ESPN Radio Broadcasts Online. It's a no-brainer for radio stations--expand to the Web and you can potentially claim the entire world as your audience. ESPN Radio,
provider of sports news, interviews and commentary to more than 650 stations around the country, has launched ESPNRadio.com. In addition to airing all broadcasts live, the site
offers interaction with ESPN journalists, message boards and archived interviews. "It's a one-stop shop for on-demand live audio," says spokeswoman Ashley Swadel. "It's a natural
extension of the radio arm of ESPN."
(Ashley Swadel, ESPN, 212 672 2500.)
Salon.com to Offer Premium Service. Most dotgones and soon-to-be dotgones couldn't give away their product or service, but one content site has the virtual cajones to
hit users up for cash. Salon.com, a Webzine for everything from politics to pop culture, plans a pay-for-service starting in April that will allow subscribers to view the site
without ads and give them access to exclusive content. Also wrapped up in the service is the ability to read Salon when not online. The San Francisco-based company has 2,700,000
monthly visitors and is one of the Web's most successful content sites.
(Salon.com, 415/645-9204.)
Home Office Junks Computer. Home Office Computing is dropping the "computing" from its name. Mind you, this has nothing to do with the
ongoing technology shakeout, says Editor-in-Chief Kathy Brower. "Our old title is sort of misleading," she says. "We're a total package for people running businesses from home."
The revamped publication, due to appear on May newsstands, will have more legal and accounting advice, heavier focus on sales and marketing, and more profiles of home-based
entrepreneurs. And even as more dotcoms call it quits, the publication will continue to cover small business Web sites.
(Kathy Brower, Home Office, 212-333-7600.)
Dow Jones Shelves Plans to Expand Web Properties. Dow Jones Co. has postponed putting the Weekend Journal section of The Wall Street Journal on the
Web. Corporate Communications VP Dick Tofel told PRN that the company is "waiting until there's a better ad environment" for online content. Dow Jones also publishes
OpinionJournal.com, an online version of the WSJ's editorial page and job-hunting site CareerJournal.com. WSJ's online version, WSJ.com, is one of the Web's most
successful fee-for-content sites.
(Dick Tofel, Dow Jones Co., 212/416-2951)
Modern Bride Ties the Knot with Marrying Man.com. The Modern Bride Group announced it will acquire the assets of MarryingMan.com, a Web site providing advice and
services to men marching down the aisle. In a release, MBG President Margery Gladstone said it was part of their strategy to address the growing number of men playing more
significant roles in wedding-planning. MBG, part of New York-based publishing giant Primedia, cranks out three national wedding-related magazines and 16 regional ones.
(Modern
Bride, (212) 745-0100 )
Upside Shores Up its Brand-Identity. Upside.com is streamlining its Web properties by consolidating Upside Today and the Upside
Financial Network. The San Francisco-based publisher will deep-six two satellite sites and post-breaking tech and financial news on its main site, Upside.com. Upside Editor-in-
Chief J.T. Farley told PRN the company was trying to keep from "diluting" its brand with too many Web properties. "We didn't want to stray from Upside's recognition and
reputation," he said.
(J.T. Farley, Upside.com, 415-489-5661.)