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- March - July 1999 (Creation)
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Press cuttings about news websites including the Guardian's website, Guardian Unlimited which launched in January 1999. The document is dated June 1999 but includes cuttings dating from March to July 1999. The cuttings were collated by the International Press Cutting Bureau and sent to Guardian New Media, 3-7 Ray Street.
Subjects covered by the cuttings include: the launch of free Internet Service Providers by The Sun and The Mirror newspapers, changes in personnel in new media publishing roles, newspaper website launches, promotions and competitions on Guardian Unlimited, the launch of Work Unlimited, Film Unlimited, Jobs Unlimited and the GU Archive search, the operation of Guardian Unlimited sites in their first months after launch, online cricket coverage and reviews of news websites.
Administrative/Biographical history: The team who worked on the Guardian's network of websites had previously been called the New Media Lab and New Media Department before becoming Guardian Unlimited in 1999.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Jane Glentworth
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- Glentworth; Jane (fl.1990-); Guardian web editor (Subject)
- The Sun (1965-); newspaper (Subject)
- Daily Mirror (1920-); newspaper (Subject)