today in the mail-e ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Beatles-Collectors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:35 PM Subject: [Beatles-Collectors] Beatles Dot Com > The Beatles will launch their first official Web site this month, 30 years > after the group split up, a spokeswoman for the band said on Wednesday. > > The site, thebeatles.com, will go live on November 13 and will be the band's > only official presence on the Internet among a flood of unofficial fan > sites. > > ``Over the past few years, given the thousands of unofficial sites, there > has been much speculation as to when the Beatles would create their own,'' > the spokeswoman said. > > ``With a new CD coming out, it is the right time to put them on the Web and > into the dotcom era.'' > > The launch of the site will be tied in to the release of the band's latest > collection, simply called ``1,'' which features all 27 of the Fab Four's > number one hits. > > The band's management has been resistant to the idea of setting up a Beatles > site until now but hopes the new venture will appeal to a younger audience > more familiar with using a computer than an old-fashioned record player. > > ``They thought it was the right way to show the Beatles to a new > generation,'' the spokeswoman said. > > The band's three surviving members, Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and > Ringo Starr, as well as John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, have all contributed > to the site. > > Despite other celebrities falling victim to cybersquatters -- people who > register the domain names of famous people in the hope of making a quick > profit -- the Beatles had no trouble registering the name of their choice, > the spokeswoman said. > > The site will allow visitors to watch footage of the Beatles' performances, > contact each other and take virtual tours through the famous Abbey Road > studios where the band made most of their music. > > A team of web designers has been working on the site for a year. While the > content will initially concentrate on ``1,'' new aspects will be added over > time. > > > > > Too much mail? Change to the Daily Digest or Web Only version. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription. To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
