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Are you a member of the press wanting info on PlanetGrrl ? Pls contact our PressGrrl..

July 2001 - Ananova mentions Campaign Glitter. Ananova - Website launches 'Campaign Glitter' backing Helen to win . It also gets mentioned on TV and Radio.

Our Big Brother 2 site gets a link on Bazals site

Our Big Brother site gets a link on Bazals site.

The Mirror - August 2000

Apparently we were in The Herald but none of us have seen it, if you have pls let us know what they said ;)

We get mentioned in the Boots Health & Beauty Magazine

They said we were 'A hip, witty 'women's channel' aimed at 20somethings, with online magazine pages and technical advice that explains how to make the most of whats on the web. you can also browse through book reviews and look for jobs.' Thanks Tamsin for passing that on..

Jules gets quoted on UK BBC Online ...

The latest big launch, Beme.com, which is run by magazine publisher IPC, appears to have grander intentions. It bills itself as an "information life source" for "universal modern women". Media director at IPC, Hilary Burden, calls it "a beautiful place to be" as well as being easy to navigate. But that sort of talk is demeaning to women, according to Jules, creator of the independent women's site PlanetGrrl. "Most 'women's sites' in the UK seem to be under the misconception that women find the web very difficult to navigate. Our experience is this is clearly not the case," she says. She added that most women's sites were "boring, patronising and stereotypical". 626947.stm

10 top sites for women

Compiled by Liza Ramrayka Thursday January 20, 2000. Set up in 1998 in response to what founder Jules calls the "dire lack" of UK sites for or by women and girls. Content ranges from a beginner's guide to the internet to animal welfare, clubbing and employment.

Top 10 websites for women.

For the female take on media and technology, go to www.planetgrrl.com

PlanetGrrl was featured in The Sunday Times.

Sally Kinnes, the writer of the article said: .... and the more youthful PlanetGrrl, which is not as aggressive as it sounds. Established last year, it says the name was chosen "because it was one of the few grrl domains not taken by a porn site or the chickclick gals. It means nuthin' ". Contributors include Mel, who styles herself a "loud, boozy, buxom wench" and sounds like the sort of problem teenager the middle-of-the-road Handbag.com would run features on.

PlanetGrrl Sam and Jules say ' how sad it makes us feel that women cannot support each other on the web, that diversity is not supported and NOWHERE on PG does it purport to be aggressive'. We direct you to our manifesto.

PlanetGrrl site editor Jules interviewed for the Guardian Newspaper. Click here to read it online at the Guardian Online.

One site leading the way is PlanetGrrl at www.planetgrrl.com, set up last year in response to the lack of UK sites for or by women and girls. Its philosophy is to promote individuality and freedom of expression through new media. User feedback shows it attracts a slightly older audience than similar US sites. Content ranges from a beginner's guide to the internet to animal welfare, clubbing and employment.

PlanetGrrl has yet to explore commercial opportunities, but site editor Jules believes the potential for women's sites is huge: "The number of women online in the UK has increased greatly within the last couple of years especially. Many women are trying the internet for the first time as a leisure tool, and are fast becoming addicted."

Jules and Jo of Insomniazine interviewed for 'Practical Internet' Magazine.

Click here to read the article

( its jo with cartman )

According to our readers, we've been seen in

Seventeen
J17
.Net (Recommended by Jo Insomnia when her site, Insomnia, won 'Site of the Month'. well done Jo !
In-Side
The Chicago Tribune
Yahoo Internet Life
St Louis Post Despatch
The Scotsman
Practical Internet
Orlando Sentinel Cyberscene

If you do spot us in a newspaper or magazine pls let us know.

on Cathy & Judy WGN Chicago.

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