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Vol. 3 No. 7

February 14, 1997

Welcome to another Tripod Insider -- your source for all things Tripod. The musical offices game continues here at the Pod as we welcome yet another employee and figure out some creative ways to house everyone. Read all about it after checking out what's new on the 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. Today's Valentine's Day, and Tripod is providing the perfect tool. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Premium Membership

• 5 Megs of disk space
• Your own Personal Chat room
• 20% Discounts on Tripod apparel
• Advanced previews of new Tripod services

Who could ask for anything more?

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.

WORK & MONEY

This week's Work & Money theme is "Your Dream Job." Follow one woman to New York and New Orleans as she interns on indie films in the new installment of our Internship Adventures series. Then meet a teacher whose ideal job turned out to be something she never expected -- working with disabled kids -- in the latest edition our Eclectic Avenues series.

Tell us what YOUR dream job would be -- and why -- in this week's W&M; Survey.

And finally, help a Tripod member pursue his dream job by offering advice on surviving on little or no pay while serving an internship.

Work & Money themes change Mondays! Keep an eye peeled for "Maximize Your Money" Week.

Randy Williams, Editor

LIVING & TRAVEL

Fashionably late as always, Living & Travel finally launches its own "theme weeks" -- beginning with one on catalogs, the evangelists of the fashion world. You may be a member of the media-savvy generation, but have you ever included catalogs in your media round-up? Test your catalog savvy in our quiz; I dish the dirt on a J. Crew job offer in "A Supposedly Fun Job I Never Took"; Bernadette Noll laments, "It's Not the Cold, It's the Catalogs"; Jenny Boe surveys "Recent Works in Catalog Escape Literature"; and then vote for your favorite catalog in this week's survey, "Mail Order Lifestyle." It's all here.

There's a Valentine's Day special in the Women's Room -- Bernadette Noll just discovered that she's pregnant. Check out her story.

Finally, Doctor Bob advises on birds that transmit human diseases, your white blood cell count, and whether clogged arteries can be unclogged (plus Ask the Doctor's archive has been revamped, so now it's easier than ever to find the answer to that strange burning sensation).

Living & Travel themes change Thursdays!

Emma Taylor, Editor

POLITICS & COMMUNITY

As we continue our "Cities vs. Suburbs" month in Politics & Community, the editors discover that all suburbs are not created equal. William "Upski" Wimsatt talks with Minnesota state rep Myron Orfield about why older, poorer suburbs can actually help restore our cities.

The "Cities vs. Suburbs" conference has produced some amazing posts, but no one is sticking up for the suburbs. Calling all cul-de-sac heroes! Tell us why life in the 'burbs is the way to go:

What would you give up for your ideal community? Your automobile? Fresh vegetables? Tell us in the survey.

Politics & Community themes change on the first of each month!

Josh Glenn, Editor

TRITECA

What is this thing called... the Palace? Our very own Randy Williams gives his insider's perspective on the infamous 3-D chat environment.

Fontmeister Chank Diesel, otherwise known as Mister Foo, has a copyright tattoo on his middle finger. Yes, that finger. Find out why, in Eye Site.

Is AOL up, down, or ass-backwards? The Lemming Report gives (we hope) the last word on the online/offline saga of America's largest ISP.

Who can you trust when it comes to cold, hard (digital) money? Part II of e-cash issues in Ware/Howz.

And last, but not at all least, as a show of unending devotion to our members, we've singled out some of you fabulous Tripodians for special recognition. This week, the Page Slave highlights some of his favorite member homepages.

Michelle Chihara, Editor

Tripod Insider

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Getting Bo'd (floored by a last-minute request from C.E.Bo) has been such a regular occurrence lately that we thought we'd hire ourselves some protection. We welcome JoAnn Bates-Fine, Tripod's new Executive Assistant. Although she has edged out Dr. Bob for the distinction of being our oldest staff member, she is truly young at heart. And given her experience with young and old alike, we all hope that she can whip Bo into shape.

Our former femme d'affaires, Colleen Harwood, is bringing her organizational prowess to Membership Services. (Now, she will help keep the "affaires" of our members in order.) Would you believe she was with Tripod before we even had a Web site? And more importantly, that she ruled the office with an iron fist? 'Nuff said.

Needless to say, the musical offices game continues here at Tripod. The music is getting a little old, though, since we really are running out of room. Our amazing editorial intern Alyssa Boehm nomadically wanders from desk to desk solving all of the editors' problems, while Susan and Colleen share what used to be the TV room. We still have a few closets open, but Bruce is checking to see if we can run ethernet cable into some tents out back. Bo's always saying how much he likes the outdoors...

Tripod Membership

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Thanks for becoming a member of Tripod.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me.
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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