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o Excite@Home Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Access Services to AT&T
o NTT DoCoMo Launches 3G Wireless Service in Japan
o Stephen Brill-Owned Online Library Contentville Shuts Down
o Wireless Services Provider MobileWay Raises $27 Million
o Game Developer Butterfly.net Raises $350,000
o Briefly Noted: CinemaNow - VOD, Lycos Music - RadioCentral, Wink
Communications - Rogers Communications, Online games - online auctions,
NewspaperDirect
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> Job Postings: General Mgr., Ad Sales Mgr., Online Editor,
Marketing Associate

> Events/Services: "Silicon Alley Community Meeting," "SHORTSPAN Film
& Video Festival, Northern U.S./SoCal Tours, Oct. 10-23,"
"Digital Media Revolution in the Americas"

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o Excite@Home Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Access Services to AT&T

Redwood City, Calif. -- High-speed Internet access provider Excite@Home
announced late Friday that it has sold essentially all of its business to
AT&T for $307 million in cash, and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection. "This filing is a tool to protect the value of the broadband
business for the benefit of the company's financial stakeholders and will
help reassure our customers that service will continue uninterrupted
through the restructuring process," said Excite@Home CEO Patti Hart.
AT&T's offer must be approved by the bankruptcy court and is susceptible
to higher bids from other parties. Redwood City-based Excite@Home
reportedly will enter the bankruptcy proceedings with $1.1 billion in debt
and $150 million in cash. The Nasdaq halted trading of Excite@Home's
shares on Monday at $0.15, requesting "additional information" from the
company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010928/sff043_2.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011001/dcm027_1.html
http://www.excite.com
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o NTT DoCoMo Launches 3G Wireless Service in Japan

Tokyo -- Japanese cellular network NTT DoCoMo announced on Monday that it
has launched third-generation ("3G") wireless services in Japan, which
feature enough bandwidth to transfer video and large amounts of data at
high speed. The service -- called FOMA (Freedom of Mobile multimedia
Access) -- can be accessed through a videophone costing around $570 or
else through a standard model without video capabilities or one that can
connect a laptop to the high-speed wireless network. FOMA offers data
transfer at a rate of up to 384 Kbps, about six times faster than a 56K
modem and the same speed or speedier than many DSL connections.
http://foma.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,47210,00.html
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o Steven Brill-Owned Online Library Contentville Shuts Down

New York -- Contentville, an online library that offered paid access to
literary journals, magazines, e-books, movie scripts and other text-based
writings, has suspended its operations as of Sept. 28th. The site was
operated by Steven Brill-owned Brill Media Holdings, which also recently
purchased the assets of news site Inside.com. "We appreciate your
business, but unfortunately we simply were unable to entice enough people
for us to see our way to a viable enterprise," Brill wrote in a note on
the website.
http://www.contentville.com
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o Wireless Services Provider MobileWay Raises $27 Million

San Ramon, Calif. -- MobileWay, a provider of wireless content delivery
services to cellular network operators, announced on Monday that it has
raised $27 million in its second round of venture capital financing.
Mayfield led the investment round; 3i, Investcorp, Citigroup and Vertex
Management also participated. San Ramon-based MobileWay provides
distribution of wireless services such as downloadable ringtones and
interactive games for cellular network operators. The company will use the
funds for expansion into both new geographic regions and new markets.
http://www.mobileway.com/main/news/press_release11.htm
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o Game Developer Butterfly.net Raises $350,000

Shepherdstown, W. Va. -- Game developer Butterfly.net said it has secured
$350,000 in new funding from Walker Ventures, Mt. Washington Partners and
other angel investors. The investment follows the completion of a
marketing deal with Sony Screen Gems in support of "The Mothman
Prophecies," a new movie about a strange series of events that occurred in
West Virginia in the 1960s. West Virginia-based Butterfly.net created the
movie's website and is developing an accompanying online game that is
scheduled to launch in December. Last November, Butterfly.net raised
$500,000 from investors.
http://www.butterfly.net
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o Briefly Noted:

(Marina del Rey, Calif.) CinemaNow, a provider of Internet-based movies
on-demand, announced on Monday that it has created a licensable system
that includes the technology it uses to deliver movies online. The
PatchBay system uses Microsoft's Windows Media to deliver video content
equipped with Microsoft's anti-piracy technology. Features offered include
content distribution and syndication, digital and territorial rights
protection, user profiling, demographically targeted advertising and
management of both pay-per-view and subscription services.
http://www.cinemanow.com

(Waltham, Mass.) Terra Lycos announced on Monday that it has partnered
with Web radio services provider RadioCentral to launch a new version of
its Lycos Radio service. The new service is programmed by music directors
and features on-air talent who segue between programming and the service's
limited audio advertising. It also offers CD-quality sound as well as
links from each song to more information on the artists and a means of
purchasing the song on CD from an online store.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011001/11156_1.html
http://music.lycos.com/radio
http://www.radiocentral.com

