Business 2.0 Magazine Named a National Magazine Award Finalist for General Excellence; Award Honors Magazine for its Performance in Achieving its Editorial Objectives.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2000 Imagine Media's Business Division announced today that Business 2.0 magazine has been named a National Magazine Awards finalist by the American Society of Magazine Editors For the engineering society, see . The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is an industry trade group for editors of magazines published in the United States. The group advocates on behalf of member organizations with respect to First Amendment issues, and serves as a (ASME ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers ) in the category of General Excellence. This category honors a magazine for its performance in achieving its editorial objectives. "We are so pleased and honored to be recognized as a finalist by the ASME in the area of General Excellence," said James Daly James Daly may refer to:
Business 2.0 has received several prestigious awards since the magazine's launch, including three 1999 Maggie Awards from the Western Publications Association for Best Overall and New Consumer Publication, and Best Special Interest Consumer Publication. Business 2.0 was also honored as the Best Newcomer by the Computer Press Association and recently won Folio's Editorial Excellence Award and two Silver Ozzies for magazine design. "Our finalist nomination is incredible news, and a testament to our talented team," said Michela O'Connor Abrams, President of Imagine Media's Business Division and Publisher of Business 2.0. "From day one, every element of the magazine -- from the editorial content to the design -- has focused on providing our readers with analytical, global reporting that clarifies and demystifies business today. Our rapid growth over the last 19 months shows there is a real need for the relevant information on the new rules shaping the New Economy that Business 2.0 provides." Business 2.0 was the first magazine to offer in-depth, monthly coverage on business in the New Economy, and has achieved phenomenal acceptance by readers and advertisers. Since its July 1998 launch, the magazine's circulation has grown from 125,000 to a 100% paid rate base of 210,000 in January 2000, and continues to deliver beyond expectations. Business 2.0 has enjoyed a 575% increase in advertising pages from March 1999 to March 2000 and to date, more than 660 consumer and business-to-business companies have advertised within the pages of Business 2.0. Reader demand has prompted Business 2.0 to move from a monthly to biweekly format in May 2000. Business 2.0 is written for "Transformers" -- people with the power, influence, and insight to re-invent their companies for business in the New Economy. They cross the entire spectrum of business, from start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies and share a passion to succeed and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the opportunities presented by the New Economy. About the National Magazine Awards The National Magazine Awards have been presented annually for 34 years to honor editorial excellence and encourage editorial vitality. The Awards were established by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) in 1966. The program is administered by the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. . For more information, visit http://asme.magazine.org/national_magazine_awards/2000.html. About Business 2.0 Business 2.0 www.business2.com is an award-winning, international monthly publication from Imagine Media, Inc. Based on the belief that the Internet is changing the rules of business, the magazine is aimed at "Transformers" -- people with the power, influence, and insight to re-invent their companies for the New Economy. Each month, through in-depth, analytical reporting, Business 2.0 provides the ideas and information these individuals need to succeed in the Internet Age. Business 2.0 won three 1999 Maggie Awards from the Western Publications Association, including Best Overall and New Consumer Publication, and Best Special Interest Consumer Publication. Business 2.0 was also honored as the Best Newcomer by the Computer Press Association and has recently won Folio's Editorial Excellence Award and two Silver Ozzies for magazine design. About Imagine Media, Inc. Imagine Media www.imaginemedia.com is one of America's fastest-growing publishers of magazines and Websites. Its success is based on the "passion" strategy: creating products that excite tech-savvy consumers. It recently merged into The Future Network plc www.futurenet.com the media company founded by Imagine's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Chris Anderson Chris Anderson may mean:
The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , Imagine Media's publications sell in excess of 1.8 million copies per month. Its market-leading titles include: Business 2.0, Games Business, MacAddict, Maximum PC, Next Generation, Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine, PC Accelerator PC Accelerator (PCXL) was a personal computer game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now a subsidiary of Future Publishing). It was known for its Maxim-like humor and photography, and its last issue was dated June 2000. , PC Gamer PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features , PSM PSM PlayStation Magazine PSM Process Safety Management (chemical industry) PSM Porsche Stability Management PSM Platform-Specific Model(s) PSM Platform Support Module PSM Professional Science Master's : 100% Independent PlayStation Magazine, and on the Web: the DailyRadar.com, MacDaily Network, the MaximumPC Network. About The Future Network The Future Network, parent of Imagine Media, Inc., has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy. 1400 employees work on more than 100 monthly magazines and dozens of Websites. The Future Network carried out a successful IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. on the London stockmarket in June of 1999 (London:FNET FNET Finish No Earlier Than (project management) ). Its stock price has doubled since then and the company enjoys a current market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. of nearly $2 billion. |
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