Web Review Rides Again! (fwd)

Tue Sep 24 10:51:31 EDT 1996

Web Review is back again, only this time it is focused on Web technology 
and issues. This makes it particularly appropriate for this discussion, 
especially since it has a couple librarians as regular contributors (Lou 
Rosenfeld and Peter Morville from Argus Associates are the Web Review 
"Web Architects"). It is there now, so point your browser to

http://webreview.com/

Roy Tennant

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:16:32 -0700
From: David Sims <dave at songline.com>
To: wrupdate at songline.com
Subject: Web Review Rides Again!

Dear Web Review Reader,

Last May, we suspended publication of
Web Review magazine.  

I am extremely happy to report that we have an
alliance with Miller Freeman that will
bring Web Review back.  Web Review will 
re-launch on September 24th and resume a 
schedule of publishing new issues each Friday.
Our URL is http://webreview.com/. 

You may already be familiar with Miller Freeman.
They are publishers of the print magazine, Web
Techniques, and producers of the Web Design and
Development Conference, both of which serve
Web designers and developers. 

The alliance of Web Review and Miller Freeman 
is built around a common interest in serving the 
same community: people who work on
the Web.  We can serve this community in
three complementary venues: online with Web Review, 
in print with Web Techniques and in person with 
the Web Design and Development Conferences.

What does this really mean for loyal Web
Review readers? Web Review will more closely 
target the needs of people who are designing 
and building Web sites.  We want to keep you
well-informed about the trends, techniques
and technologies that are at the leading edge
of the Web.  We want to highlight the
work of "Web Professionals" who
are at the forefront exploring new ways of using
the Internet and implementing new technologies. 

Dave Sims returns as Managing Editor of Web Review
and he has put together our first new issue
since the beginning of summer.  
In the new Web Review, you will see a number
of familiar authors as well as some new ones. 
Dave is also planning ahead for upcoming issues.

"Our new issue launches with the behind-the-scenes story of 
how Web Review teamed up with Miller Freeman, titled "How I 
Spent My Summer Vacation."  This issue also includes:

  * A report on OnLive! Technologies's 3D voice-chat          
environment, 
  * An interview with the ImagiNation Network's planner 
    for next-generation games, 
  * Laura Lemay on Implementing Image Maps, and 
  * Our Web Addict, Wes Thomas, raving about NetObjects'         
Fusion. 

In coming weeks, we'll have a comparison of RealAudio and
Shockwave Audio, a look at the VRML 2.0 spec, John Gilles 
on the trend towards Web sites that are personalized for a 
viewer's preferences, and a special feature on Stupid 
Browser Tricks. Paul Bissex will report from Boston on a 
micropayment system that lets you collect checks from views 
of your home page, and Wes Thomas will report on the best 
options in streaming video, while Kirsten Alexander looks 
at the plethora of Web professional guilds and 
organizations -- which are worth your time?"

Many people were interested in the results of our poll, 
which asked readers would they be willing to pay $19.95 for 
a six-month subscription.  

Approximately 700 people out of the 1200 who took the
poll said they'd pay a subscription price.  Obviously
the total number wasn't sufficient to bring Web Review
back on that basis.  However, I was encouraged that 
a majority of people who took the poll said yes than no.  

I was pleased by the many email responses I received
about the poll.  Several suggested they'd
be willing to pay even more, if it was required to keep
Web Review operating.  A significant percentage of those
who said no, said the price seemed high but they'd 
re-consider subscribing at a lower price.  All of them 
seemed to recognize that
users have something at stake in supporting what they
like and find useful on the Web. 

The new Web Review does not have
a subscription fee; however, we need your 
active, ongoing support.

I offer below five ways you can help Web Review succeed.

1. Visit regularly -- once a week is all we ask.
2. Provide Feedback -- let us know what topics or authors
get your attention; tell us what interests you.
3. Participate -- we are looking to spark good conversation 
in all forms: email, bulletin boards, chat.
4. Support our sponsors -- they pay our bills; please let

them know that you appreciate their sponsorship.
5. Tell your colleagues -- the more we get people like you
as readers, the better the publication becomes and the 
easier it is to find sponsors.

We are excited to be back and look forward to continuing
to build a relationship with you and the community of
people who work on the Web.

Please, remember, Web Review is weekly.  Look for a
new issue each Friday.   As a subscriber, you will receive
a friendly reminder as well as a summary of each issue's
contents.

To learn more about Miller Freeman, 
visit their site at www.mfi.com.

Web Review      http://webreview.com/
Web Techniques  http://www.webtechniques.com
Web Design      http://www.web96.com
and Development

Dale Dougherty (dale at songline.com)
President, Songline Studios (www.songline.com)
Affiliated with O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
101 Morris Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472 -- 707-829-6510

_______________________________________________
David Sims  -- dave at songline.com
Managing Editor, Web Review
http://webreview.com -- (707) 829-6528 
Songline Studios, 101 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA  95472