Q. What is afaqs.com?

afaqs.com! is a unique cyber initiative - a community in cyberspace made up of advertising, media and marketing professionals. afaqs.com! allows them to keep in touch with their world, right from their desk...

afaqs.com!is packed with news and information that executives need on a day to day basis. The site is updated several times a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Apart from advertising and marketing news from other dailies, afaqs.com! also carries hot breaking stories written by its own news team.

Some major sections on afaqs.com!

News & Reports: Interviews, Events and Movements.

Advertising: Storyboards and Creative Showcase

Media: Compilation of Media News and Interviews,

Resources: This contains contact details of Publications, Agencies, PR Agencies, Photographers, Film Production Houses, TV Channels, Useful Sites, Market Research Firms, Radio, Direct Marketing, Event Management and Media Buying Agencies.

Community: Freelance Exchange, MICA Classroom and Tributes.

Tool Shop: Collector's Series, Books, Cirrus and Brand Search.

Jobswitch: The latest jobs going in advertising, media and marketing.

Q. How much will it cost to access this wealth of information?

Nothing at all. All information and services are currently free to advertising, media and marketing executives. However, some sections may go pay sometime in the future.

Q. Who are the people behind it?

The afaqs.com! team is headed by Sreekant Khandekar, founding editor of A&M (for more on this, go to About Us).

Q. Is registration compulsory?

No, it isn't but look at the advantages. You can register for the following:

Daily News Alert: You can get this in your mailbox every morning. It carries major headlines in advertising, media and marketing.

Editor's Pick: This is a weekly round up of happenings, classified by product category, so that recipients can easily scan what happened in the week gone by.

The Job Brief: A fortnightly update brings you the best jobs on afaqs.com!

Mediatrail: A weekly newsletter from afaqs! It carries major headlines in media.