X-Message-Number: 8820 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 00:14:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: magasine survey update Magasine database for cryonet subscribers: Respondants: 10 Analog: 1 Canadian Cryonics News: 1 Cryonics: 4 Discover: 4 Economist: 1 Fantasy & Science Fiction: 1 Health & Healing: 1 Heavy Metal: 1 Immortalist: 5 Liberty: 1 Life Extension: 3 Mother Earth News: 2 Money: 1 Nanotechnology: 1 National Geographic: 2 Newsweek: 2 New Yorker: 1 Nutrition News: 1 Periastron: 2 Popular Science: 1 Science News: 5 Scientific American: 5 Skeptical Inquirer: 1 Smart Drug News: 1 The Freeman: 1 Whole Earth Access: 1 Neglecting the cryonics magasines, the two leaders thus far are Science News and Scientific American, which are tied at 5 votes each. Discover is in third place with 4 votes, and Life Extension is in fourth place with 3 votes. It is remarkable that all 4 of these magasines have a heavy science component, suggesting that cryonet subscribers can be distinguished from nonsubscribers by a liking for scientific news. Since the funds applied to ads would effectively be buying the number of votes for whatever the ads cost, the cost of the ads themselves becomes a prime consideration as a tie breaker. I will make inquiries about the cost of placing ads in Discover, Life Extension, Science News & Scientific American to see which offers the best value for money. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8820