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ALBANY--The 39 members of Governor Pataki's "New Media Task Force" held their first meeting recently and set an ambitious agenda for developing New York's robust, yet still nascent, new-media industry. "New media" includes all forms of electronic publication, such as Internet sites, software, CD-ROMs, and interactive computer-based training programs.
According to a study by Coopers & Lybrand, LLP, New York's new-media industry has grown by 48 percent over the past two years, and currently employs more than 105,000 in New York City alone. The study also reports significant...