklermedia's Internet. October 21, 1998

IDG Announces Launch of LinuxWorld Magazine

IDG's Web Publishing Inc. October 19, 1998

IDG's InfoWorld Partners with Women in Technology International

InfoWorld, an enterprise computing newsweekly, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Women in Technology International (WITI), an association for women in technology. October 19, 1998

Jerry Steinbrink Named Publisher of Manufacturing Marketplace

Cahners Business Information has announced the appointment of Jerry Steinbrink as Executive Director of Electronic Media/Manufacturing and Publisher of Manufacturing Marketplace, an Internet hub for manufacturing and engineering professionals. October 19, 1998

Fleet Financial Group Introduces Website for Kids

Fleet Financial Group announced the launch of an educational website, fleetkids. October 19, 1998

Oprah Kicks off Website with Live Chat

This fall, Oprah Winfrey extends her reach out onto the Web with the launch of Oprah. October 19, 1998

Home & Garden Television Launches HGTV Village Website

Home and Garden Television (HGTV) has launched HGTV Village, a new resource where home enthusiasts can find editorial features and information on home improvement projects. October 19, 1998

People Magazine Online to be Available Exclusively on AOL

America Online and Time Inc. October 19, 1998

Sotheby's International Realty Debuts Newsstand Magazine

Sotheby's International Realty (SIR) has introduced its first newsstand magazine, Sotheby's International Realty Domain. October 16, 1998

Liberty Group Publishing Expands in Illinois

Liberty has acquired Press Publications, a group of 38 weekly and bi-weekly community newspapers serving Chicago's west and southwestern suburbs, based in Elmhurst, Ill. October 16, 1998

Teen-Net.Com to Launch Web Guide For Teens

Teen-Net. October 16, 1998