Australian NetGuide
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Australian NetGuide was an Australian magazine originally established in Australia by OzEmail as that Internet service provider's member publication. It existed from 1998 to 2009.
History and profile
Australian NetGuide was started by New Zealand-based company Industrial Press in 1998.{{cite news|title=ACP to fold internet magazine, Netguide|url=http://www.publicitas.com/en/home/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=29933#.VyWXl6OLQxc|accessdate=1 May 2016|work=Publicitas|date=18 June 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=ACP closes NetGuide, shows editorial director the door and promotes Veness-McGourty|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/acp-to-close-netguide-6267|accessdate=1 May 2016|work=Mumbrella|date=5 June 2009}} It was transformed into an A5 magazine targeting home internet users. Australian and New Zealand NetGuide magazine were sold to Australian Consolidated Press in 2003.
In 2004 the circulation of Australian NetGuide was 43,600 copies. It was 16,047 copies just before its closure.
The magazine ceased publication in 2009,{{cite web|author=Darren Yates|title=Looking for more NetGuide? Try GailonTech.com|url=http://darrenyates.com.au/2009/09/looking-for-more-netguide-try-gailontechcom/1186|publisher=Darren Yates|accessdate=1 May 2016|date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507111329/http://darrenyates.com.au/2009/09/looking-for-more-netguide-try-gailontechcom/1186|archive-date=7 May 2016|url-status=dead}} merging with PC User (which became TechLife before discontinuing in 2022). NetGuide{{'}}s last issue appeared on 8 July 2009 and its final editor was Gail Lipscombe.
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External links
- [http://www.netguide.com.au Australian Net Guide Official Site]
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Category:1998 establishments in Australia
Category:2009 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Computer magazines published in Australia
Category:Defunct computer magazines
Category:Defunct magazines published in Australia
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