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Vol. 3, No. 22

May 30, 1997

Welcome to the Tripod Insider — your source for all things Tripod. This week we celebrate the long weekend with a couple of birthdays, and you'll never guess who injures himself... again. Find out more after the editors tell you what's new on the site.

Content And Services

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We know what it feels like to be cramped for space; Tripod's grown considerably, but our offices certainly haven't. This weekend we're finally moving and we wanted to celebrate our new space by giving our members more space, too. That's right, Tripod is increasing members' disk quotas to 2 megabytes (10 megabytes with a Premium Membership). Now you have that much more space to build your homepage and increase your presence on the Web.

WORK & MONEY

This week we ask the question, "Are you ready to join the money club?" Ken Kurson looks at the growing phenomenon of investors clubs — groups of small-time stock players who pool their resources (and market instincts) to play in the big leagues on Wall Street. Is this the best way for YOU to get a lesson in investing and break into the winner's circle? Mr. Kenny has the skinny.

Remember when your grade school teachers warned you about getting a negative mark on your permanent record? The bad news is that your credit report works much the same way. The good news is that it doesn't have to be permanent — and financial writer Beth Kobliner is here with some suggestions for cleaning up your nasty little history with creditors.

Speaking of school, is a mountain of educational debt red-lining your financial security? Student loan expert Stuart Farmelant shows you how to deal with default and put yourself back in black.

Which club do you belong to — Big Money or Gargantuan Debt? What are your strategies for joining the green team? Tell us in this week's survey.

Randy Williams, Editor

LIVING & TRAVEL

So it was the year of independent film at the Oscars? Indie My Ass, says Amy Brill. ("The English Patient" cost more than $27 million to make, for a start.) The Oscars ain't where it's at, but there are plenty of festivals out there showcasing some legit independents. Amy visited the Gen Art film festival in New York to sample a few.

In the weekly survey, tell us how you define "independent film." If an indie gets an Oscar, does it lose its indie cred? Or is it just hipster snobbery to suggest that once the mainstream discovers something, it's uncool? And since when does "indie" mean "cool," anyway?

And then there's the good doctor, checking in with advice on bone growth plates and yeast infections.

Emma Taylor, Editor

TRITECA

Another week, another trip inside Gif Girl's closet. This time, she's looking for a few good periodicals covering the wild and wooly wonders of Web design (and yes, she alliterates in the process). See which magazines she recommends, as you navigate the ins and outs of design.

Michelle Chihara, Editor

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

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* Now 12 megs of disk space!!
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* An online Answering Machine
* Your own Personal Chat room
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* Advance previews of new Tripod services

All available at the rate of $18 for 6 months, with new services being added regularly. Sign up today!

Tripod Insider

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The big news this week isn't the fact that we finally closed out a financing deal, or that we've made a few new hires, or even the fact that we're about to move into our new, roomy offices. All that is trivial compared to the fact that we all got an official day off this week. As a young, hungry "start-up" company, we often overlook the lesser holidays (Arbor Day, Columbus Day... Christmas). But a sunny Memorial Day was too good to pass up, and the powers that be actually closed the office doors!

As luck would have it, Monday was also Emma and Randy's birthdays, and Bo offered up his backyard for a barbecue in their honor. And sure, it was all fun and games — until someone broke an ankle. That's right: Beancounter Bruce reclaimed his title as Tripod's most injury-prone staffer while trying to avoid a wicked pass rush in touch football. No one's saying who's behind the incident, but speculation is focused on Josh Field, Wicked Pass Rusher and Habitual Ankle-Breaker (no kidding!). No worries, though — it just means Ol' Bruce gets an even longer weekend than the rest of us.

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
[email protected]

This has been another issue of the Tripod Insider, the weekly newsletter on what's happening at Tripod.. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are also available.

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