Sizzlin' Sites for Wired News - Brief Article

Training & Development, March, 2000

We all love the newspaper browsing experience, but news Websites can be interactive in ways that paper can't approach. For one thing, they're searchable and can be customized to deliver only the topics you want. Are you interested in recent headlines that include the word training? No problem. Here's a sampling of useful news sites that put you in the anchor seat.

* CNN.com offers such browsing categories as world news, business, politics, personal technology, and travel. For personalized news and searches, go to mycnn.com.

* Excite's News Tracker service has what it calls a free clipping service that locates news on topics you select. Begin at nt.excite.com, and click on Quick Start.

* MSNBC helps you choose your news. Also available: a news alert service and specialized newsletter signups. Go to msnbc.com/toolkit.asp.

* News Hub compiles headlines from global news sources every 15 minutes. Go to newshub.com, click on My NewsHub, and marvel at the selections.