(Alameda, Calif.) Interactive TV services provider Wink Communications
announced on Monday that it has begun offering interactive TV services to
200,000 of Toronto-based cable TV operator Rogers Communications'
subscribers. Alameda-based Wink's services let users click on ads and
coupons with their remote control while watching both normal programming
and advertising on television.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011001/sfm017_1.html
http://www.wink.com
http://www.rogers.com

(San Francisco) Wired News on Monday offered a feature story on the
high-priced online auctions frequented by players of online games such as
EverQuest and Ultima Online. Players spend thousands of dollars to acquire
weapons and other items that would otherwise require them to spend
hundreds of hours playing the game. Some individuals have made up to
$5,000 a month selling items to players who would rather spend their money
than their time to advance in the game.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,47181,00.html
http://www.uo-auction.com

(New York) The New York Times on Monday reported on the use of
print-on-demand services by hotels and other businesses to deliver local
news to stranded travelers after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the
U.S. New York-based NewspaperDirect has partnered with a number of
newspapers from around the world, which transfer a PDF version of the
their daily editions to NewspaperDirect, which then forwards them to its
paying subscribers. The company uses technology originally developed by
Russian firm IBS.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/01/technology/01PAPE.html
http://www.newspaperdirect.com/

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> CyberRep, General Manager- Coos Bay, OR

Lead the activities associated with the management of all departments
within the Customer Interaction Center. This includes the analysis and
review of the day-to-day operations, risk assessment planning, P&L
management, and budget review.
Send resumes to pmadison@cyberrep.com
http://www.cyberrep.com
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> FierceMarkets, Ad Sales Manager - Washington, DC

Fast-growing online publisher seeks smart, creative self-starters to drive
our ad sales effort. Candidates should have a proven sales track record
with at least two years of experience. Come join the fun! Send resumes to
jeff@fiercemarkets.com
http://www.fiercemarkets.com
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> American Express Publishing, Online Editor - New York City

Leading travel magazine seeks an Online Editor responsible for all site
production, in addition to editing, writing and proofreading copy for
various areas of the site; working with magazine editors to create
customized online content; writing a weekly newsletter; scheduling and
conducting online chats with writers and editors; planning ways to enhance
site design & architecture, increasing traffic, facilitating e-commerce
and improving user experience. Send resumes to angelaaexp@aol.com
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> Bluefly, Marketing Associate - New York City

Manage marketing relationships with online companies for leading retailer
of designer fashions at outlet prices. Traffic creative to advertising
partners, as well as track and evaluate creative performance. Implement
marketing promos and customer retention programs. Assist in implementing
an affiliate program, as well as email marketing initiatives. Must have at
least 6 months exp. in Internet advertising/marketing.
Send resumes to: marketingjobs@bluefly.com
http://www.bluefly.com

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> Silicon Alley Community Meeting, October 3, 2001 - New York City

In response to the recent terrorist attacks in New York City, The New York
Software Industry Association (NYSIA) is hosting a Silicon Alley Community
Meeting on "Relief, Recovery, and Rebuilding" for all displaced and
affected companies in New York's technology community. This meeting will
offer "one stop shopping" for displaced companies. For more information,
please contact: nchen@nysia.org
http://www.nysia.org/community_meeting.cfm
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> SHORTSPAN Film & Video Festival, Northern U.S./SoCal Tours, Oct. 10-23

SHORT MOVIES! Dreamspan presents the 9TH Annual Short Attention Span Film & Video Festival. Shortspan is a non-stop two hour program of ALL NEW
two-minute-or-shorter films, including ultra-short documentaries like
"Peekaboo Sunday," a story about raising miniature horses or "Exotic
World," an inside look at the lives of some of America's first burlesque
performers-- and 57 more shorts! The tour will travel to 30 North American
cities.

CHICAGO, IL: Columbia College - Oct. 10 - 7PM
BOSTON, MA: Boston University - Oct. 10 - Call for times
BROOKLINE, MA: Coolidge Corner Theatre - Oct. 12-18
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Lucky Bar - Oct. 23 - 8PM

HOLLYWOOD, CA: The American Cinematheque - Oct. 17 - 7:30PM
SAN DIEGO, CA: San Diego Museum of Art - Oct. 18 - 7:30PM

For more info: http://www.dreamspan.com/shortspan
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> Digital Media Revolution in the Americas, 11/29-12/01 -- Pasadena, CA

Presented by the Institute of the Americas and Annenberg School for
Communication, this 2 1/2 day forum will include Sr. Exec. Networking w/ a
special focus on Latin Americas & U.S. Hispanic markets, copyright, rights
mgmt., dist., infrastructure, digital film, iTV, streaming, device trends,
content financing. Early-bird 40% off till 9/30. Keynote Steven Bandel,
Pres. - The Cisneros Group. Sponsors: JP Morgan, Motorola, Global
Crossing, Walt Disney Company, Digital Media Wire, Cahners International
TV, iHollywood, Motion Picture Assoc., National Assoc. of TV Prog. Exec.,
National Assoc. of Theatre owners. For more information:
martin@iamericas.org
Register at: http://www.iamericas.org/events
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