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		<title>Student.Com and TVGrid.Com to Receive $7.5M Financial Package from ULLICO</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1999/08/31/secondround/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 1999 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student Net Publishing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>TVGrid.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston, MA (August 31, 1999) &#8212; Today sister companies Student.Com, Inc. and TVGrid.Com, Inc. closed on a $7.5M round of financing with ULLICO. The funds will be used to support the strategic initiatives of both companies.
&#34;There has been a long-standing affinity between students and the labor movement. ULLICO&#039;s support is evidence of their insights into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boston, MA (August 31, 1999) &#8212; Today sister companies Student.Com, Inc. and TVGrid.Com, Inc. closed on a $7.5M round of financing with ULLICO. The funds will be used to support the strategic initiatives of both companies.</p>
<p>&quot;There has been a long-standing affinity between students and the labor movement. ULLICO&#039;s support is evidence of their insights into the issues affecting college students, many of whom are the children of their members,&quot; said Stewart Ugelow, Chief Executive of Student.Com. &quot;ULLICO&#039;s investment represents an endorsement of our strategy and of our market. They see many opportunities for our growth.&quot;
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<div class="text_subhead">About ULLICO Inc.</div>
<p>ULLICO was founded in 1925 as The Union Labor Life Insurance Company to provide death benefits to the families of union members. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ULLICO has become a diversified financial services company that focuses investment services, insurance and benefits administration.
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<p>ULLICO has provided financial assistance to many companies, including a variety of &quot;dot-com&quot; corporations including Global Crossing, a provider of global broadband communication services, and Value America, an online retailer of discount-priced electronic and entertainment products. For more information about ULLICO please visit http://www.ullico.com.
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<div class="text_subhead">About Student.Com, Inc.</div>
<p>In December 1995, Student.Com was founded by six students at Yale and Columbia universities to provide college students with high-quality online content. As an online magazine and community, Student.Com provides students with an arena in which they can express their opinions and get advice on everything from health to careers.
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<div class="text_subhead">About TVGrid.Com, Inc.</div>
<p>TVGrid.Com was introduced in September 1997 and has become the most comprehensive and accurate personalized television listings service on the Internet. TVGrid.Com is available at http://www.tvgrid.com and distributed through various partnerships with Web sites including AOL Canada and MediaOne&#039;s high-speed Internet access service MediaOne Express. </p>
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		<title>AltaVista Adds U.S. &#038; Canadian Television Listings From TVGrid.Com</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/11/04/altavista-tvgrid/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>TVGrid.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambridge, Mass. (November 4, 1998) &#8212; TVGrid.Com (http://www.tvgrid.com), the most comprehensive and accurate personalized television listings service on the Internet, today announces an exclusive four-year agreement with Compaq&#039;s AltaVista Internet Guide, (http://www.altavista.com), and OneZero Media, (http://www.getwild.com), the producers of &#34;Wild Wild Web&#34; and AltaVista&#039;s Entertainment channel. Users can access their personal listings by visiting AltaVista [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cambridge, Mass. (November 4, 1998) &#8212; TVGrid.Com (http://www.tvgrid.com), the most comprehensive and accurate personalized television listings service on the Internet, today announces an exclusive four-year agreement with Compaq&#039;s AltaVista Internet Guide, (http://www.altavista.com), and OneZero Media, (http://www.getwild.com), the producers of &quot;Wild Wild Web&quot; and AltaVista&#039;s Entertainment channel. Users can access their personal listings by visiting AltaVista and clicking on &quot;Entertainment&quot; and &quot;TV Listings.&quot;
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<p>Under the agreement TVGrid.Com becomes the exclusive TV listings content provider to both OneZero Media&#039;s GetWild.com and Compaq&#039;s AltaVista Internet Guide. Through the partnership a customized TV listing solution for AltaVista and OneZero Media is featured within AltaVista&#039;s Entertainment channel and GetWild.com.</p>
<div class="text_subhead">Superior Information &amp; Product</div>
<p>AltaVista and GetWild.com users now have easy access to TVGrid.Com&#039;s superior TV listing product. TVGrid.Com offers the most comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date listings and channel line-ups available. The site features up to six weeks of listings and exact channel lineups for more than 57,000 U.S. ZIP codes and nearly 1 million Canadian postal codes. TVGrid.Com also offers an e-mail reminder service, built-in links to show-specific content, advanced search capabilities, and personalization options for users. Future integration will include relevant television listings highlighted in AltaVista search results.
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<p>&quot;Being selected as the exclusive TV listing partner by leading Internet brands such as AltaVista and OneZero Media firmly validates that our TVGrid.Com product is superior to the others,&quot; said Stewart Ugelow, TVGrid.Com CEO. &quot;Our integrated turnkey solution is the best option available for any Web site looking to add the best television listings to its offerings and position itself for the convergence of television and the Internet.&quot;
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<p>AltaVista, the most powerful and useful guide to the internet, is one of the top destinations on the Web. GetWild.com is the companion Web site to the CBS/Eyemark television show, &quot;The Wild Wild Web,&quot; and the exclusive co-producer and content provider to AltaVista&#039;s Entertainment channel.
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<p>&quot;We examined the different options for TV listings and none had the comprehensive and up-to-date information that TVGrid.com has,&quot; said Alan Chebot, CEO of OneZero Media. &quot;As we continue to grow, we will look for partnerships with similar growing brands.&quot;
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<div class="text_subhead">About AltaVista Search</div>
<p>Compaq&#039;s AltaVista is the most powerful and useful guide to the Internet. A forerunner in Web search technology, AltaVista is setting new standards, from indexing the entire Internet to providing the Web&#039;s first instant language translation capabilities. With an extensive line-up of innovative content and services, AltaVista is one of the top destinations on the Web. For more information, visit AltaVista&#039;s flagship site located at http://www.altavista.com
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<div class="text_subhead">About OneZero Media, Inc.</div>
<p>OneZero Media, Inc. is a leading producer of transmedia programming that utilizes the unique strengths of the Internet and television to create meaningful electronic commerce revenue opportunities. It specializes in building both television and Internet content around traditional entertainment categories such as music, film, pop culture and sports, creating one of the largest point of purchase selling opportunities on the Web. The company is based in Boston, MA.</p>
<p>&quot;Wild Wild Web&quot; is a 30-minute weekly entertainment show about the Internet, produced by OneZero Media and distributed by CBS/Eyemark, Inc. for syndication in 148 markets in the U.S. Currently the show airs in 88 percent of the U.S. Television market, reaching 85 million U.S. households, and 2 million viewers per week.</p>
<div class="text_subhead">About TVGrid.Com</div>
<p>TVGrid.com is a division of Student Net Publishing LLC, which was founded by college students at Yale and Columbia Universities in 1995 and is backed by MediaOne Group (NYSE: UMG). TVGrid.Com features up to six weeks of listings and exact channel lineups for more than 57,000 U.S. ZIP codes and nearly 1 million Canadian postal codes, making it the most comprehensive and accurate personalized television listings service on the Internet. TVGrid.Com is available at http://www.tvgrid.com and distributed through partnerships with Web sites including Compaq&#039;s AltaVista Internet Guide (NYSE: CPQ) and MediaOne&#039;s high-speed Internet access service MediaOne Express. </p>
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		<title>Student.Com Partners With Excite</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/05/19/excite/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambridge, MA (May 19, 1998) &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#039;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a content distribution agreement with Excite (http://www.excite.com). This agreement solidifies Student.Com&#039;s position as the preeminent site for college life, and increases Excite&#039;s continued expansion of its [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cambridge, MA (May 19, 1998) &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#039;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a content distribution agreement with Excite (http://www.excite.com). This agreement solidifies Student.Com&#039;s position as the preeminent site for college life, and increases Excite&#039;s continued expansion of its College area.</p>
<p>Through the partnership, Student.Com&#039;s award-winning college content, tools and services will be integrated into and prominently featured within Excite&#039;s Career &amp; Education channel. Students using Excite will have easy access to Student.Com&#039;s editorial content including college and university news, sports and campus information.</p>
<p>&quot;Students, more than any other demographic, instinctively turn to the Web as a search tool in all facets of their lives,&quot; said Stewart Ugelow, CEO of Student Net Publishing. &quot;Working with Excite, we will be able to reach an increasing number of students, specifically those who are already looking for the content and tools we offer at Student.Com.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;At Excite, we create targeted communities of interest,&quot; said Joe Kraus, Senior Vice-President and Co-founder, Excite, Inc. &quot;This partnership with Student.Com will give student-users of Excite easy access to the best editorial and most useful tools and services available for college students online.&quot;
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<p>In addition to the content alliance, the relationship will also include joint on-campus marketing initiatives.
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<div class="text_subhead">More About Student Net Publishing LLC</div>
<p>Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today, it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team and backed by US WEST Media Group. The company derives revenues from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce, and content syndication.
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<p>The company&#039;s award-winning Web site, Student.Com, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
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		<title>Student.Com Partners With Rent.Net</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/05/04/rent-net/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
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	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambridge, MA (May 4, 1998)  &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a content alliance with Rent.Net (http://www.rent.net ), the most visited and comprehensive rental guide on the Internet. 
 Through the partnership, a co-branded area on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cambridge, MA (May 4, 1998) </strong> &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (<a href="http://www.student.com">http://www.student.com</a>), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a content alliance with Rent.Net (<a href="http://www.rent.net">http://www.rent.net </a>), the most visited and comprehensive rental guide on the Internet. </p>
<p> Through the partnership, a co-branded area on Student.Com will be developed where students can search for apartments, moving equipment and storage facilities both in the United States and internationally. </p>
<p> The co-branded area will be launched in conjunction with Student.Com&#8217;s &#8220;Get Set For Summer&#8221; guide, an informational section about how to find a job, rent an apartment, and keep in touch with friends for free. The guide includes articles on &#8220;Moving Made Easy,&#8221; finding the perfect place to rent and the need for renter&#8217;s insurance. </p>
<p> &#8220;Students often change apartments more than once each year,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, founder and CEO of Student Net Publishing. &#8220;This partnership with Rent.Net gives Student.Com members the best tools available to find apartments and storage space faster and more efficiently directly through Student.Com.&#8221; </p>
<p> &#8220;With Rent.Net&#8217;s expansive database representing millions of rental units, Student.Com members will be able to find off-campus living options and storage space for the summer,&#8221; said Phil Marcus, president of Rent.Net. &#8220;Graduating students relocating to another city or state will also be able to search for an apartment right at Student.Com.&#8221; </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Student Net Publishing LLC</div>
<p>Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today, it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team and backed by US WEST Media Group. The company derives revenues from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce, and content syndication. </p>
<p> The company&#8217;s award-winning Web site, Student.Com, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Rent.Net</div>
<p>San Francisco-based Rent Net, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cendant Corp., represents rental properties in more than 2,500 North American cities in the U.S. and Canada. Found at www.rent.net, Rent Net provides consumers free, unlimited access to comprehensive listings with text, photos, floor plans and location maps. As of April 1, 1998, Rent Net received over 2,300,000 monthly user-sessions and is the most-visited apartment and relocation site on the Web. In addition, PC Magazine has recognized the company as the best source for online apartment information for the second year in a row. </p>
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		<title>Student.Com Partners With JobDirect.Com</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/04/28/jobdirect/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cambridge, MA (April 28, 1998) &#8212; Graduation is just around the corner, and students nationwide are scrambling to find summer internships and entry-level positions. Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com ), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, is helping to make that search a little [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Cambridge, MA (April 28, 1998) &#8212; Graduation is just around the corner, and students nationwide are scrambling to find summer internships and entry-level positions. Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (<a href="http://www.student.com/">http://www.student.com </a>), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, is helping to make that search a little easier this year with the launch of its student job-search service. Found at http://www.student.com/jobs, the co-branded area is made possible through a strategic partnership with JobDirect.com (<a href="http://www.jobdirect.com">http://www.jobdirect.com </a>), the leading online database for employers to target, search and find prospective job candidates from the college market. </p>
<p>&#8220;This alliance provides our members with the most comprehensive and dependable source for exchanging information with prospective employers. With graduation approaching fast, the demand for these tools is high,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, founder and CEO of Student Net Publishing. &#8220;JobDirect.com specializes in internships and entry-level positions for recent college graduates, making it a natural choice for a job-search partner.&#8221; </p>
<p> With JobDirect&#8217;s unique interactive-matching technology, employers such as Sun Microsystems, Sears, The Peace Corps, Random House and Price Waterhouse can easily pinpoint qualified Student.Com members using the co-branded service to fill open positions. Student.Com members can also respond to postings directly online. </p>
<p> &#8220;Student.Com&#8217;s content and format is the highest quality in the category, and the site addresses the key areas of interest for students &#8212; including career and job related topics &#8212; making them a perfect partner for us,&#8221; said Rob Ford, President of JobDirect.com. &#8220;Once students become active on our database, they basically can kick back and let the jobs find them.&#8221; </p>
<p> In addition to the co-branded service at Student.Com, the relationship will also include joint on-campus marketing initiatives &#8212; through JobDirect&#8217;s JobDrive nationwide. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Student Net Publishing LLC </div>
<p>
  Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today, it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team and backed by US WEST Media Group. The company derives revenues from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce, and content syndication. </p>
<p> The company&#8217;s award-winning Web site, Student.Com, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About JobDirect Inc. </div>
<p>
  JobDirect.com is the leading Internet job resource for students. JobDirect.com&#8217;s database technology connects entry-level, internship, and MBA job-seekers with the opportunities they want. Every 24 hours, the database matches job openings with qualified candidates and e-mails students the details regarding each match. </p>
<p> JobDirect.com provides a database solution to companies, improving their efficiency and results in college recruiting. Connecting to JobDirect&#8217;s database, companies conduct customized searches for qualified candidates, view completed resumes, track the status of candidates in process and receive statistical and other analysis relating to their college level recruiting practices. Students put their resume information on the database for free. </p>
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		<title>Zip2 To Distribute Student.Com&#8217;s Award Winning Content to 152 Online Newspapers Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/03/16/zip2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (March 16, 1998) &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a distribution partnership with Zip2 Corporation ( http://www.zip2.com ), the leading provider of local online city guides and directories for newspapers and other local media [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (March 16, 1998)</strong> &#8212; Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com), the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life, today announces a distribution partnership with Zip2 Corporation ( <a href="http://www.zip2.com">http://www.zip2.com </a>), the leading provider of local online city guides and directories for newspapers and other local media companies.</p>
<p> Zip2 will integrate Student.Com&#8217;s award winning content into its comprehensive, dynamic local content which is distributed through its nationwide network of 152 online newspapers. Visitors to the Zip2 site searching for student or college related keywords will also be directed to Student.Com content. Student.Com members will now have access to Zip2&#8217;s city guide/directory and mapping services. </p>
<p> &#8220;With this strategic partnership, Student.Com continues to solidify its position as a leader in its category by providing its members with the highest quality content and services,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, Student Net CEO and founder. &#8220;Now Student.Com offers its members the mapping solutions they need to navigate a Spring Break vacation, plan a last minute road-trip, or send directions to an out of town visitor.&#8221; </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Student Net Publishing LLC</div>
<p> Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today, it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team. The company derives revenue from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce, and content syndication. </p>
<p> Its award-winning Web site, Student.Com, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Zip2 Corporation</div>
<p> Founded in 1995, Zip2 Corporation is the consumer technology leader in the local content space. Zip2 develops City Guides, Real Estate and Auto Guides, and a Business Directory for local markets around the country. The company&#8217;s local sales and marketing teams work with its network of local media companies to facilitate local sales of online advertising and build revenue for its local city guides. Zip2&#8217;s 152-strong partners include The New York Times, Knight-Ridder, Landmark Communications, Morris Communications, McClatchy Newspapers, Central Newspapers, and newspapers in the Hearst, Times Mirror, Scripps Howard, Media General, Pulitzer Publishing and Freedom Communications chains. Based in Mountain View, CA, Zip2 is located on the Internet at http://www.zip2.com. </p>
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		<title>MediaOne and TVGrid.Com Announce SearchTV</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/02/10/mediaone/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>TVGrid.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER, CO (February 10, 1998) &#8212; MediaOne today announces the availability of MediaOne SearchTV, a TV listing service made available through the private-label distribution of Student Net Publishing&#039;s TVGrid.Com content and technology.  MediaOne SearchTV, found online at  http://express.searchtv.tvgrid.com, gives MediaOne Express customers access to the most comprehensive television listings nationwide in a personalized [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DENVER, CO (February 10, 1998) &#8212; MediaOne today announces the availability of MediaOne SearchTV, a TV listing service made available through the private-label distribution of Student Net Publishing&#039;s TVGrid.Com content and technology.  MediaOne SearchTV, found online at  http://express.searchtv.tvgrid.com, gives MediaOne Express customers access to the most comprehensive television listings nationwide in a personalized and easy-to-access online interface.</p>
<p>MediaOne is the broadband services arm of US West Media Group (NYSE: UMG).  MediaOne Express is the company&#039;s high-speed Internet access service that provides access to the Internet at speeds 50 times faster than conventional telephone dial-up services.</p>
<p>&quot;By using our integrated turnkey solution, any online destination can bring their users the most comprehensive and up-to-date TV listings in a customizable, free and easy-to-use experience,&quot; said Stewart Ugelow, CEO and founder of Student Net Publishing.  &quot;Whether you want to know whether ER will be a re-run or plan a weekend movie marathon, TVGrid.Com technology brings users all the answers they need to make decisions about what&#039;s worth watching.&quot;</p>
<p>Powered by TVGrid.Com, MediaOne SearchTV combines comprehensive and accurate listings with advanced search capabilities, a built-in e-mail reminder system, zip code channel mapping technology, an easily personalized interface, and built-in show specific content and context.  With just a few clicks, users can read reviews of movies from the nation&#039;s leading newspapers or search for relevant Web sites.</p>
<p>For example, a parent can easily search for shows featuring age-appropriate content, while sports fans can map out the game schedule for their favorite teams and set-up an e-mail reminder service so they won&#039;t forget to tune in.</p>
<p>&quot;MediaOne is committed to providing our broadband customers with the latest technology to help simplify their lives and enhance their viewing experience. MediaOne Search TV is an innovative service that ties together our Internet and Cable TV offering enabling our customers to navigate through the many programming choices available to them,&quot; said Will Richmond, vice president of business development for MediaOne.</p>
<div class="text_subhead">Student Net Publishing LLC</div>
<p>Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content.  Today, it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team.  The company derives revenue from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce, and content syndication.</p>
<p>Its award-winning Web site, Student.Com, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want.</p>
<div class="text_subhead">MediaOne</div>
<p>MediaOne, a unit of US West Media Group (NYSE: UMG), is the nation&#039;s leading broadband services company, providing more than 5 million subscribers in 19 states with entertainment, information, and communications services.  US West Media is involved in domestic and international cable and telephony, wireless communications, and directory and information services.  For 1996, Media Group reported proportionate pro forma revenues of $8.1 billion.</p>
<p>Media Group is one of two major groups that make up US West, a company in the connections business, helping customers share information, entertainment, and communications services in local markets worldwide.  US West&#039;s other major group, US West Communications, provides telecommunications services in 14 states.</p>
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		<title>Student.Com Investigation Reveals Skyrocketing Ritalin Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/02/05/ritalin/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[ CAMBRIDGE, MA (February 5, 1998) &#8212; Student.Com, the Web site for college students, reports today that college students are increasingly abusing the prescription drug Ritalin on campuses nationwide. The article is the first to document the trend with evidence from a variety of colleges across the nation. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> CAMBRIDGE, MA (February 5, 1998)</strong> &#8212; Student.Com, the Web site for college students, reports today that college students are increasingly abusing the prescription drug Ritalin on campuses nationwide. The article is the first to document the trend with evidence from a variety of colleges across the nation. </p>
<p> &#8220;This story tells the truth about Ritalin abuse, that for some college students, it has become as popular as Coca Cola and coffee as a study aid,&#8221; said Chris Johnson, Student.Com managing editor. </p>
<p> Ritalin is the brand name for methylphenidate, a prescription drug manufactured by Novartis that helps to alleviate the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder. </p>
<p>The Student.Com article, written by University of Wisconsin at Madison sophomore Chris Tennant and based on interviews with dozens of students across the country, reveals: </p>
<p> * A &#8220;black market&#8221; for obtaining Ritalin without a prescription has developed on some campuses. &#8220;People will pay $5 or $6 for one pill,&#8221; says a sophomore at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. </p>
<p> * To increase its potency, some students have started to crush Ritalin pills and sniff the drug like cocaine. </p>
<p> * Health officials are growing concerned about Ritalin abuse on campus. The director of university health services at Harvard University says that he is &#8220;sure&#8221; students at Harvard abuse Ritalin. </p>
<p> * Novartis sent information to several hundred thousand doctors and pharmacies last spring alerting them to &#8220;incidents of improper use and abuse&#8221; of Ritalin. </p>
<p> The article is available on the Student.Com Web site (http://www.student.com). </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About the Company</div>
<p> Student Net Publishing LLC was founded by six students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today it is a leading Internet publishing company, led by a highly regarded management team and backed by US WEST Media Group. </p>
<p> The company publishes Student.Com (http://www.student.com), a critically-acclaimed Web site that combines the writing of the nation&#8217;s top collegiate journalists with some of the most innovative uses of Internet technology to create a comprehensive, in-depth site devoted to college life. </p>
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		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/02/05/divein/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
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	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER (February 5, 1998) - What&#8217;s happening on campus this weekend? What does next semester&#8217;s class schedule look like? What&#8217;s the latest news around school? The city-based Web service DiveIn (http://www.divein.com) and Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com) today announce an exclusive content partnership that will provide college students in ten major metropolitan areas with a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>DENVER (February 5, 1998)</strong> - What&#8217;s happening on campus this weekend? What does next semester&#8217;s class schedule look like? What&#8217;s the latest news around school? The city-based Web service DiveIn (http://www.divein.com) and Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com) today announce an exclusive content partnership that will provide college students in ten major metropolitan areas with a city-specific version of Student.Com, the first independent Web site with original daily content to serve all aspects of college life. </p>
<p>Through the partnership, college students living in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle and the Twin Cities now have available a wide range of local entertainment, information and communications tools tailored to them. Users can participate in online campus discussions with fellow students, or link to their college newspaper to find out about the latest campus events. For a study break, the localized version of TVGrid (http://divein.tvgrid.com), a feature which creates customized television schedules, helps plan a night of entertainment. Or, access DiveIn&#8217;s comprehensive calendar of events to find out what&#8217;s happening around town. </p>
<p>Student.Com helps students stay connected with each other. Find the perfect date for the next social through &#8220;Yenta, the Matchmaker,&#8221; one of the site&#8217;s more popular features. Mom complaining you never call or write? Send her an e-mail through Mom-o-Matic, an electronic form letter that is easily personalized. Stay in touch with old friends at nearly 500 schools through a network of over 200,000 student homepages. </p>
<p>Users can easily toggle back and forth between DiveIn and Student.Com to collect the most useful information from each service. Through DiveIn users can find out more about what&#8217;s happening in city sports, entertainment, news, and more. </p>
<p>&#8220;Student.Com is a great addition to DiveIn&#8217;s broad range of content,&#8221; says DiveIn marketing director Kelly Ruebel. &#8220;Many college students are new to the city, living away from home for the first time. Together, DiveIn and Student.Com provide information about what&#8217;s happening at school and in the new city they are living in.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;Now, Student.Com is the only major college life site to offer local information and content,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, CEO and founder of Student Net Publishing LLC. &#8220;We are always striving to be one step ahead and offer students what they really want, and this partnership with DiveIn brings our new localized content to more students.&#8221; </p>
<div class="text_subhead">More About Student.Com</div>
<p>Student.Com is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
<p>Student Net Publishing LLC was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high quality online content. Today, it is the leading Internet publishing company led by a highly regarded management team. The company derives revenues from multiple sources including advertising, electronic commerce and content syndication. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">More About DiveIn</div>
<p>Launched last April in ten U.S. cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle and the Twin Cities) DiveIn is a one-stop resource for everything from local news, weather and TV listings, to tips on parenting and education, from restaurant listings to an extensive calendar of events. </p>
<p>DiveIn is a free Web service from U S WEST Interactive, a unit of U S WEST Media Group. U S Media Group (NYSE: UMG), one of America&#8217;s largest broadband communications companies, is involved in domestic and international cable and telephony, wireless communications and directory and information services. For 1996, U S WEST Media Group had proportionate pro forma revenue of $8.1 billion. </p>
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		<title>Student.Com Partners With Northern Light</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1998/02/02/northern-light/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 1998 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambridge, MA, February 2, 1998 &#8212; Northern Light (http://www.nlsearch.com) , the world&#8217;s first research engine, and Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com (http://www.student.com) , the first independent Web site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, have announced a business alliance to provide access to quality information for the college market. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cambridge, MA, February 2, 1998</strong> &#8212; Northern Light <a href="http://www.nlsearch.com">(http://www.nlsearch.com) </a>, the world&#8217;s first research engine, and Student Net Publishing&#8217;s Student.Com <a href="http://www.student.com/">(http://www.student.com) </a>, the first independent Web site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, have announced a business alliance to provide access to quality information for the college market. </p>
<p> Each of Student.Com&#8217;s 45,000-plus members will receive a $25 credit from Northern Light. Using a co-branded Northern Light/Student.Com Web page, Student.Com members can use this credit to access information quickly and easily on any topic from the Web and from Northern Light&#8217;s Special Collection of over 2,900 books, magazines, databases, and newswires. </p>
<p> &#8220;Through a promotional program with Student.Com, Northern Light will reach tens of thousands of students, a demographic with a voracious appetite for information,&#8221; said David Seuss, Northern Light CEO. &#8220;Student.Com members can now get quality research information online right from the World Wide Web. Student.Com is a site that resonates with students, providing compelling content of high quality.&#8221; </p>
<p> Stewart Ugelow, CEO of Student Net Publishing, said &#8220;Northern Light is one of the best information sources on the Web for students in need of relevant, reliable, organized, inexpensive, information fast. Student.Com members will clearly benefit from Northern Light; this partnership will aid them in their late-night term-paper research and in their general pursuit of knowledge.&#8221; </p>
<p> Terms of the deal were not disclosed. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Northern Light</div>
<p>
  Northern Light, the world&#8217;s first research engine, enables users to search the entire World Wide Web and its Special Collection of two million articles from over 2,900 publications&#8211;including business and trade publications, magazines, newspapers, newswires, academic journals, and more&#8211;not available from any other search engine. Results are prioritized by best match and sorted into Custom Search Folders, which are generated on the fly, to help users narrow their searches. Northern Light&#8217;s business model is based on users purchasing Special Collection articles on a pay-per-document basis for a typical cost of one dollar per article. Subscriptions are also available. All searching, Web documents, and premium document summaries are free. Northern Light Technology LLC, headquartered in Cambridge MA, introduced its research engine in August 1997. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Student Net Publishing LLC </div>
<p>Student Net Publishing LLC, was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today it is a leading Internet publishing company led by a highly-regarded management team and backed by U S WEST Media Group. Its award-winning Web site, Student.Com <a href="http://www.student.com/">(http://www.student.com) </a>, is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of college life, produced by journalists who know what students want. </p>
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		<title>Student.Net Launches Just Released</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1997/12/17/just-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 1997 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cambridge, MA, (December 17, 1997) &#8212; Today Student.Net (http://www.student.net), the Web site for college students, launches &#8220;Just Released,&#8221; a free and customizable e-mail reminder service and searchable database for current and upcoming movies, music, videos, and video games. 
 Just Released can be found on the Web at http://www.student.net/features/justreleased 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Cambridge, MA, (December 17, 1997) &#8212; Today Student.Net (http://www.student.net), the Web site for college students, launches &#8220;Just Released,&#8221; a free and customizable e-mail reminder service and searchable database for current and upcoming movies, music, videos, and video games. </p>
<p> Just Released can be found on the Web at http://www.student.net/features/justreleased </p>
<p> Using Just Released, anyone can view complete lists of the current week&#8217;s releases of movies, CDs, videos, or games, or request complete week-by-week e-mail updates. These lists will be especially useful to students and others during the holiday season as shoppers finalize their last-minute gift lists. Users can also customize Just Released to their personal preferences by asking Just Released to monitor their favorite actors, artists or genres. </p>
<p> Just Released helps keep busy people aware of their favorite artists and actors by automatically sending them e-mail notification prior to the release of any item matching their favorite selections. </p>
<p> How It Works For example, if a holiday shopper has a niece who loves `Elton John,&#8217; they could get e-mail reminders of any upcoming Elton John CDs and videos. Or, a shopper who wants to buy the latest Sony PlayStation game for their little brother can find out what has just come out. </p>
<p> &#8220;Just Released is perfect for finding the latest gift for the music, movie or gaming fan on any holiday shopping list,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, Student Net Publishing CEO. &#8220;People are extremely busy during the holiday season. Just Released will simplify their lives and help them in their gift choices.&#8221; </p>
<p> To ensure the accuracy and reliability of Just Released, Student.Net works directly with leading national retailers to track release schedules. </p>
<p> About Student.Net Student.Net is the first independent site with original daily content that serves all aspects of student life, produced by journalists who know what students want. It can be found on the Web at http://www.student.net. </p>
<div class="text_subhead">About Student Net Publishing LLC</div>
<p> Student Net Publishing LLC is the parent company of Student.Net. It was founded by students at Yale and Columbia universities in 1995 to provide college students with high-quality online content. Today it is a leading Internet publishing company, led by a highly regarded management team and backed by US WEST Media Group. </p>
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		<title>U S WEST Media Group Invests in Student.Net Publishing</title>
		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1997/03/13/uswest/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 1997 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student Net Publishing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Englewood &#8212; March 13, 1997 &#8212; Today, U S WEST Interactive Services, a part of U S WEST Media Group (NYSE: UMG), acquired a 35 percent stake in Student.Net Publishing, an Internet publishing company founded in November 1995 by students at Yale University and Columbia University Universities. This is Student.Net Publishing&#8217;s first outside financing, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Englewood &#8212; March 13, 1997 &#8212; Today, U S WEST Interactive Services, a part of U S WEST Media Group (NYSE: UMG), acquired a 35 percent stake in Student.Net Publishing, an Internet publishing company founded in November 1995 by students at Yale University and Columbia University Universities. This is Student.Net Publishing&#8217;s first outside financing, and U S WEST Interactive is the sole investor.</p>
<p>Student.Net Publishing, based in New Haven, Conn., operates Student.Net (http://www.student.net), a critically acclaimed World Wide Web site for college students. Students can read lively articles written by college journalists around the world on everything from quirky university personalities and traditions, to hard-hitting political coverage, to humorous essays about job rejection letters. The site also features award-winning interactive services such as &#8216;TV Search &amp; Remind,&#8217; searchable television listings that send users reminders about shows by electronic mail; &#8216;Personal Page Direct,&#8217; the most comprehensive guide to student homepages available on the Internet; and &#8216;Yenta: The Student.Net Matchmaker,&#8217; a dating service.</p>
<p>&#8220;Although we don&#8217;t typically invest in first-round financing, Student.Net Publishing is a compelling partner for U S WEST Interactive,&#8221; said John O&#8217;Farrell, U S WEST Interactive president. &#8220;The Student.Net site appeals to college students, an important audience for the Internet and for advertisers.&#8221; About 98 percent of the 8.8 million four-year college students in the United States have free access to the Internet and they spend more time online than any other group &#8212; about five hours each week.</p>
<p>&#8220;The popularity of Student.Net can be traced to the fact that it&#8217;s built for college students by college students,&#8221; noted O&#8217;Farrell. &#8220;So in addition to providing access to practical and interesting information, the editorial tone of Student.Net also rings true across college campuses.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with a renowned company like U S WEST Media Group,&#8221; said Stewart Ugelow, Student.Net president and CEO. &#8220;The combination of our skill in developing innovative online content and U S WEST&#8217;s unparalleled marketing and distribution channels make this a perfect strategic partnership.&#8221;</p>
