Monthly Archives: March 2002

Replicating success?

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 by Rex Hammock

The Wall Street Journal reports that the New York Times is upping its investment in Newsstand, Inc., the company which allows the Times to offer digital versions that are exact replicas of the paper’s print edition “for as little as … Continue reading →

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Theory of Devolution

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 by Rex Hammock

IDG has natually selected to evolve Darwin Magazine into a web-only species. The print magazine will go into “hibernation,” says the editor. Quote (from the Boston Globe): (Editor) McCreary added that by continuing an Internet-only version of Darwin, he hoped … Continue reading →

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Traffic aid or the Truman Show?

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 by Rex Hammock

In the first step towards the creation of a homeland security system capable of recording every move a citizen of Nashville makes, an agency of cash-starved Tennessee today unveiled its new “Enemy of the State” web-cam network. Smile. (Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Best & worst newstand covers

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 by Rex Hammock

Min’s annual listing (story may not stay posted here long) of which magazine covers sold the best (and worst) at the newstand offers plenty of fodder for pop culture pundits.

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Maxim-mum exposure

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 by Rex Hammock

An editorial in the LA Times crowns an unnamed men’s magazine as the “Worst Single Magazine of the Week” for its “shameless” promotional ploy. Quote: Here’s the clever marketing twist that got the magazine’s editors maximum publicity: They named 13 … Continue reading →

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