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Vol. 4, No. 03

January 16, 1998

Welcome to the Tripod Insider. It was a pretty slow week in the Tripod offices. (If you don't believe us, read all about it below.) The Tripod Site is pretty busy, though -- let the editors tell you what's happening this week.

Content And Services

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Oscars. Grammys. Webbys. We want a Webby! Webbys are awards given out to the top Web sites, as voted by Web users, and Tripod has been nominated for the best community site on the Web! Get to those virtual voting booths now -- you might be the lucky voter to win a trip to San Francisco to attend The Webby Awards, courtesy of THE WEB Magazine. Vote for us today!

TRIPOD IN PRINT

If you haven't yet participated in the Tripod book project, what are you waiting for? We just added a whole bunch of new surveys to the book site, and there's an excellent chance that your responses to these new surveys will wind up in the book! Get published!

—Matt Goldberg, Editorial Director, Tripod in Print

NEW IN FUN/GAMES

At Tripod, we work hard and we play hard. We play ping-pong hard. Really hard. Do you play as hard as we do? Take on Tripod staff members -- "LIVE AND HEAD-TO-HEAD" with PINGMASTER 2000! Pong? Never heard of it...

From Scrabble to Quake, the Gamesta Pod is into games of all varieties.

—Chris Young, Toymaker

NEW IN ISSUES

This week in the Issues Web Filter, Todd Levin takes a look at "permanent trends" -- piercing, tattooing, branding, etc. Todd freely admits he's embraced some pretty kooky fads in his time, but at least he doesn't have a nasty hole through his urethra to remind him...

And if you're a Christian looking for other believers online, why not mosey over to Tripod's Christian Fellowship Pod?

—Dan Reines and Emma Taylor, Issues Editors

NEW IN THE HEALTH/SPORTS

Now that the Dallas Cowboys have fallen off their horses, the NFL's got a problem: There's no one left to hate... In this week's Web Filter, Kevin Chanel wonders aloud whether the league's goal of parity has turned it into a parody.

Saddled with fibroid tumors and looking for an alternative way out? Maybe you're just addicted to Pringles, and you don't know what's happening to you. Well don't ask us about it -- Ask the Doctors!

Looking for anything from Shiatsu, Reiki, and Acupuncture to information about cutting edge surgical techniques? They go way beyond an apple a day, in the Alternative Health Pod.

—Lori Tuckett and Dan Reines, Health/Sports Editors

NEW IN HOMELIFE

We can't all live in a house like Bill Gates. In fact, none of us can. But even if you share a one-bedroom apartment with three roommates and a pet, you can create a feeling of personal space through the magic of "splitting" and "nooking." Al Hoff explains how.

If you love arts and crafts of all kinds, come strut your stuff in the Crafty Pod.

—Sidney Harper, Homelife Editor

NEW IN MEDIA

This week in the Media Zone, Bob Sassone (editor of the way-cool boob tube zine Channel Surfer Journal) reveals one of his deepest, darkest secrets in "A Guy Confesses: I'm a Soap Fan!" You may never look at the genre the same way again.

Must see TV? Are there any good television shows out there or are the TV waves just manipulating us? Join the club, in the TV Lounge Pod.

—Randy Williams, Media Editor

NEW IN WORK/MONEY

We all dream about winning the lottery, quitting our jobs, and moving to Bora Bora, but what's the smart way to handle a sudden cash windfall? Eva Rosenberg explores the possibilities and finds that paying off all your debts may not be too wise.

While your chances of winning Lotto are slim to none, some things in life are still free. Join the Freebies Pod and find out.

—Lori Tuckett, Work/Money Editor

NEW IN WOMEN'S ZONE

In part two of our series on women who use their punk sensibility to start their own business, Sarah Jacobson introduces Leesa G., entrepreneur and lead singer for the L.A. punk band The Creamers.

Thinking of starting your own business? Chat with other entrepreneurs and build a homepage for your business, in the Small Business Pod. Punks welcome.

—Emma Taylor, Women's Editor

NEW IN WEB/TECH

Gif Girl is back by popular demand, and she's got a message of hope for all you page-builders who don't know from GIFs and JPEGs. Just use plain old HTML text -- it's a lot more versatile than you think!

Join the fun: publish a page on the mechanics, art, or philosophy of web page building, in the Pageslave Pod.

—Josh Glenn, Web/Tech Editor

ALSO FROM TRIPOD

Every Friday, one of our staffers contributes an informal essay on life in the bucolic Berkshires. This week Producer/Creative Director Margaret Gould Stewart shares her secrets for surviving New England winters and reveals the contents of Mags's Cold Kit.

TRIPOD PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

**New this week!** Sign up for Premium Membership today and receive one month FREE! We know you'll love Premium Membership, with the 15 MB of disk space, your own Personal Chat Room, and a Tripod E-Mail Forwarding address, among other benefits. But see for yourself: We're offering new Premium Members the chance to try it with one month free!

Tripod Insider

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Life at Tripod continues to be remarkably quiet post-holidays as people get back into the swing of things around the office. For example, the biggest dilemma this week was that a mysterious vandal destroyed the ping pong net (I told you it was a slow week). Considering how important ping pong is to the productivity of some people, Bruce was quick to acquire a new one -- crisis averted.

One pongster, however, will not be able to enjoy the new net. David Stewart, our resident youth ping pong champion, was afflicted with tendinitis due to his aggressive play. Dare I say, "ping pong elbow."

Also this week, with all the holiday hoopla, we overlooked birthdays of the Tripod Capricorns -- Teri, Ethan, Gail, Heather Snowman, Kara, Margaret, and Bob! Happy Birthday!

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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