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ZD Net Update v.1 #4
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v. 1 #4 12-11-95
Welcome to ZD Net Update, the free E-mail newsletter created
especially for registered users of Ziff-Davis Interactive's ZD
Net/World Wide Web Edition. ZD Net Update is a bi-weekly bulletin
that alerts you to new and exciting developments on ZD Net.
In this issue:
> YAHOO, ZIFF-DAVIS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO JOIN FORCES
> PC MAGAZINE UNWRAPS ITS 1995 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
> COMPUTING TRAILBLAZER HELPS YOU "BUY IT ONLINE"
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YAHOO, ZIFF-DAVIS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO JOIN FORCES
On Tuesday, December 12, Yahoo Corp. and Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.
announced a strategic relationship that establishes a new, Web-
driven publishing model for delivering content via print, online,
and CD ROM. The relationship leverages the expertise and brand names
of Yahoo, operator of the leading directory on the Web, and Ziff-
Davis, the leading publisher of computer magazines and computing
content online, including ZD Net.
The new alliance is initially focused on two media products: Yahoo
Internet Life and ZD/Yahoo Computing. Yahoo Internet Life is an
interactive magazine based on one of the most popular sites on the
World Wide Web. ZD/Yahoo Computing seeks to become the ultimate
value-added, online directory of computing resources on the Web.
Yahoo Internet Life combines a Web site, a print publication, and a
CD ROM. Each issue of the quarterly magazine will include a CD ROM
that contains virtually everything in the magazine as well as the
software that users need to connect to the Web. The print version of
Yahoo Internet Life will debut on newsstands in February 1996.
Bill Machrone, Editor-in-Chief of ZD Internet Life and Ziff-Davis's
Vice President of Technology, was named Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo
Internet Life.
ZD/Yahoo Computing will be the definitive online guide to finding
and using computing resources on the Web. It will incorporate an
enhanced version of The Computing Trailblazer, a popular feature of
the ZD Net Web site that reviews computing sites on the Internet, as
well as new features to help people find computing products,
companies, and services. ZD/Yahoo Computing will be available in
early 1996.
For more information about the announcement, including a Shockwave
file and VDOLive video clips, check out the ZD Public Relations site
at:
http://www.zdnet.com/pr/
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PC MAGAZINE UNWRAPS ITS 1995 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
The holidays are fast approaching, you're faced with tons of folks
who need gifts, and you have no idea what to buy them. How to get in
the holiday spirit? Don't despair. Your shopping list may be long,
but PC Magazine's list of gift ideas is bound to be longer.
The editors at PC Magazine have gathered 101 of the best educational
and entertainment products to hit the shelves since last holiday
season. Nearly all of these products are Windows-based, except for
the games, most of which run under DOS.
For the youngest folks on your list, the Kids' Software section
includes a selection of learning games covering all the basic
subject areas, many of which star characters the kids will
recognize. For those hard-to-please gamers, this holiday offers an
abundance of riches in all categories: action and adventure games,
arcade games and puzzles, strategy and simulation games, and sports
games.
Looking for something a bit less frivolous? Then check out the
reference offerings and the selection of personal productivity
software. For gadget lovers, there's a fun and funky array of PC
peripherals that would look great on any desktop. And don't miss the
list of 10 great gifts under $35.
So forget about fretting over that holiday shopping list. PC
Magazine gives you 101 reasons to celebrate this holiday season.
Discover a little holiday cheer at:
http://www.zdnet.com/~pcmag/issues/1422/pcm00154.htm
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COMPUTING TRAILBLAZER HELPS YOU "BUY IT ONLINE"
Looking for an easier way to get your hands on the latest hardware
and software? Why not go online?
Introducing "Buy It Online," the newest category in The Computing
Trailblazer, Ziff-Davis's guide to computing resources on the Web.
Each of the nearly two dozen sites that are reviewed in Buy It
Online offers a strong selection of computer products for sale, and
many also enable online purchasing (which is likely to become a firm
requirement for this category in the near future). Some of the sites
provide links to manufacturers' sites and other Internet resources
of value to their customers. Others are just plain fun to visit for
their contests, downloads, and freebies. A few are works in progress
that show great potential.
What are the common characteristics that mark the better sites? For
starters, secure credit-card transactions, up-to-date price lists,
and catalog items that link to product information combining
overview articles, feature lists, and tech specs.
If you order computer products on the Web, please click the Feedback
button tell the Trailblazer editors what your experience was like.
Good or bad, Trailblazer wants to know about it.
For the latest word on the best computing sites, including more than
300 (and growing) site-reviews under familiar computer headings,
check out Trailblazer today at
http://www.zdnet.com/~zdi/tblazer/
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