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August 25, 2005
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Lifehacker Just Added To KRT's Plugged In Package
Chicago, IL, August 25, 2005 — Lifehacker (www.lifehacker.com) has just been added to the list of contributors for the Plugged In content package from Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services (KRT).
Plugged In now includes tips, shortcuts and URLs from the popular blog Lifehacker.com (www.lifehacker.com). Delving deep into the technoweb, Lifehacker brings back simple and life-altering tips and tricks for managing your information and time. The site reveals the million ways hardware and software can improve our busy lives. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved: Lifehacker can help.
Plugged In offers news on the rapidly advancing world of personal technology, from reviews of the best blogs on the Web to a look at the latest DVDs to at-a-glance lists of the hottest video-game releases.
The weekly text and visuals package also includes resources that editors can use to supplement their current coverage of personal technology and entertainment such as the week's top searches on Google and the top downloads from the iTunes Music Store.
Plugged In is available as a premium service to KRT subscribers, and is being sold by On The Mark Media (www.onthemarkmedia.com), the specialty publications division of Tribune Media Services (TMS). The weekly package of technology, gaming and entertainment stories targets 18- to 34-year-old readers.
About Gawker Media
Gawker Media is an independent weblog media company located in New York City, publishing a stable of over a dozen weblogs on topics including media gossip (Gawker.com http://www.gawker.com), politics (Wonkette.com http://www.wonkette.com), Hollywood (Defamer.com http://www.defamer.com), gadgets (Gizmodo.com http://www.gizmodo.com), and software (Lifehacker.com http://www.lifehacker.com/). Gawker Media titles in aggregate draw more than 4.5 million unique visitors, and over 35 million pageviews, per month.
About On The Mark Media
On The Mark Media is the specialty publications group of Tribune Media Services, the content syndication division of Tribune Company based in Chicago. On The Mark Media produces and markets paginated pages covering niche content for use in newspapers or secondary print publications. Content on these pages ranges from entertainment coverage of celebrities, music, television and movie star profiles to stories about the home and family to lifestyle features, auto reviews, food recipes and new products. In addition, On The Mark Media produces the weekly CareerBuilder print pages in cooperation with Tribune Classified Services and Knight Ridder Digital, as well as custom publishing initiatives such as Mature Adult magazine for the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. On The Mark Media, in partnership with Knight Ridder/Tribune, markets KRT OnePages that cover children's news, NASCAR racing and spot news events.
About KRT
Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services (KRT) is a news and features content service partnership between Tribune Company and Knight Ridder. KRT provides news stories, photos, print and features graphics, illustrations, caricatures, paginated news and feature products, and material for young readers to news organizations in the U.S. and internationally. With contributions from more than 50 U.S. newspapers and its own staff in the United States and Europe, KRT features appear in more than 600 newspapers worldwide with a daily circulation of more than 80 million. KRT is also a major provider of content to leading online services and to broadcast stations in all major North American TV markets. For more information about KRT and its products and services, visit www.krtdirect.com.
KRT is marketed worldwide by Tribune Media Services, a leading provider of information and entertainment products to newspapers and electronic media. Tribune Media Services represents KRT internationally.
