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PROVO, UTAH - Rush Limbaugh, the outspoken conservative of radio and television fame, has announced that his No Boundaries Online Tie Collection (http://www.rushties.com) has been redesigned by a Utah Internet Marketing company to accommodate his latest Spring/Summer catalog, and is slated to reopen for business on April 18.
Direct Connect, Inc. (http://www.directcnct.com/direct_connect/dc.htm) designed the first release of the No Boundaries site last October, logging over $500,000 tie sales for Limbaugh. The new version of the site features more colorful and unique ties, with the capacity for consumers to purchase the ties online, as well as pocket squares and women's scarves. The newest feature of the site is its photo gallery, boasting pictures of members of the Green Bay Packers, each sporting a vibrant Limbaugh tie, and a Rush-faithful, shaking hands with President Clinton while wearing one of Limbaugh's ties. When Limbaugh originally announced on the air that his site was open for business in October, it was flooded by thousands of his radio and television following, receiving up to 2 million hits a day at one time.
The collection started when Limbaugh first began his television show, said Limbaugh. "When I began hosting my television show three years ago," Limbaugh said. "I wanted to stand out and make a powerful impression. So, I wore the most vibrant, colorful and memorable ties I could find."
With the help of Limbaugh's wife, Marta, a collection of these ties was born, as Marta began to design and create them with vivid colors. Today, the collection includes 75 neckties, scarves and pocket squares.
Jeff Barrett, managing director of Direct Connect, said the success of the site should be even greater with this new second edition.
"We expect to have even more traffic to the site because of the popularity of the site from the first time and from Rush's radio and TV announcements about it," Barrett said.
Marta has had direct input into the design of the site, Barrett said.
"Marta has been great to work with," Barrett said. "She understands the importance of the Internet and its potential in marketing."
Nash Bridges Discussion List digest are posted on the Web at http://rainbow.rmii.com/~kimmik/
NASH-B is an open subscription, moderated list consisting of commentary about and reviews of NASH BRIDGES, a new high-action television drama series starring Don Johnson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Annette O'Toole, Serena Scott Thomas, Jeff Perry, Jaime Gomez and Jodi Lynn O'Keefe. Cheech Marin appears in a recurring role. The NASH-B List is distributed once weekly in DIGEST format.
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NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 1996) -- InfiNet Co. is expanding into the international arena to help newspapers and other media outside the United States profit from the Internet. The company's first venture is in Portugal, where a Portuguese technology company is marketing InfiNet's products and services.
"We are seeing very strong interest from other countries in what InfiNet has to offer," said David Richards, president of the Norfolk-based Internet access and publishing business. "Newspapers in the U.K., Latin America and throughout Europe are just becoming interested in the Internet. They want a jump-start in the business, and they want to deal with a company that has newspaper interests at heart."
InfiNet is owned by three newspaper companies -- Gannett Inc., Knight-Ridder Inc., and Landmark Communications Inc. Gannett and Knight-Ridder are the two largest newspaper companies in the U.S. All three have international media interests as well.
"Internet users want a practical way to select news and commercial information", said Jorge Van Krieken, president of Portugalnet. "Newspaper editors are pragmatically concerned on implementing fast and profitable solutions to their readers. Infinet's business partnership with Portugalnet gives us the right tools and the indispensable know-how to accomplish the needs of newspapers editors and their potential Internet readers."
InfiNet's expansion into Portugal represents the company's first foray overseas, Richards said. He said the Portuguese venture will be little more than a "toe in the water" to determine how best to develop international partners. InfiNet has established a relationship with Portugalnet, based in Estoril, Portugal. Portugalnet will help Portuguese media clients establish a presence on the Internet's World Wide Web using various InfiNet publishing tools and products.
Richards said InfiNet has no plan at the moment to enter the Internet access business in Portugal. But that may not be the case in other countries, where access is scarce and lucrative, he added.
InfiNet's core business is Internet access, but it is rapidly developing other products and services for its estimated 45 newspaper clients. InfiNet has Internet points of presence in affiliation with newspapers in about 40 cities across the U.S. The company recently began selling a "publishing only" affiliation whereby newspapers place their content on InfiNet's state-of-the-art web-server network but do not participate in the local Internet access business.
Heading up the international effort for InfiNet is Gordon Borrell, vice president of corporate development.
