Alternatives to Pointcast?

[gary price]

David Davis wrote:
> 
> Sorry if this has been asked recently- I recall seeing it on one of the
> several
> (dozens? ;-) ) of lists I'm on.
> 
> Does anyone have a list of web-based, customizeable, news (and other
> contents) services, like Pointcast (I think they are the most
> well-known)?
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> Thanks in advance- and Happy Friday!
> 
> Dave Davis



Dave:

You might want to take a look at BackWeb. The address is
http://www.backweb.com.  

Also, take a look at a couple of articles (with links) that discuss the
increasing usage of the "push" model (Pointcast and the like) on the
net.

http://www.pcweek.com/opinion/1118/18berst.html

http://www.thesite.com/1196w5/work/work313_112996.html


Hope this helps,
gary

Gary Price
George Washington University
Virginia Campus
Ashburn, VA
gprice at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu