Magazines popular on Internet.Three major online magazines (Netzines) have emerged as some of the most popular. Each of the three specializes in different areas: * Feed-www.feedmag.com, covers mostly technology, media & culture, a little over 200,000 visitors a month * Salon-www.salonmag.com, covers mostly politics & culture, about 1.2 million visitors a month * Slate-www.slate.com, news, investments, advice & general features, a little over 400,000 visitors a month Almost all Netzines derive de·rive v. 1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction. most of their revenue from selling ad space on the site. Some also sell their articles to print magazines. Slate, owned by Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. , tried to charges fee but subscriptions were slow coming in & advertising revenue dropped. It was decided that total revenue would be increased by dropping the readers fees to bring in more readers & hence more ad dollars. Thus far that seems to be working. Most of them will post new material to the site several times a week & for some it is posted daily. |
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