Archive: June 2001

Ziff Davis launches ExtremeTech, the first in a planned series of major Web site launches for the company this year. The site targets an enthusiastic niche of “hardcore technologists” – IT professionals who are “truly… Continued

New York Metro, a joint venture of Rainbow Media Holdings’ MetroChannels and Primedia’s New York Magazine, will launch http://www.newyorkmetro.com this August. The site will offer news and information, entertainment and lifestyle options for NYC residents.… Continued

BOSTON – In the next three to five years, the PR profession will undergo changes more radical than any the industry has experienced in all previous decades of its existence, according to Larry Weber, CEO… Continued

Fairchild’s fashion trade bible, Women’s Wear Daily will hit the Web this September with a new site that’s more accessorized than Li’l Kim at an awards show. The site will charge a subscription fee for… Continued

The Industry Standard debuts a redesigned format with its June 18 issue. Its editors say the mag will be easier to navigate and more relevant to modern business. A new tagline, “Intelligence for the Information… Continued

Ziff Davis is expanding its family — or at least its fastest-growing family magazine, FamilyPC. The pub will change its name to Family Internet Life to reflect the needs of today’s wired families; content will… Continued

FORTUNE and CNET launch FORTUNE CNET Technology Review and its sister Web site, http://www.fortune.cnet.com. The tech pub combines product information and reviews with articles about business trends and related technology applications. The premiere issue covers… Continued

Time acquires Business 2.0 through its FORTUNE Group with plans to combine the book’s best editorial features with the best of eCompany Now content — and retain the Business 2.0 title. The redesigned monthly will… Continued

Does the occasional VNR, marketing video or satellite media tour warrant the creation of an in-house studio? The question of whether to invest in equipment becomes more delicate for communicators whose news forays are more… Continued

Fleischman-Hillard launches a worldwide competitive intelligence service that mines digital information retrieval sources, industry analyst databases and traditional resources to provide a more accurate metric for media coverage and other industry needs. The Weber Group… Continued