LATimes.com and City Search Launch New Website

CalendarLive. April 30, 1998

New Scientist Adds Dinosaur Special Section

For the past century dinosaurs have dominated our imaginations, from the schlock-horror nightmares of the 1950s to the Jurassic Parks of the 1990s. April 29, 1998

RealNetworks Announces Redesigned Film.com Website

RealNetworks, Inc. April 29, 1998

Slate Magazine Signs Distribution Agreement With New York Times Syndicate

Slate online magazine, Microsoft Corp. April 29, 1998

New Educational Channel for Kids Called Noggin Launches

Nickelodeon and Children's Television Workshop announced a joint venture to launch the an educational television network for kids, called Noggin. April 29, 1998

Interent Mom Dubbed Queen of Pulp Fiction

Lynn Knowles, dubbed "Queen of Pulp Fiction," by Times-Scripps' Newsday, has built a unique service in which readers can buy a made-to-order copy of a campy paperback novel, Emerald Seduction, by Desirée Lamour (aka Knowles), via the internet. April 28, 1998

LRP Publications and Human Resource Executive Launch New Magazine

LRP Publications, which produces Human Resource Executive magazine, has announced the launch of Public HR -- Strategies for Public Sector Human Resource Management, a bimonthly magazine for public-sector human resource professionals. April 28, 1998

Mark MacDonald Named Group Publisher of Individual Investor Group

Individual Investor Group, Inc. April 28, 1998

Ziff-Davis Launches New Windows NT-Focused Magazine

Ziff-Davis announced it will launch a new monthly, controlled circulation magazine dedicated to the technical information needs of those professionals who are responsible for Windows NT-based enterprise solutions. April 28, 1998

Amazon.com Acquires Three Internet Companies

Amazon. April 28, 1998

WGBH Online Launches for Dog Lovers

In conjunction with the premiere of the new PBS series WOOF! It's A Dog's Life With Matthew Margolis, WGBH Online launches a companion site to the series, WOOF! Online. April 27, 1998

WildStorm Joins Marvel Interactive's OverPower Team

Marvel Interactive announced that it has reached an agreement with WildStorm Productions to manufacture and distribute the popular collectible card game OverPower. April 27, 1998

John Schueler Named Publisher at Star Tribune in Minneapolis

John R. April 27, 1998

National Book Foundation to Debut Online in Partnership With BookWire

The National Book Foundation (NBF), sponsor of the National Book Awards, will launch its presence on the Internet on May 4th in partnership with BookWire. April 27, 1998

Isaac Mizrahi's Sandee the Supermodel on DreamWorks' Runway

DreamWorks Pictures has optioned the rights to the new comic book, The Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel, it was announced by co-heads of DreamWorks Pictures Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. April 24, 1998

Rolling Stone Network Content Available Through CDnow

CDnow, Inc. April 24, 1998

Kesmai's GameStorm Now Featuring Editorial Content from GameSpot

Kesmai Corporation and GameSpot Inc. April 24, 1998

Capstone Studio Launches John Glenn Website

Capstone Studio, a strategic marketing and design firm, has launched a website commemorating John Glenn and Friendship Seven. April 24, 1998

Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Italy

Yahoo! Inc. April 24, 1998

Heineken launches Design Contest 1998

Heineken has launched a new international design and product development contest called 'Design Contest 1998'. April 23, 1998

MegaWorld Management Announces Publication of NYC Magazine

MegaWorld, Inc. April 23, 1998

Program to Focus on Alternative Journalism

While daily newspapers have been losing circulation for years, at least one segment of the print journalism is thriving: alternative weeklies. April 23, 1998

Webby Awards Establish International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences

The Webby Awards announced the formation of The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement of the digital arts and sciences. April 23, 1998

Amazon.com Invites Music Enthusiasts To Help Build Music Store

Online retailer Amazon. April 23, 1998

Computer Curriculum Corporation Launches Five New Educational Software Courses

Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC), a unit of Simon & Schuster launched five new educational software courses that provide teachers with flexible options for integrating education technology into the classroom. April 22, 1998