"It's only natural that InfiNet extends its operation overseas," said Borrell. "The Internet is a medium that knows no geographical boundaries, and we have the unique ability to apply what we've learned to other media partners and businesses globally."
InfiNet URL: www.infi.net
Portugalnet URL: www.portugalnet.pt/
"Wolf Bytes" to Debut Today at www.iguide.com
New York, NY -- April 17, 1996 -- TV Guide Online, through iGuide, a unit of The News Corporation, today announced that it will feature a weekly television column by one of the entertainment industry's foremost reporters, Jeanne Wolf. Offering entertainment news reports, insightful commentary on goings-on within the television industry, as well as behind-the-scenes gossip, "Wolf Bytes" debuts today at www.iGuide.com/tv.
This week's column features special interviews with Sharon Stone and "Friends" star David Schwimmer. In her interview with Stone, Wolf gives an inside look into how the glamorous actress prepared for her very unglamorous role in the upcoming film "Last Dance" in which Stone portrays a convicted murderer on death row. On the set of his new movie, "The Pallbearer," Schwimmer talks to Wolf about his on-screen romance with co-star (and Brad Pitt's main squeeze), Gwyneth Paltrow and reveals to her what really goes on between the 2 sexy stars when the camera stops rolling.
Considered "one of the best interviewers in the business" (The New York Times) whose show business exclusives have earned her a reputation for being first with inside news from Hollywood, Ms. Wolf has covered every aspect of show business for TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. Prior to her current role as Contributing Editor for TV Guide and entertainment correspondent for E! providing reports for "The Gossip Show," Ms. Wolf was the long-time special celebrity reporter for "Entertainment Tonight," as well as host of her own daily radio series, "Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood."
Her articles and star profiles have been read by millions appearing in such leading magazines as Life, Cosmopolitan, and Redbook. Ms. Wolf's wide-ranging career as a television journalist and interviewer has included feature reporting for ABC's "Nightline" and "Good Morning America" as well as her own PBS interview series.
TV Guide Online, featured on the widely acclaimed iGuide Web site (www.iguide.com), builds on the 43-year-history of TV Guide as the entertainment industry's most respected source of television news, information and program listings. TV Guide Online combines the editorial vision and scope of the magazine with the immediacy of Internet technology. adapting existing feature stories and editorial packages from TV Guide magazine and adding interactive sidebars, bulletin boards and chats.
iGuide, the Web site strategically built to make sense of the Internet, features scores of editorially-rich original content written by a team of experienced journalists and links it to related sites on the Internet. In addition, iGuide features InSites, a growing database of over 20,000 Web site reviews that are written in a clear, distinctive editorial voice providing details on worthwhile -- and less than noteworthy -- content sites throughout the World Wide Web.
SANTA ANA, CA (15 April 1996) -- The fast-changing world of the Internet and World Wide Web has generated much speculation about the future of publishing and journalism as more and more newspapers, magazines and even television shows and networks have moved to create their own presence on the Web. But the full potential of the WWW as a publishing venue has not been realized -- until now.
Pollux Publishing (http://pollux.com) is the first full-fledged publishing house of its kind to be native to the Web. While some publishers are selling subscriptions on-line to print publications or reproducing those publications in part or in full and others have created electronic-only publications, none compare to the scope of the Pollux effort, which will be available to the public on the WWW beginning 15 April 1996.
First and foremost, Pollux was born of the need to provide a safe -- and profitable -- haven for freelance writers in an age of electronic publishing and "all rights" contracts from old-line print publishers. Pollux seeks only on-line electronic rights (of limited duration) from its writers, all of whom are professional freelancers of international reputation in their fields of concentration. And Pollux shares the revenues from the sale of writers' work with the freelancers on a scale never before seen in any form of publishing.
The first three Pollux Webzines are indicative of both the breadth of coverage and the level of writing that will symbolize this new enterprise. While all three will be offered free of charge through 31 May, subsequent issues of AeroWeb and DefenseWeb will be available only by subscription, the on-site purchase of individual issues or even individual articles. CompuWeb will remain an advertiser-supported Webzine available at no charge to all who visit the Pollux website.
AeroWeb
AeroWeb will cover all aspects of non-military global aviation, from airports and air traffic control to business and general aviation to airlines and aircraft manufacturers. Its articles will be designed to provide in-depth coverage of this vital international industry to everyone involved in it as well as those who rely upon it for transportation and commerce. While it is classified as a trade publication, many of its articles also will be of interest and value to the public at large.
