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<title>SAABmedia.net News</title><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/index.html</link><description>News from saabmedia.net</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 SAABmedia.net</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-04-18T13:32:42-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:32:49 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Turbo X brochures</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2008-04-18T13:32:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/bd2888a844c6b53393addf6694db4f39-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/bd2888a844c6b53393addf6694db4f39-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The consumer brochure for the 9-3 Turbo X  Sedan and Combi can be found <a href="models/9-3/brochures/2008turbox/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 Turbo X">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/brochures/2008turbox/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 Turbo X"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page248-1014-thumb" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry18_1.jpg" width="144" height="144"/></a><br /><br />And here is the scanned brochure with <a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/turbox/brochure/index.html" rel="self" title="Brochure">Press Information</a>.<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/turbox/brochure/index.html" rel="self" title="Brochure"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page249-1000-thumb" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry18_2.jpg" width="131" height="144"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Safety brochure</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2008-04-11T22:50:03-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/998342d341723892029a4fb925c22e06-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/998342d341723892029a4fb925c22e06-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; ">2002 Saab 9-5<br /></span>With thanks to <a href="http://www.trollhattansaab.net" rel="external">www.trollhattansaab.net</a>, detailed press information (Australia) about the 2002 Saab 9-5 can be found here: <a href="models/9-5/9-5/2002/index.html" rel="self" title="2002">Link</a> <br /><a href="models/9-5/9-5/2002/index.html" rel="self" title="2002"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page242_1" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry17_1.jpg" width="200" height="157"/></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; ">Design, Safety, Performance and Control</span><strong><br /></strong>The Safety brochure from the set of 4 has been scanned and added <a href="saab/brochures/1998dspc/safety/index.html" rel="self" title="Safety">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="saab/brochures/1998dspc/safety/index.html" rel="self" title="Safety"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry15_2" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry17_2.jpg" width="200" height="198"/></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; ">Stigs library</span><strong><br /></strong>There is some new content from the huge <a href="files/bc4fc1f3cbe74b1f9f74d593f167bc8b-9.html" rel="self" title="SAABmedia:Library of article and advertisment scans">Stigs library</a> of ads and reviews.  New additions are:<br /><br /><a href="models/99/presscoverage/roadandtrack/index.html" rel="self" title="Road &amp; Track">Saab 99 test</a> from Road and Track<br /> <a href="models/99/presscoverage/roadandtrack/index.html" rel="self" title="Road &amp; Track"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page244-1000-thumb" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry17_3.jpg" width="108" height="144"/></a><br /><br />An interesting comparison test between a Saab 900 Turbo and Volvo GLT Turbo: <a href="models/900/presscoverage/superswedes/index.html" rel="self" title="Super Swedes">Super Swedes</a><br /><a href="models/900/presscoverage/superswedes/index.html" rel="self" title="Super Swedes"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page246-1000-thumb" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry17_4.jpg" width="107" height="144"/></a><br /><br />Wonderful old magazine <a href="saab/media/safety1959/index.html" rel="self" title="Safety 1959">article</a> from Sports Car Wheel magazine about SAAB safety in general and the 93 Sedan, 750 Grand Turissimo and 95 Station Wagon.<br /><a href="saab/media/safety1959/index.html" rel="self" title="Safety 1959"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page247-1000-thumb" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry17_5.jpg" width="111" height="144"/></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; ">AdSense</span><strong><br /></strong>Ads through Google AdSense were added tot he site on October 20th of last year.  Total ad revenue for 6 months is $8.21 so it's not really worth the effort and added page clutter.  Ads have been removed from the site and I'll have to work for a living again.  Back to being an independent site!