more info from CP
Jackie Eldridge
has more than 100 campus newspapers joining its network. I'm posting this
for those of you who are considering a move to a web-based publishing
solution for your online edition. Again, sorry for the seemingly commercial
nature of this post, but I made the decision thinking that if I can provide
some basic information, you can have informed conversations about this much
talked about platform. Thanks.
Jackie
Washington DC, National College Media Convention November 9, 2000
College Publisher Inc., an e-publishing technology enabling student
newspapers to
develop interactive, online publications and eGrad, a company dedicated to
providing customized content, tools and special offers for graduating
students and recent grads, announced today a partnership milestone of more
than 100 campus newspapers joining their growing national network.
The College Publisher and eGrad network now reach over 1.6 million students,
in 36 states across the US and provide an important strategic asset to
schools and universities where college newspapers are the most frequently
and widely read publication on campus. Network partners include some of the
nation's leading schools such as Boston University's Daily Free Press
(http://www.dailyfreepress.com), University of Central Florida's The Future
(http://www.ucffuture.com) and Cornell Business School newspaper
(http://www.cornellbusiness.com). These newspapers use College Publisher's
technology to produce online newspapers and syndicate articles and content
across the US and around the globe.
The College Publisher technology is a unique platform that has experienced
tremendous success to date as it allows editors and publishers to
dramatically improve their online publishing process within hours of signing
up. By streamlining the newsroom workflow and providing a web-based
platform, College Publisher enables newspapers to manage content, improve
the site's look and feel, drive online advertising revenues and put the
newsroom staff in complete control of their online edition.
"Our site went live using College Publisher in September 2000 and already
hundreds of new registered users have signed up to access interactive
features and site traffic has increased by 400% since last semester", said
Bevin Lew, Online Editor, Boston University's Daily Free Press
(http://www.dailyfreepress.com). "This technology is extremely reliable and
comes with many integrated and easy to use features which I find extremely
valuable", added Lew.
College Publisher has also been appointed as the publishing technology to
power web sites for associations such as the Journalism Association of
Community of Colleges, National Association of Commencement Officers and the
College Newspaper Advertising and Business Managers (CNBAM).
Karsten Robbins, General Manager of College Publisher stated: "College
Publisher and eGrad intend to maintain our aggressive growth strategy. We
believe our technology is the best available and removes significant hurdles
faced by newspapers by dramatically reducing the time and cost associated
with creating, editing, sourcing and posting quality content."
About College Publisher
College Publisher is an e-publishing group that combines experience in
publishing, web application programming and education. The company provides
an integrated publishing technology to college newspapers throughout the US,
offering professional online publishing tools and education to enable campus
media outlets to streamline their workflow process and expand the reach of
their online publishing effort. For further information please contact
Jackie Eldridge at Jeld...@collegepublisher.com or tel: 480-413-1240 or
visit http://www.collegepublisher.com
About eGrad
eGrad is dedicated to assisting college seniors during graduation and their
transition to the real world. The company connects its members to
information and advice; to a community of individuals experiencing a similar
life-stage and to corporate sponsors who extend a variety of special
benefits and offers to this influential and wired demographic of young,
college graduates. eGrad has formed relationships with university partners
as well as Fortune 500 companies including AIG, Excite@Home, SprintPCS,
American Airlines, Dow Jones and many others. For further information visit
http://www.egrad.com or contact Kathryn Carroll at kcar...@egrad.com or
tel: 617-248 9880 x207.College Publisher