[FPSPACE] Space.com - the Borg of Internet space news

[Robert Pearlman]

We (SPACE.com) posted the following last week to Florida Today's Space
Online:

The future of Space Online

Contrary to what was posted in last night's Endeavour launch journal, Space
Online's content will not disappear as a result of the partnership between
SPACE.com and Gannett Co. Inc. In fact, Space Online will become the
foundation upon which SPACE.com will build its future coverage of all space
launch and mission operations around the world. Combining the world-class
resources of Space.com and Florida Today will ensure the new combined effect
will be "Planet Earth's best source of online space news."

-- 
Robert Pearlman
Communities Producer
SPACE.com


on 12/4/00 1:47 AM, Joel Powell at powellj@ucalgary.ca wrote:

> That's funny because in the floridatoday online coverage of the
> shuttle on Fri they said they are not shutting down. So what is really
> going on here?
> 
> Joel Powell
> 
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Larry Klaes wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Space.com/Gannett Contract Finalized:
>> Florida Today's Space Online to Shut Down Soon.
>> 
>> http://www.nasawatch.com/index.html
>> 
>> Scroll down to the 8:44 PM entry for the full text....
>> 
>> "We received word tonight that the contract under which Gannett Co.
>> Inc. - the parent corporation of Florida Today - will become an
>> investor in Space.com, and under which Space.com will purchase
>> the rights to Space Online and other Gannett space-related properties
>> was finalized today ..... We will continue to cover space on the Web
>> but Space Online will be no more once everyone has their ducks in a
>> row, which we expect to happen soon, and our partnership with
>> Space.com is finalized.
>> 
>> Editor's note: I am rather sad to see this happen. I have thoroughly
>> enjoyed the people - and the space coverage - at Florida Today's
>> Space Online. Indeed, they were the first to take online space news
>> coverage seriously and set the standards for others to meet. I wish
>> them all well.
>> 
>> FYI, the first prominent mention given to NASA Watch (actually its
>> precursor "RIF Watch") as on Florida Today in May 1996:
>> 
>> http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1996/051096a.htm
>> 
>> 
>> 
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