TOKYO, JAPAN, 1996 MAR 12 (NB) -- In this roundup of new and updated resources and services on the global Internet, in the news, Electionline live results, official homepage of the Thai Royal Cremation, military publishing online, military city online, Defense News online, Space News online, Federal Times, Infoseek leads advertising ranking, Cinesite movie special effects, NATO begins movie listings online, online tonight.
In The News, Electionline Live Results
Electionline will be delivering live results from tonight's Super Tuesday round in the US presidential primaries. In addition to the live results, users can look through the rest of the site with features such as political commentators including Newsweek's Howard Fineman and Jonathan Alter, The Washington Post's David Broder and Dan Balz, and ABC News' Jeff Greenfield and Hal Bruno. World Wide Web: http://www.electionline.com/
Official Homepage Of The Thai Royal Cremation
Over the weekend, Thailand cremated Her Royal Highness Princess Mother and also made history with the first ever official Internet site of such an event. The pages were realized by the Communications Authority of Thailand, NECTEC, the Bangkok Post, and the Internet Thailand Service Center. To provide the services, which include details of the cremation and information related to the procession, costumes, the royal funeral vehicles, cremation ground, and fast photographs of the ceremony, a special leased circuit was established from Thammasat University and Internet Thailand. World Wide Web: http://www.cat.or.th/princess/mother/ World Wide Web: http://mission.inter.net.th/princess/mother/
Military Publishing Online
Five titles of the Army Times Publishing Company have debuted online so servicemen, both serving and ex, and members of the public, can read the magazines wherever they are in the world, whether it is New York City or the special Internet centers in Bosnia. A general company information site is supplemented with the four sites details below. World Wide Web: http://www.armytimes.com/
Military City Online
This is a large resource for anyone interested in the military. It includes a large searchable database of over 3 million US military people, over 300 searchable databases of military installations worldwide, a virtual tour of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a daily Early Bird Brief, an abstract of the Pentagon's daily Early Bird clipping service, downloadable photographs and other files, bulletin boards, an online store, and links to top military-related Web sites. World Wide Web: http://www.militarycity.com/
Defense News Online
Members of the worldwide defense community can get registration to this site and access stories from Defense News, an independent weekly for the international defense community, as well as photographs, files, a calendar of upcoming defense-related events and links to the best other Web sites. World Wide Web: http://www.defensenews.com/
Space News Online
Space News is an independent weekly publication aimed at members of the international space community. The online version includes news, interviews, photographs, and links to space related Internet resources. World Wide Web: http://www.spacenews.com/
Federal Times
This is a weekly newspaper aimed at all US federal employees. Available via the World Wide Web is an online version of the newspaper plus a searchable database for 1996 pay rates for all 33 regions, current job listings, legislative news, and more. World Wide Web: http://www.federaltimes.com/
Infoseek Leads Advertising Ranking
The Infoseek Web site has been named the leader in Internet advertising revenue, according to a report from SIMBA Information, which quoted an EMR survey of Web sites based on average advertisement rates and total number of advertisers. In January, Infoseek was estimated to attract $1.2 million in ad revenues each month, up from $675,000 in December, showing you can make money online with the right formula. World Wide Web: http://www.infoseek.com/
Cinesite Movie Special Effects
Industry insiders and consumers can get a special look at special effects from Hollywood on the new Cinesite Web site. The pages offer what Cinesite say is, "an insider's view of the visual effects and digital wizardry used by Cinesite's artists during the creation of blockbuster films." World Wide Web: http://www.cinesite.com/
NATO Begins Movie Listings Online
This must be the ultimate sign that the cold war is over, NATO is providing movie listings on the Internet. Well, not exactly. It's not the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but the National Association of Theater Owners which, together with Hollywood Online, has created such a service. The two organizations call the Web site, "The richest collection of interactive movie information and entertainment." World Wide Web: http://www.hollywood.com/
Online Tonight
Time Magazine launches on CompuServe with live coverage of the "Super Tuesday" round of primaries campaigns. Time journalists and analysts will be in the CompuServe Convention Center all night to discuss the results as they come in and what they mean for each candidate and the campaign. The latest news on the campaign will also be continually updated in the Time News Center area. Time: Tuesday, 12th March, 8pm to 11pm EST (0100 - 0400 UTC) Place: CompuServe Convention Center (GO CONVENTION) Place: Time News Center (GO TIME) (Martyn Williams/19960311)
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