<p>As a part of the investment, Student.Net Publishing will work with U S WEST Interactive to develop local editions of the Student.Net web site for universities located in cities served by DiveIn, U S WEST&#8217;s Web-based community information service slated to launch in ten cities this month. In addition, Student.Net Publishing will develop audio and video programming maximized for the high-speed, broadband capabilities of cable modems and networks provided through U S WEST Media Group&#8217;s businesses.</p>
<p>&#8220;Cable modems are about more than getting the same content everyone else gets faster,&#8221; said O&#8217;Farrell. &#8220;We&#8217;re committed to providing genuinely new programming and applications that enrich the experience of Internet users who connect using cable modems.&#8221;</p>
<p>To that end, U S WEST Interactive has taken an aggressive posture in the Internet content marketplace. Student.Net is the sixth equity-based partnership the company has formed since last summer. U S WEST Interactive also holds stakes in SportsLine USA, Preview Travel, golf.com, The Trip.com and VDOnet. In addition, the company is a limited partner in a venture capital fund sponsored by Kleiner Perkins and aimed at Java technology-based companies.</p>
<div class="text_subhead">About U S WEST Media Group</div>
<p>U S WEST Interactive Services is part of U S WEST Media Group, one of America&#8217;s largest broadband communications companies. Media Group is involved in domestic and international cable and telephony, wireless communications, print and Internet directories and information services. For 1996, Media Group reported proportionate revenues of $6.4 billion. U S WEST Media Group has the third largest domestic cable footprint passing 27 million American homes in 60 of the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas.</p>
<p>U S WEST Interactive packages Internet content that complements U S WEST Media Group&#8217;s extensive national and international distribution. To do so, U S WEST Interactive has made strategic investments in world-class Internet companies, and will launch DiveIn, its Web-based community information service in ten metropolitan areas in March 1997.</p>
<p>Media Group is one of two major groups that make up U S WEST, a company in the connections business, which helps customers share information, entertainment and communications services in local markets worldwide. U S WEST&#8217;s other major group, U S WEST Communications, provides telecommunications services to customers in 14 western and midwestern states. </p>
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		<link>http://www.ugelow.com/1995/12/07/launch/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 1995 06:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<dc:subject>Press Releases</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student Net Publishing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Student.Com</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, CT (December 7, 1995) &#8212; College journalists from across the country today launched Student.Net, the first daily online college newsmagazine ever. 
Students from Yale, Columbia, Northwestern, Georgetown, and other universities have collaborated in a &#34;virtual newsroom&#34; for months to create Student.Net, which can be found on the Internet&#039;s World Wide Web at &#34;http://www.student.net&#34; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NEW HAVEN, CT (December 7, 1995) &#8212; College journalists from across the country today launched Student.Net, the first daily online college newsmagazine ever. </p>
<p>Students from Yale, Columbia, Northwestern, Georgetown, and other universities have collaborated in a &quot;virtual newsroom&quot; for months to create Student.Net, which can be found on the Internet&#039;s World Wide Web at &quot;http://www.student.net&quot; and is accessible from all the major commercial online services.  </p>
<p>Unlike other sites aimed at college students, content on Student.Net is created entirely by journalists &#8212; not corporate marketers.  </p>
<p>&quot;Too much of what&#039;s online is advertising disguised as content,&quot;  said Stewart Ugelow, the editor in chief and a junior at Yale University.  &quot;Student.Net provides a desperately-needed independent college publication on the Web, one that is not beholden to corporate interests and that is dedicated to preserving journalistic traditions in this new medium.&quot;  </p>
<p>Student.Net will feature a wide range of articles and interactive services. They include:  </p>
<ul>
<li> A daily cover story, such as today&#039;s &quot;Brew-Ha-Ha: The Art and the Science of Brewing Beer in Your Dorm Room.&quot; </li>
<li> &quot;TV Search &amp; Remind&quot;<br /> A searchable television grid with a twist. Visitors can search TV listings by title, channel, date, actor or genre up to a month in advance. If a future show catches their interest, &quot;Search &amp; Remind&quot; can automatically send them a note by electronic mail about the show and its plot &#8212; before it airs! </li>
<li> &quot;Personal Page Direct&quot;<br /> The most comprehensive school-by-school index of personal student pages anywhere on the Internet. At most schools, it is nearly impossible to find the internal list of students&#039; personal pages. Personal Page Direct provides direct links to those pages at several hundred schools.  </li>
<li> &quot;Meet New Friends&quot;<br /> An automated personals section using double-blind technology that will allow visitors to use the service without fear of online harassment.  </li>
</ul>
<p>These services and all areas of Student.Net are completely free.  Revenues on the site will come from advertising.  Business operations will be handled by Student.Net Publishing L.L.C., which was formed for the project and is wholly owned by the students involved.  </p>
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