- First SMS text message sent to a mobile phone
- Newspaper and Magazine archives published on CD-Rom.
- Plans for World Wide Web revealed by the Economist
- Mosaic (first graphical web browser) launched.
- What Car? produces CD-Rom holding review of Saab saloon with XYZ new media magazine
- Guardian newspaper launches UK version of Wired
- IPC launches UnZip, 'the UK's first fully interactive magazine on CD-Rom'.
- Editor Gill Hudson puts CD-Rom on cover of August issue ofMaxim in UK
- IPC launches Uploaded.com, based on content from Loaded , andnme.com, based on New Musical Express. Start of an ambitious web programme
- Futurenet website claims 200,000 registered users.
- VNU launches Jobnet recruitment website based on advertising inComputing, PC Week and Network News
- TV Guide magazine in US goes online
- Zest and Good Housekeeping make masthead TV programmes
1999:
- Launch of www.natmags.co.uk Over the next 18 months, National Magazines launches 'microsites' for each of its magazines
2001:
- Dotcom crash. IPC closes high-profile websites such asBeme.com and Uploaded.com. Similar story of contraction at Emap. Technology-dependent Future in crisis: sells Business 2.0in US and closes UK edition; closes many other titles
- Despite series of relaunches, Punch closed by Mohammed al Fayed. Lives on as website selling cartoon catalogue www.punch.co.uk
- Dennis uses picture messaging on Maxim website
- Sunday Times newspaper launches The Month, a CD-Rom previewing arts and entertainment events in the weeks ahead. To be published on the last Sunday of each month.
- PPA announces marketing programme to promote magazines for advertising www.ppa.co.uk
As far as I can find, there are no significant technological advances after 2003, despite many more magazines being launched, and a few having to close down due to the recession, which was prominent in 2009.
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