International Teletimes

International Teletimes
EditorIan Wojtowicz
CategoriesGeneral interest
Founded1992
CountryCanada
Based inVancouver, British Columbia
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://teletimes.com/ at the Wayback Machine (archived May 3, 1998)
ISSN1198-3604

The International Teletimes was an online magazine published from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded by Ian Wojtowicz, it began publication in October 1992. The magazine received a "Best of the Net" award from the Global Network Navigator (GNN).

History and content

Ian Wojtowicz, who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, created the International Teletimes in October 1992, publishing it on Edgeways, a Vancouver bulletin board system.[1] The initial editions of the publication did not have images or a cover. Wojtowicz hired Anand Mani, a graphic designer, who brought images to the publication.[1] The magazine was published under a shareware model and in three formats: DOCMaker, ASCII, and the World Wide Web (WWW).[1][2][3] The web version began in January 1994.[1] English, French, and Esperanto were the languages it was published in.[4]

The International Teletimes is a general-interest magazine and among the initial online magazines of that genre.[4] Each issue is focused on a theme. Previous themes were the environment, television, movies, history, travel, and most-liked authors.[5] Authors write columns about short stories, and food.[2] Tom Davis was the wine columnist.[6] Kent Barrett, a photographer, authored a column for the magazine.[4] People who lived in Austria, Iran, Japan, Portugal, and Russia had penned articles for the publication.[4] In 1995, the publication had around 1,500 readers and its authors and editors did not receive any money.[4]

Reception

The author Neil Randall called the International Teletimes "nicely designed and always interesting".[7] The author David H. Rothman wrote of International Teletimes that "some of the prose could have graced Harper's or the Atlantic".[8] He cited an article by Paul Gribble, a college student, who had taken a train ride during the winter, that said "Every now and then we pass a lake, completely frozen over, flat and white, smooth as a skating rink. I'd love to walk to the center of a big frozen lake like that and just sit there for a while. I'd feel like the first blot of paint on a fresh silk canvas."[8] The Global Network Navigator (GNN) gave the International Teletimes a "Best of the Net" award alongside 11 other web content when Wojtowicz was 16 years old.[1][3][4] The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation did a feature on the magazine.[9] The journalist Robert Duncan featured Ian Wojtowicz and International Teletimes on his 1996 PBS documentary "Understanding the Internet".[10][11]

The writers Bob Powell and Karen Wickre said that the International Teletimes "offers both interesting graphics and a wide variety of well written articles" and said "we think you'll enjoy it." They praised the advice column of Dr. Ignacious Bean as being "More fun than Dear Abby!"[12] A Barnes & Noble Books publication called the magazine "graphically appealing ... though still under constant construction".[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Scott, Michael (1994-07-02). "A good idea meets personal drive". Vancouver Sun. ProQuest 243179328. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Turlington, Shannon R. (1995). Walking the World Wide Web. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Ventana Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN 1-56604-208-9. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  3. 1 2 Dougherty, Dale; Koman, Richard (1994). The Mosaic Handbook for the Macintosh. Sebastapol, California: O'Reilly & Associates. p. xviii, 55. ISBN 1-56592-096-1. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McLellan, Wendy (1995-10-26). "Meet 10 people who could change your life: Net Gain". The Province. ProQuest 267535578. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Branwyn, Gareth; Carton, Sean; Duncan, Luke; Lichty, Tom; Rose, Donald; Turlington, Shannon; Weingarten, Jan (1995). Internet Roadside Attractions: Sites, Sounds & Scenes Along the Information Superhighway. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Ventana Press. p. 279. ISBN 1-56604-193-7. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Angell, David; Heslop, Brent (1995). Mosaic for Dummies, Windows edition. Foster City, California: IDG Books. pp. 315–316. ISBN 1-56884-242-2. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Randall, Neil (1994). Teach Yourself the Internet. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing. pp. 380–381. ISBN 0-672-30519-4. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  8. 1 2 Rothman, David H. (1996). Networld! What People are Really Doing on the Internet, and what it Means to You. Rocklin, California: Prima Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 0-7615-0013-8. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Carroll, Jim; Broadhead, Rick (1995). Canadian Internet Handbook: Revised 1995 Edition. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-13-373614-8. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ Martineau, Janet I. (1996-05-10). "PBS offers TV primer on the burgeoning Internet". The Saginaw News. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Public TV taking a look at the Internet". The Daily Progress. 1996-05-15. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Powell, Bob; Wickre, Karen (1995). Perry, Valerie Haynes (ed.). Atlas to the World Wide Web. Emeryville, California: Ziff Davis. p. 107. ISBN 1-56276-308-3. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ Smith, Ethridge; Slovin, Karen, eds. (1996). Luckman's World Wide Web Yellow Pages. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 483. ISBN 0-76070-344-2. Retrieved 2026-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
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