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Archive from July 31 back to May 3, 1999
Now in my fifth year. Below are Web versions of my URLwire news items taken from the advance E-mail service. The Email version is matched by topic exactly to my new media contact's interests, is purposely NOT automated, and is sent only to those people who cover/review significant Web sites, launches, Web news, events, and happenings. You can request the advance Email version via E-mail  (Please include your subject interests). A partial selection of URLwire headlines below link to the longer news story.  These Web versions are provided as a courtesy to online headline link aggregators, such as Newslinx who can link to the individual stories they like below. URLwire stories are featured daily all over the online world, and have been since 1994.
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     July 28 - 31  --   Private Email delivery only while I celebrate my 4 year wedding anniversary 

  Law.com Announces Second Content Merger, Now Web's Largest Legal Destination
    Tuesday, July 27, 1999 |New York, NY USA|

  Auction Tracker Announces Support For ZDNet, Haggle, boxLot
    Tuesday, July 27, 1999 |Los Gatos, CA USA|

  AnyDay.com Enters Exploding Online Calendar Market Today
    Monday, July 26, 1999 

  Infonautics Announces Preview Launch of Sports Sleuth This Week
    Thursday, July 22, 1999 

  Netscape Launches Two New Netcenter Chinese Portals 
    Wednesday, July 21, 1999 

  New Grand Slam Baseball Site Is Stats Nirvana
    Monday, July 19, 1999 |New York|

  Re-Launched GlobalMedic.com Features New Expert-System Health Tools
    Monday, July 19, 1999 |Montreal, CA|

  Women's World Cup Soccer Sites Deluged
    Thursday, July 15, 1999

  Amazon.com Launches Service To Locate Hard To Find Films 
    Wednesday, July 14, 1999

  Lycos Throws Hat Into Online Auction Arena
    Monday, July 12, 1999

  CareerWeb Internet Recruitment Site Redesigned and Renamed
    Friday, July 9, 1999 |Norfolk, VA|

  Birds Eye Relaunches With Personalization, Games
    Wednesday, July 7, 1999 |Green Bay, WI|

  Two Largest Legal Sites Announce Content Merger
    Wednesday, July 7, 1999 |Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ|

  Dell Launches Gaming Center At Gigabuys Site
    Tuesday, July 6, 1999

   July 3-5, URLwire closed for Independance Day holiday 

   July 4th Means Fireworks Safety For National Council Site
    Friday, July 2, 1999

   Gooey Freeware Lets Users See, Interact With Others Visiting Same Site 
    Thursday, July 1, 1999 

   Volkswagen Web Launch Showcases New Beetle 1.8 Turbo
    Wednesday, June 30, 1999 | Auburn Hills, MI USA |

   iTrack Launches New Service To Improve Auction Searches
    Tuesday, June 29, 1999 | Los Gatos, CA USA |

   New FreeTranslation Site Offers Instant Web Page and Text Translations
    Friday, June 25, 1999 ||

   Nike's Highly Anticipated New Ecom Site Now Live 
    Thursday, June 24, 1999 || 

   PhotoHighway.com Launches First Portal for Digital Photography Enthusiasts 
    Wednesday, June 23, 1999 |New York City| 

   ClickZ Launches New Discussion Forum For Online Marketers 
    Tuesday, June 22, 1999 |Andover, MA| 

   Companies Fight Each Other For Services On New Auction Site 
   Friday, June 18, 1999 |Houston, TX| 

   Lifetimes.Com Relaunches With Voice Greetings, Online Gathering Places 
   Wednesday, June 16, 1999 |Washington, DC| 

   Famed Pebble Beach Introduces New Expanded Site This Week 
   Monday, June 14, 1999 |Pebble Beach, CA| 

   E-Commerce West Launches Massive WesternGold.com Site This Week 
   Wednesday, June 9, 1999 |Deadwood SD | 

   KidsHealth.org Launches MyBody Kids Education Site 
   Tuesday, June 8, 1999 | | 

   4anything.com Launches 1,000th Branded Site 
   Monday, June 7, 1999 | Wayne PA | 

   June 2-6, Email delivery only 

   Times Mirror Interzines Launches OutdoorExplorer.com 
   Tuesday, June 1, 1999 | Boulder, CO | 

   May 27-31, URLwire closed for Memorial Day holiday 

   iTrack, First Multi-Auction Tracking Service, Launches Today 
   Wednesday, May 26, 1999 | 

   DevShed.com Lauches Powerful New Site For Progressive Web Developers 
   Tuesday, May 25, 1999 |St. George, Utah 

   New ShopBenetton Site Is Only Online Benetton Store 
   Wednesday, May 19, 1999 

   New Miller Brewing Site Taps E-Commerece 
   Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Milwaukee, WI| 

   Miningco.Com Changes Name To About.Com Today 
   Monday, May 17, 1999 NY, NY| 

   Popular JumpList Web Service Goes On Auction Block Today At eBay 
   Monday, May 17, 1999 |Ottawa, Canada| 

   Infonautics Launches Job Sleuth, The Internet-Wide Job Search Agent 
   Thursday, May 13, 1999 |Wayne, PA USA| 

   Advertising Age's Business Marketing Launches Daily B-to-B News Feed 
   Wednesday, May 12, 1999 |Chicago, IL USA| 

   New works.com Service Moves Business Purchasing Online 
   Tuesday, May 11, 1999 |Austin, TX USA| 

   May 6-10, Email delivery only 

   New Fee Based Net Research Tool "Karnak" Now Available 
   Wednesday May 5, 1999 |Atlanta, GA USA| 

   Modacad Launches Styleclick Women's E-commerce Shopping Site 
   Monday May 3, 1999 |Los Angeles, CA USA| 

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