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Vol. 3, No. 6

February 7, 1997

Welcome to another Tripod Insider -- your source for all things Tripod. This week we bring you an office basketball wrap-up, a design department mutiny, and other office fodder, after the editors reveal what's happening on Tripod's site.

Content And Services

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Tripod's Valentine Generator is back! Our new and improved fun_games feature will let you create that special valentine for that special someone. You've got 2 weeks until Valentine's Day, and Tripod is providing the perfect tool. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Premium Membership

"Local Writer's Workshop," "Wrestling, music, and movies," "WEBTV Special Interest Group," and of course "The Loonatarium." What do these topics have in common? These are just a few of the Chat rooms that have been started with Tripod's Personal Chat service. Along with a Personal Chat room, you get 5 Megs of disk space for your free homepage, 20% discounts on all Tripod apparel, and advance previews of new Tripod services -- all for $3 per month. Take a peek.

WORK & MONEY

The Work & Money section has a bold new look. Now, it's even easier to get the goods -- all of our information and services are right at your fingertips. We're also launching "theme weeks" within the section. This week, we've got everything you need to master the Art of the Job Interview.

Read a job interview tale from the OTHER side of the desk. Help a full-time Mom prepare for her first interview in a decade (and get some good advice for yourself in the bargain). This week's survey asks for your worst job interview nightmares -- and wonders what you would do differently if you could relive them. And check out our review of "Job Interviews for Dummies," by syndicated career columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy.

Remember: The Work & Money section can help you find out EVERYTHING you'd ever need to know about choosing a career, finding a job, working smart, living cheaply and with style, and being wise about your money. Just try us.

Randy Williams, Editor

HOMELIFE

Bill Barbot of Jawbox finds a little bit of heaven (the cocktail lounge kind) in Sweden, in his monthly music review column, "Ear Plugs." Tripod's savvy roadtrippers find their own bit of heaven in Panama (despite seasickness and burst tires).

This week's survey goes on the road, too. Tell us what it is about a roadtrip that makes it so, well... American! And it's a heavy week for Tripod's Doctor Bob, as he checks in to talk about pneumonia, grief, and intimacy.

Wait, there's more! Visit the HOMELIFE section to participate in the Young Artists Conference (are YOU creative?) and the Women's Room Conference, too. See you there.

Emma Taylor, Editor

POLITICS & COMMUNITY

It's a new month, and we have a new theme in Politics & Community: Join us in our discussion of "Cities vs. Suburbs." Why can't these two demographics just get along? And is living in one really superior to living in the other? The showdown is happening at the new Politics & Community conference.

Can we have cities without suburbs? James Rusk, a leader in the grass-roots "regionalism" movement (and former mayor of Albuquerque, N.M.) says yes.

Stuck in a one horse town... or a maddening metropolis? This week's survey asks where you would live if you could live anywhere. And find out what Tripod members had to say about last week's survey ("Where do you get your news?"), in our new regular column "Survey Says."

The cool thing about publishing on the Web is that nothing has to go away: If "cities vs. suburbs" doesn't float your boat, Politics & Community has plenty of information and stories on topics like the environment, education, the media, and everything else: Come take a look.

Josh Glenn and Michael Agger, Editors

TRITECA

A band with a drummer in Thailand and a guitarist in South Dakota? These days, it just might be possible. For an insider's look at new musical worlds, check out Perspective.

Color me Gif Girl! TriTeca's design superheroine has fun with optical illusions, and offers savvy advice on coloring your homepage, too.

Which animated ads do you hate the most? Submit your nominations.

What does Cyber Cash mean, and more importantly, what does it mean to you? Find out!

Don't know how to put sound onto your homepage? Here you go! And don't forget to drop by Triteca's Page Slavedom Conference. Boast about your homepage, ask and give advice on page-building problems, and swap witty repartee about the future of the Web.

At TriTeca, it's ALL good.

Michelle Chihara, Editor

Tripod on CNNfn: News From the Front

Tripod's bi-monthly segment on CNNfn's IT'S ONLY MONEY has changed times: It's still airing every other Friday, but now it's at 1:00 p.m. (EST) instead of at 6:00 p.m (EST).

On Friday, February 14 (Valentine's Day), Tripod's editorial director Josh Glenn will emulate his idol Chuck Woolery and tell the world how to make the love connection... on the Internet.

So tune in -- and call in, because we'll be giving away Tripod T-shirts to any Tripod member who calls CNNfn and whose question makes it to Josh on-air. Identify yourself as a member when you call, and please stick to the subject. (He's an editor, not a psychic!) To win that t-shirt, call 1-800-304-FNET.

Tripod Insider

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It seems as if Tripod is losing its once vaunted athletic prowess: The ill-fated basketball "dream team" finished the season with a demoralizing 0-6 record. Considering that we had to forfeit 3 of those games due to a lack of players, I guess it really was just a dream. To make matters worse, DeWitt jammed his finger in the very last game, which is significantly hampering his programming abilities. Indoor badminton, anyone?

Back in the office, Margaret (our Creative Director), is nowhere to be found. But while she is away on vacation, Jesse and Matt (the other designers) are conspiring to change the face of Tripod as we know it. So far, all we know is that they think all of Tripod should be in black and white, with lots of snowboard pictures. Luckily, Margaret returns soon!

Jodi, our ad man, is out of the office as well... but that's because he's in our New York office. Having two offices can be interesting, especially when we have to have meetings. Jodi is usually represented by a speaker phone, and -- much as we love him -- sometimes we're forced to turn the volume down. But he still comes through loud and clear: I guess that's why he's so good at what he does.

One last tidbit: As we continue to grow, the old house where most of us work is stretched to the bursting point, so we're constantly shuffling desks around. This week, Janet landed back in the office where she started, much to the chagrin of Jon and Nick, who no longer get first dibs on the fresh-baked goods for which she's famous. But now they can play Primus as loud as they want. Maybe that will help them get over their loss.

Tripod Membership

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My mailbox is always open.

Tung T. Pham
Membership Director
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This has been another issue of the Tripod Insider, the occasional newsletter on what's happening at Tripod. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are also available.

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