''Yahoo! Internet Life'' was a monthly magazine published by

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, which licensed the name from

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, the well-known

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and

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website. It was created and launched by

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, the former executive editor of ''

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'' and ''

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''. The magazine was published 1996 — 2002, and focused on the emerging

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and computer culture of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

History

The forerunner of ''Yahoo! Internet Life'' was started in 1995, when

invested in

and subsequently published just one issue of ''ZD Internet Life'' (Vol.1 No.1 Fall 1995). In 1996, along with other publications,

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led the relaunch of the magazine as ''Yahoo! Internet Life''(first issue was Vol 2. No.1 Spring 1996)– which had been retooled by Golson –before being appointed Yahoo!

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, in 2002, with Golson serving as

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until the magazine's demise in 2002. The magazine featured regular columns by film critic

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, and others, and published many reviews of a variety of webpages and

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s. ''Yahoo! Internet Life'' explored potentially controversial tech-related issues such as pornography and

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technology.

Alumni

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appeared (apparently topless, with strategically crossed hands) on the cover of its August 2000 "Music Blowout" issue. Its closure was announced in July 2002, and its last issue was published that August. In addition to editor-in-chief Golson, other editors included Angela Gunn, Lisa Holzer, Stevan Keane,

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, Larry Smith, David Thomas, Ron Bel Bruno,

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, and Rob Bernstein. The design director was Gail Ghezzi.

References

External links

*
''Yahoo Internet Life''
(via ZDnet) at

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1999-2001
''Yahoo Internet Life''
(via yil.com) at Archive.org 2001-2002 {{Ziff Davis 1995 establishments in California 2002 disestablishments in California Defunct computer magazines published in the United States Internet Life Magazines established in 1995 Magazines disestablished in 2002 Magazines published in California Monthly magazines published in the United States