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Nordic Reach magazine</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Magazine</category><dc:date>2008-02-22T22:43:51-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/6a48d65a6dc26f98753e9e9cf85536e5-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/6a48d65a6dc26f98753e9e9cf85536e5-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The September 2007 issue of Nordic Reach magazine features an interview with Jan &Aring;ke Jonsson, coverage of the European Delivery experience, a brief interview with Steve Shannon and a large 2-page Saab ad.   Here are the articles and ad: <a href="saab/media/nordicreach/index.html" rel="self" title="Nordic Reach 0907">Link</a><br /><br />Nordic Reach is published in the USA and focuses on Scandinavian culture and lifestyles.  If you like the Saab design philosophy and Scandinavian culture, this quarterly magazine is for you.  You can check it out and subscribe at <a href="http://www.nordicreach.com" rel="external">www.nordicreach.com</a>.<br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="nordicreach" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry16_1.jpg" width="560" height="167"/><br /><strong>Nordic Reach Magazine. </strong>The Scandinavian lifestyle quarterly - for people who enjoy the Nordic lifestyles, design and perspectives. For people interested in Scandinavia and its culture - Scandinavia in all its natural splendor and the impact of Scandinavia in the world.<br /><br /><strong>Scandinavian design... </strong>part of every aspect of the magazine; contents, photography, presentation, layout and overall look and feel.<br /><br />]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Marseille Turbo X Press Kit and Design&#x2c; Safety&#x2c; Performance and Control brochures</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2008-02-18T15:41:17-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/b85004631285975c687e354d2485801f-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/b85004631285975c687e354d2485801f-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a press event for the Turbo X in Marseille and Saab UK published this <a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/turboxuk/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 Turbo X UK">press kit</a> on February 12th.<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/turboxuk/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 Turbo X UK"><img class="imageStyle" alt="1202845" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry15_1.jpg" width="400" height="199"/></a><br /><br />I found a set of four brochures on eBay from 1998.  They describe the design, safety, performance and control philosphies of cars made in those years.  Quite an interesting read.  The first brochure Design is done and can be found <a href="saab/brochures/1998dspc/design/index.html" rel="self" title="Design">here</a>.  The other three will follow soon.<br /><br /><a href="saab/brochures/1998dspc/index.html" rel="self" title="1998 DSPC"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page81_1" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry15_2.jpg" width="200" height="198"/></a><br /><br />Images added of the Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Spring Edition, available in Europe. Find them <a href="models/9-3/image/9-3spring/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 CV Spring">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/image/9-3spring/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 CV Spring"><img class="imageStyle" alt="1202794" src="http://www.saabmedia.net/files//page0_blog_entry15_3.jpg" width="400" height="268"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Design change&#x2c; 9-4X and other stuff</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2008-01-25T12:49:07-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/4f8fb4d2a60429ed0797f2a95d84ff69-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/4f8fb4d2a60429ed0797f2a95d84ff69-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is yet another tweak to the site design to make it visually more appealing.  The design has been kept simple by using neutral grey/white background colors with brighter accent colors in the banner and navigation menus.  I also changed from using Google text ads to image ads to brighten up the site a little bit and to see if there will be a different advertising content.<br /><br />Some interesting facts about the Saab brand has been added here: <a href="saab/pressinfo/2007/didyouknow/index.html" rel="self" title="Did you know..">Did you know..</a><br /><br />Full details with many images of the 9-4X have been added to Concept Car section:  <a href="conceptcars/9-4X/overview/index.html" rel="self" title="Overview">Link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Site statistics for 2007</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2008-01-18T16:13:02-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/12255475f741dfd4ea90235112abc8c5-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/12255475f741dfd4ea90235112abc8c5-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The numbers are in and it was surprising to see the steady number of visitors since June 2007.<br /><br />Unique visitors: 33,382 (steady average of about 4,500 per month<br />Total page views: 161,147<br /><br />Top 15 domains from visitors (domain - # of visitors).  Only about 50% of visits were traced back to their origin.  The total list is much longer and shows visitors of 50 different countries.  Amazing!