Yahoo! News Introduces New Technology Content And New Partners Innovative weekly “Tech Tuesday” section offers special features and breaking stories from some of the biggest names in technology news
Series of content distribution agreements provide consumers even more best-of-breed media content
Sunnyvale, CA – June 3, 2002 – Yahoo! News, the largest independent site for up-to-the-minute news and information on the Web, today announced the launch of “Tech Tuesday,” a new weekly section anchored with special feature packages from respected technology news leaders Ziff Davis Media and IDG’s PC World. Each week will feature a different technology topic - providing 52 weeks of fresh, innovative technology feature packages specifically tailored for Yahoo!’s tech-savvy and tech-interested audience. The Tech Tuesday section will also provide content from valued technology media such as TechTarget and SiliconValley.com through new content distribution agreements. In addition to this wealth of new and specialized content, Tech Tuesday also includes breaking technology news, features and analysis from current Yahoo! News providers such as TechWeb, Mac Central, Newsfactor, USA TODAY, Agence France Presse (AFP), The Associated Press and Reuters. Tech Tuesday also allows marketers to deliver messages to build brand awareness and merchandise products and services among a large concentration of technology enthusiasts. The format of Tech Tuesday offers marketers a combination of contextual relevance, exclusive sponsorships and rich media advertising technology. As Tech Tuesday was created specifically for Yahoo!'s millions of technology consumers, the weekly section will also integrate other areas of the Yahoo! Network, such as Yahoo! Shopping’s “Tech Center” and Yahoo! Games. “We are thrilled to be adding this breadth and depth of valuable technology content to Yahoo! News,” said Chris McGill, general manager, Yahoo! News and Information. “The additional sources provide Yahoo! News consumers access to a broad range of trusted technology coverage on a variety of topics. This announcement further confirms our commitment to bring consumers the very best access and choice of news while increasing Yahoo! News’ ability to deliver relevant content to individuals.” New Content Providers Bring More Award-Winning Media Coverage to Yahoo! News Yahoo! News today also announced a series of content distribution agreements that bring even more best-of-breed media content to Yahoo! News. The agreements integrate award-winning coverage from a variety of well-read, respected media sources into Yahoo! News' powerful offering, including Agence France Presse (AFP), The Motley Fool, The Deal, USA TODAY and Ziff Davis Media. Each of these media will provide their own unique content to Yahoo! News, creating a deeper and more integrated online consumer news experience. Specific offerings from the following content providers include: Agence France Presse (AFP) – Award-winning photos and breaking news from Paris-based AFP, one of the world's largest general news agencies with 1,200 reporters, 200 photographers and 2,000 stringers based in 165 countries;
The Motley Fool – Access to all of The Motley Fool’s daily editorial content, including The Motley Fool Take and commentary from their writers and analysts;
The Deal – Top stories from The Daily Deal will be featured each day via Yahoo! News; in addition, interested consumers can purchase subscriptions to The Deal’s Web site, daily newspaper, financial newsweekly and monthly M&A journal;
USA TODAY – In addition to their current offerings on Yahoo! News, USA TODAY is now offering consumers its popular Snapshot feature, a unique graphical look at trends that shape the nation;
Ziff Davis – Content from seven of its best-selling publications and Web sites: PC Magazine, eWEEK, Baseline, CIO Insight, ExtremeTech, and Microsoft Watch, in addition to its Tech Tuesday offerings;
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