DefenseWeb
DefenseWeb's international coverage will include military aviation, ground and naval forces, space assets, new technologies, wars and "peacekeeping" deployments, defense postures and policies, weapons systems, contractors, the arms trade and more. Also a trade publication at heart, the general public nonetheless will find within its coverage a level of information and reporting on topics of vital concern to the citizens of every nation never before available in mass distribution.
CompuWeb
CompuWeb will provide reviews of new hardware and software, in-depth analysis of major issues and trends and a generally entertaining, informative and often irreverent look at the world of personal and small office/home office (SOHO) computing. This is a consumer webzine covering both the IBM-compatible and Macintosh arenas, with possible occasional forays into Unix and other systems, as well.
Our Writers
Our logo -- a phoenix rising from an old manual typewriter -- says it all: Our Writers Are Our Reputation.
The Pollux list of writers already committed to the success of the two new trade journals is a veritable who's who of aerospace and defense journalism. And while the number of writers is not as great on CompuWeb, the quality and experience are high. A complete Authors' Direction is available on-site at http://pollux.com/authors/authjump.htm, along with full biographies on many (and soon all) on their personal Pollux webpages.
Publisher and acting editor of the three initial offerings is J.R. Wilson, a 25-year veteran journalist whose credits include US freelance correspondent for more than a dozen international aerospace and defense magazines, North American Group Editor-Jane's Information Group, managing editor-Today's Officer, regional editor/bureau manager-United Press International, syndicated columnist, newspaper reporter and aerospace industry public relations executive.
UAW On-Line: http://www.uaw.org
Timely information from the UAW International Union concerning unions, members and programs, and key issues for workers. It features: the UAW's award-winning Solidarity magazine; Action Alerts on pressing issues; facts from the union's Research Department; up-to-date news; a Guide to the Internet with six pages of links; and AMMO magazine, whose latest issue discusses family-care challenges. The site includes audio and is updated several times a week.
Breaktime: http://www.uaw.org/breaktime
Designed for all workers to share what they have in common. It offers Q&A tips on workplace legal rights and health and safety. Its interactive features include: a humorous "Top Ten" list users can vote on and add to; workplace "Survival Tips;" a "Ridiculous Assignment of the Week;" and stories from workers in jobs from teacher to temp worker. It also gives consumer and workplace news.
When the sites were beta-tested with UAW members, they received hundreds of e-mail over the first two weeks, some of which can be found on the "E-mailbox" page of the site. "We are excited at the chance this gives us to communicate directly with the public about our union and about their rights as workers," said UAW President Stephen P. Yokich when he announced the site. "We intend to use every tool we can to reach out to a whole new generation of people who may not know much about us."
Another year, another election. With pundits, consultants and candidates hurling charges and countercharges, it's tough to sort out the moderate Republicans from the Reagan Democrats.
As a service to its readers, USA WEEKEND Online has posted a 30-question quiz on its America Online site (keyword: USA WEEKEND) and the World Wide Web (http://www.proxima.com/usaweekend), where they can instantly find out just how conservative or liberal they are and which politician shares their views. Devised by Victor Kamber and Bradley S. Leary with political analyst Craig Shirley, the quiz reflects the new issues swirling around the 1996 campaign.
After taking the quiz, your score is immediately tallied up -- the higher it is, the more liberal you are -- with each ranking linked to a political luminary most closely associated with your score.
Here are some sample questions from the quiz:
* If each of these authors had a new novel in stores, whose would you read? A) Tom Clancy B) John Grisham
* Which TV show would you watch? A) Walker, Texas Ranger B) Friends
* If you saw your child watching a gay wedding on television, would you change the channel?
* What should be the primary goal of U.S. foreign policy? A) To promote democracy and human rights around the world B) To serve U.S. national interests
* Whom would you prefer to lunch with? A) Paul Newman B) Charlton Heston Take the quiz on America Online and tell USA WEEKEND editors what you think in the NEWS & VIEWS message boards. Early balloting of 2,000 users so far shows average scores are at the "Bob Dole" level .
USA WEEKEND, a weekly magazine published by Gannett Co. Inc., has 39.1 million readers and appears in 459 newspapers across the country. Its site on America Online is at keyword: USA Weekend; address general e-mail messages to usaw@usaweekend.com.
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