<br /><br />1	com - commercial, for-profit organizations	7610	<br />2	net - network infrastructure machines and organizations	3962<br />3	nl - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	1744<br />4	de - Germany	615	<br />5	ch - Switzerland (Confederation of)	422	<br />6	fi - Finland	337	<br />7	be - Belgium	242<br />8	se - Sweden	205	<br />9	no - Norway	128	<br />10	au - Australia	103	<br />11	uk - United Kingdom	 99<br />12	at - Austria	90<br />13	ca - Canada	73<br />14	edu - 4-year, degree granting colleges/universities	70<br />15	tw - Taiwan, Province of China	62<br /><br />The most popular pages were the ones with the <a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/2008-SS-SC/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 SS/SC">2008 9-3 information</a> and <a href="models/9-3/brochures/2008USA/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 USA">2008 9-3 brochure scan</a>.  The Concept Cars and Press Releases are also areas and pages with many visits.<br /><br />To summarize, these numbers are not huge by any means when compared to other popular websites but it is nice to see visitors are finding the site, stay to browse around and return for more.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Turbo X&#x2c; 2006 Aero and EV-1</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Press Kits</category><dc:date>2007-12-07T15:57:20-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/247c7876a604e9c4db3790a0a6b5fcb9-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/247c7876a604e9c4db3790a0a6b5fcb9-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong>Turbo X<br /></strong>The official press information and images for the Turbo X have been added to the 9-3 pages.  <a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/turbox/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 Turbo X">Link</a><br /><br /><strong>2006 9-3 Aero<br /></strong>Some older information but interesting press info about the 2006 V6 2.8T introduction: <a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/2006aero/index.html" rel="self" title="2006 Aero V6">Link</a><br /><br /><strong>EV-1<br /></strong>There is a not much information about the EV-1 concept car from 1985 so it was nice to find these magazine scans in the Stigs scan library.  I was trying to find some official information or press release from Saab but wasn't successful.  If anyone out there has this information or knows where to find it, please let me know so it can be included on this site.<br /><br />One of the few magazine articles in Road and Track: <a href="conceptcars/ev-1/presscoverage/roadandtrack/index.html" rel="self" title="Road &amp; Track">Link</a><br />I normally don't include a lot of non-english information on this site but I thought this article from the Swedish magazine Bilsport has many interesting images: <a href="conceptcars/ev-1/presscoverage/bilsport/index.html" rel="self" title="Bilsport">Link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Library of article and advertisment scans</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Advertisements</category><dc:date>2007-11-03T15:29:27-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/bc4fc1f3cbe74b1f9f74d593f167bc8b-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/bc4fc1f3cbe74b1f9f74d593f167bc8b-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[SaabMedia received a large collection of articles and advertisements on DVD from a Saab enthusiast going by the name of Xerofusi on photobucket and Stigs on SaabCentral.  This library of scanned images was also mentioned on TrollhattanSaab in this article: <a href="http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/09/the-biggest-library-of-saab-scans-ive-ever-seen.html" rel="external">Link</a><br /><br />As the library of scans is huge, it is  bit difficult to find articles without browsing through all of them.  After contacting Stigs, he gracefully took the time and effort to put the scans on DVD,  sent to SaabMedia and allowed SaabMedia to add them to the website so they will be easier to search and find.<br /><br />I made a start with putting 2 magazine articles on the site:<br /><a href="models/93/presscoverage/93B/index.html" rel="self" title="93B - 1995">Saab 93B</a> published in 1995<br /><a href="models/93/presscoverage/gt750/index.html" rel="self" title="GT750 - 1995">Saab 93 GT750</a> published in 1995<br /><br />Many thanks to Stigs, more articles and ads will be added soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Prices/Colors/Specs</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2007-11-03T15:13:43-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/b74d6c7872223bed16f96759954bf8a8-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/b74d6c7872223bed16f96759954bf8a8-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[New feature and pages added to show a quick and comprehensive overview of prices, options, colors and specs for these models:<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/pcs/2008/index.html" rel="self" title="2008">2008 9-3<br /></a><a href="models/9-5/pcs/2008/index.html" rel="self" title="2008">2008 9-5<br /></a><a href="models/9-7X/pcs/2008/index.html" rel="self" title="2008">2008 9-7X</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Google Adsense</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2007-10-20T15:33:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/7f51d091398b4d26dca4327b1761cf8e-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/7f51d091398b4d26dca4327b1761cf8e-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am testing Google Adsense on SaabMedia.net.  