Jump Jumps to YM
One of America's largest magazine publishers has announced plans to acquire Jump magazine. G+J USA will buy the publication's subscriber list and trademark from Weider
Publications and roll them into YM, its popular monthly for boy-band obsessed teen girls. G+J plans to incorporate Jump's focus on sports and fitness into a newsstand-only special
title, YM Jump. Former subscribers of Jump will begin receiving YM in September.
(Sue R.E. Geramian, G+J, 212/499-1621)
CMP Media Transforms Publication
CMP Media is relaunching Imaging and Document Solutions magazine with a new name and new direction. Transform magazine is a print and Web-based publication for business and IT
managers working in content management and online collaboration.
The four-color monthly will focus on helping large organizations adapt and upgrade paper-based processes to the digital environment. Transform will provide reviews, trend
analysis, and case studies from companies on the bleeding edge of technology. Additional news, features, and communities will live at the company's Web site,
transformmagazine.com.
(Cynthia Harris, Strategy Associates, 650/653-2770)
Work.com Ceases Work
Work.com is the latest big-name dot-com to buy the farm, citing spiraling online ad spending and ever-increasing apathy from investors. Work.com features original and third-
party content for small and mid-sized businesses and was formed in a partnership between Excite@Home and Dow Jones & Company. The site had 150,000 regular users and syndicated
content throughout the Web. Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Development Eric Van Miltenburg says, "We had made some good wins on the sales side, and our team was
really established and starting to gel, which makes it that much more ironic and sad." The site and its 113 employees will call it quits on March 31.
(Sue Vaillancourt, 650/817-8543)
Regardie's Power Powers Down
Citing the difficulty of staying vital in a "media-saturated environment," the co-founders of popular Washington business publication Regardie's Power are closing up shop.
Originally founded as Real Estate Washington magazine in 1979 and published six times a year, Regardie's recently covered the thriving technology corridor in the greater
Washington area, with a focus on traditional business, real estate, and politics.
Frequently recognized for editorial excellence in the late 80s the pub typically produced 300-page issues. Co-founders Renay and Bill Regardie say the magazine's March/April
issue will be its last. (Regardie's, 202/332-9200)