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What Is NewsPage? - NewsPage is a single-user online information service from Individual, Inc. It is designed to provide World Wide Web users with current, pre-sorted news across a broad array of topics and industries. With more than 25,000 pages, all refreshed daily, NewsPage is one of the deepest, most comprehensive sites on the Web. NewsPage is based on Individual's intelligent news filtering technology called SMART. We receive up to 20,000 news stories each day from over 600 sources. We filter them through the SMART search engine, and sort the relevant news into over 2300 news topics included here in NewsPage. The topics are organized in an intuitive hierarchical structure, so you can quickly access the information specific to your needs.
How Should I Use NewsPage? - It's simple ... just find the Topics that interest you, bookmark them, and visit these topics each day or whenever you want the day's current news. You can find the Topics that interest you by exploring our hierarchy of 2300+ news Topics. Start at our home page, and drill your way down into the hierarchy, bookmarking the Topics you find most relevant. NewsPage is updated each weekday morning, so that the news is always fresh.
Does NewsPage Cost Anything? - NewsPage caters to both free and paid users, providing as much as possible at no charge. We provide free access to all news Topics, and all story headlines and briefs. In order to read full-text stories, you will need to Register as a NewsPage reader. The registration process will present you with several subscription levels (both free and paid) to choose from. Register now and get a free two week trial for all subscription levels. It only takes a minute.
What Are Those Symbols Next To The Story Headlines? - The colored
symbols you see next to the story headlines represent the source class that
each story falls under. The red circles (![[Basic]](/view-pcpress_n/http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/pictures/Astory.gif)
) represent stories from the Basic Sources, which are free to all registered
users. The blue squares (![[Premium]](/view-pcpress_n/http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/pictures/Bstory.gif)
) represent
stories from the Premium Sources, which
are free to all Premium level subscribers. The yellow triangles (![[Pay Per View]](/view-pcpress_n/http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/pictures/Cstory.gif)
) represent stories from the Pay Per View Sources, which are available to
Premium subscribers at an extra cost. To find out more about these
subscription levels, Register now.
What Can I Do With The Stories Found In NewsPage? - NewsPage stories are provided for the use of our registered users only. You can read as many stories as you like, and can download or print the stories if needed. However, do not reproduce these stories for the purpose of showing them to colleagues, publishing them, broadcasting them, or reselling them. If you want to share the NewsPage experience with your friends, just tell them about our website.
There have been some reported problems where 'Access Denied' messages have been stored in browser caches. If you are experience any difficulty in registering, please try the following:
If you continue to experience problems, you may be having other browser problems.
There are hundreds of web browsers in use today. Many of these browsers work well with NewsPage, but because NewsPage makes use of user authentication, SSL security, and forms, some browsers are simply unable to handle our site. To help you get the most out of NewsPage, and to serve the largest web user communities, we recommend using Netscape's Navigator browser, version 1.0 or newer. You may obtain a copy of the latest version of the Netscape Navigator browser from Netscape Communications.
We also maintain compatibility with current versions of NCSA Mosaic and Lynx.
If you have registered, but are unable to access full-text stories or receive an error message telling you that you must re-register, please try the following:
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