Tag: MAGAZINES

The folks at Google have added several magazines to their searchable book cache, complete with decades' worth of archives, the Google Blog says. Having already scanned what seems like thousands of articles up to this point, Google's developers have included -- in the Book Search -- titles such as Ebony, Popular Mechanics and Men's Health. Our friends over at Download Squad are talking about ...

Woe betide the print publications of the world -- the Internet is here, stealing your subscribers, and it's not going to go away. Adapt or die is the mantra of the newspapers and pulpy journals of the world, and Ziff Davis is the latest trying to do just that, stopping print publication of the venerable PC Magazine, in favor of an exclusively online publication. Founded in 1982, the magazine is ...

An offshore Web site is encouraging people to upload and share paid magazine content, something the magazine industry is none too happy about. Mygazines.com wants its users to "upload, share and archive" magazines, and has full copies of titles such as 'The Economist' and 'Men's Health' available. There are no ads on the Web site and readers can register for free. While the site claims its digital ...

The economic problems of print media have struck again, and this time male pornography is the victim. Playgirl, the premier mag featuring dudes in the nude, is closing its print version and taking its operation solely online. The, er, shrinkage comes 35 years after the magazine was originally erected as a feminist response to Playboy and Penthouse. The site will most likely feature more ...