I don't have plans to make a living of this website but perhaps it will cover the monthly hosting costs and purchase of new material in the future.  The ads actually seem pretty effective and are often Saab related.  They are not that obtrusive in the sidebar so I hope they will be of value to visitors.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2008 Saab 9-3 brochure</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2007-08-25T14:29:29-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/3208fa1f334e8a0114aaca47a1697d56-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/3208fa1f334e8a0114aaca47a1697d56-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The brochure for the updated 9-3 line for the 2008 model year is online and can be found here: <a href="models/9-3/brochures/2008USA/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 USA">link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saab 900 brochures MY79&#x2c; 80 and 81</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2007-08-22T14:27:49-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/7be5bc99d8287c722e0d7c4d3470b8c4-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/7be5bc99d8287c722e0d7c4d3470b8c4-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[New Saab 900 brochure scans for the 1979, 1980 and 1981 model years are now online here: <a href="models/900/brochures/index.html" rel="self" title="Brochures">Link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>9-5 MY98-01 images</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Images</category><dc:date>2007-06-30T01:14:51-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/588a9e3f00c19ffe76f15c1591070938-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/588a9e3f00c19ffe76f15c1591070938-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Saab 9-5 images added for MY 1998 - 2002<br /><br /><a href="models/9-5/image/index.html" rel="self" title="Images">Link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EDP and 9000 brochures</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2007-06-19T23:57:28-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/0800c3647ac79d4971860e1259ee60a5-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/0800c3647ac79d4971860e1259ee60a5-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Added a 4-page and full brochure for the 1986 Saab 9000 <a href="models/9000/brochures/1986/index.html" rel="self" title="1986">here</a>.<br /><br />Several EDP brochure and a magazines article added <a href="saab/edp/index.html" rel="self" title="European Delivery">here</a>.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2006 9-7X Press kit</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Press Kits</category><dc:date>2007-06-12T16:44:37-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/936ee7f34b87622bdb26ec8695e80f27-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/936ee7f34b87622bdb26ec8695e80f27-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2006 9-7X Press Kit has been added <a href="models/9-7X/pressinfo/2006/index.html" rel="self" title="2006">here</a>.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2008 9-3 Press Info</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2007-06-11T14:25:44-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/a7cb5a19ffae25fdb95bba2f77426f6b-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/a7cb5a19ffae25fdb95bba2f77426f6b-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[All info and pictures about the MY08 9-3 is now online.<br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/2008-SS-SC/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 SS/SC">Sedan and Combi</a><br /><br /><a href="models/9-3/pressinfo/2008CV/index.html" rel="self" title="2008 CV">Convertible</a><br />]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>900 brochures</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>Brochures</category><dc:date>2007-05-22T00:19:50-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/2ed6b8ed339f074b8e9f27390b440dde-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/2ed6b8ed339f074b8e9f27390b440dde-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Scan of 3 brochures of the Saab 900 from 1986.  There is a 4-page small brochure, full 20-page brochure and an interesting 54-page brochure highlighting all the engineering features of the 900.  <a href="models/900/brochures/1986/index.html" rel="self" title="1986">Link</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New website online</title><dc:creator>info@saabmedia.net</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2007-05-14T00:05:48-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.saabmedia.net/files/5bb68afa8eef55d367488d1ee337c22c-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.saabmedia.net/files/5bb68afa8eef55d367488d1ee337c22c-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to the new saabmedia.net website.  This website will contain a collection of electronic and printed media from Saab and other sources.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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