Conquer the Mountains of Information on the Internet with "The McKinley" Internet Directory.BERKELEY Berkeley (bûr`klē), city (1990 pop. 102,724), Alameda co., W Calif., on the E shore of San Francisco Bay just N of Oakland; inc. 1878. Originally (1820) part of a Spanish rancho, the site was purchased by Americans in 1853. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--The McKinley Group, Inc. announces the launch of "The McKinley" Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Directory online for free to all Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f . With its uniquely detailed, descriptive content, and powerful search engine, users will immediately be able to know in detail what is in each Internet resource before they have to go into it. Dan Lynch, Chairman and Founder of Interop, says, "The McKinley resource descriptions are the best and most complete I've seen. Their directory provides fast access to the best of the Net. It's a busy person's dream short cut to obtaining information." Says Christine Maxwell, publisher of The McKinley, "The current browsers such as Netscape on the Internet only present the user with long lists of very sparsely sparse adj. spars·er, spars·est Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense. [Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere, to scatter. described resources, which could mean hours of time spent looking around to learn the focus of each resource. Search results from The McKinley database automatically provide the user with detailed descriptions of the contents of each Internet resource, keyword descriptors, resource evaluations, audience fields and other very useful information." Coverage in "The McKinley" includes: o Http o Gopher o Telnet o Ftp o Wais o Listservs o Mailing Lists An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new o Newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. . "The McKinley" Focuses on Quality and Currency of Internet Resources The quality of the Internet content is a primary focus in the selection criteria for inclusion in "The McKinley" Internet directory. All resources listed in "The McKinley" are updated for currency on a quarterly basis. Internet resources have been carefully reviewed and evaluated by 100's of research specialists and McKinley's special International Editorial Advisory Boards for content, currency, organization of the resource, and ease of use and accessibility. Unobtrusive Linkage linkage In mechanical engineering, a system of solid, usually metallic, links (bars) connected to two or more other links by pin joints (hinges), sliding joints, or ball-and-socket joints to form a closed chain or a series of closed chains. of Advertising with Other Internet Content The McKinley is the first comprehensive Internet directory to offer unique linkage between relevant advertising and other Internet content in a seamless yet unobtrusive way. The Internet Community is invited to visit The McKinley web site. If you want your non commercial resource to be listed for free when the directory launches, simply fill in the Internet Resource Form you will find there. Commercial sites can also be listed initially for free. The site address for the McKinley Group and its directory is: http://www.mckinley.com Internet Directory available from April 17th The McKinley Group, Inc. is an evolution of Research On Demand Inc., a highly successful information brokerage company. McKinley's first foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my producing Internet content was the publication in hard copy of the New Riders Official Internet Yellow Pages, published by New Riders' Publishing, an Imprint of Macmillan Publishing. CONTACT: The McKinley Group, Inc. Helene Atkin, 510/841-1145 Booth No. 7034, 702/774-3241 |
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