BET to Launch Major Web Site Aimed at Black Audiences
BET Holdings plans BET.com, a new black oriented web site to narrow the digital divide. Microsoft backed by NAACP and United Negro College Fund will fund the November launch of a site offering news, chat, messaging and products for black buyers. BET aims to broaden online access for black households and extend its media reach beyond cable.
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BET Launches Web Site to Narrow Internet Gap
The digital divideBET, operator of the largest black oriented cable channel, launches a Web site to reduce the Internet gap between whites and minority groups. Here is a look at households on the Internet by race.
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Online Textbook Stores Cut Costs for Students
Web bookstores like BigWords.com ecampus.com and VarsityBooks.com offer full online catalogs, class accounts for professors, and free shipping with buyback options. Students can save up to 40 percent off new prices, plus 3 percent extra with class-linked purchases and free return shipping on book buybacks.
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NetAid concert links London New Jersey Geneva shows
London and New Jersey events headline a global Internet concert on October 9 with stars such as George Michael Celine Dion Bono Jewel The Corrs Robbie Williams Jimmy Page Counting Crows Eurythmics Townshend and more. Proceeds aid Kosovo refugees and African nations while a NetAid Foundation handles funds.
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GM to push Internet use across operations with Web car
General Motors plans broad Internet integration to attract younger buyers by introducing onboard Internet access and satellite based services. The company formed an independent unit called e-GM to expand electronic commerce, with a Web car featuring voice activated access due next year and Cadillac test marketing in fall. GM projects in car services could generate 4 to 6 billion dollars annually within five years.
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AltaVista Offers Free Web Access in Catch-Up Campaign
AltaVista, Palo Alto, signs up 50,000 users in days with free Internet access for a year, joining rivals ZapMe and Biggernet. The plan relies on hourly ad windows and usage tracking to deliver ads, risking privacy and higher ad fatigue while aiming for 1 million users.
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