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In the News Here's a sampling of media coverage of sites in the StartSpot Network: Tewksbury Advocate, February 2005 Using the Web Effectively for Homework (HomeworkSpot.com) - "Homeworkspot.com is a no nonsense site focused on getting that homework done! Parenting, September 2003 Homework Sites We Love (HomeworkSpot.com) - "[HomeworkSpot] is very well organized; a great balance between extensive and easy access." Tampa Tribune, August 4, 2003 Favorite Web Sites (HomeworkSpot.com) - "Sometimes kids need a little extra help in understanding their homework, and this site runs the gamut, from kindergarten to high school senior." Consumer Guide 2003 Best Buy (LibrarySpot.com) - "Nothing will ever entirely replace the local library as a research center and study haven, but there's something to be said for a library that's open 24 hours a day. You can perform research at any time of day or night without leaving home, and you never have to worry that someone else has already checked out the one book you really need." Chicago Tribune, October 24, 2002 Web sites take the work out of boring homework (HomeworkSpot.com) - "This efficiently arranged portal is full of content but easy for Web beginners to digest. It includes spotlighted sites on selected themes, science fair ideas, study tips, online museum exhibits, frequently asked questions and separate sections for different school levels." Library Journal, September 2002 "BookSpot.com presents a huge breadth of information in a handy, well-organized and useful format." Time.com, April 2002 Top 50 Websites: Civic Guide (GovSpot.com) - "[GovSpot] is an excellent gateway to a host of useful government and civic sites." The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2001 The Best Way to Do Homework (HomeworkSpot.com) - "'It's absolutely critical that students learn to evaluate information online,' says Lauren Zollinger, managing editor at StartSpot Mediaworks Inc., which operates the excellent HomeworkSpot.com. 'Questioning answers is just as important as answering questions.'" U.S. News & World Report, October 8, 2001 Best of the Web: Information & News (GovSpot.com) - "If you're looking for information about federal benefits, state taxes, city hall services - or just about any government matter - this site has links to thousands of appropriate home pages." Rosie Magazine, September 2001 Get Smart (HomeworkSpot.com) - "...this site's team of educators, librarians and journalists has scoured the Web to bring you resources for English, math, science and much more - all organized into grade-appropriate categories." San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 2001 "Byte for byte, LibrarySpot can probably answer more questions - either directly or through a Web link - than any other site on the Internet." Family Tree Magazine, August 2001 101 Best New Family History Web Sites (MuseumSpot.com) PC World, July 2001 Look It Up on the Web (LibrarySpot.com) - "A nifty, Yahoo-style launching pad to almanacs, databases, online calculators, and much more." Yahoo! Internet Life, June 2001 New, Notable & Fun (HeadlineSpot.com) - "Visitors can search for news extracted from thousands of sources, which is then sorted regionally and by topic. Care more about the comics or just want to know today's noteworthy photos? You'll find those here as well." Forbes.com Best of the Web, Spring 2001 & Spring 2000 Forbes Favorite: Reference (LibrarySpot.com) - "So good you may be tempted to throw away your library card. This gateway to more than 5,000 libraries around the world covers all the bases." Newsday, February 27, 2001 "This new Web portal [HeadlineSpot.com] makes it easy to find online news sources from virtually any part of the world ... literally from Terre Haute to timbuktu." Martha Stewart Living, Jan. 23, 2001 "There's more information on this site than the entire Library of Congress. It's like having a library of libraries. LibrarySpot.com certainly seems like a very good teaching tool and a very good reference library for the home." Chicago Tribune, Jan. 5, 2001 "When we feel like visiting the museums of the world we find www.museumspot.com to be a great launching pad. There, you are just a click away from 33,000 museum websites including the Louvre, the Smithsonian and MOMA and lesser-known spots under category titles that range from Agriculture and Aquariums to Wax and Zoos." |
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