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Vol. 4, No. 14

April 3, 1998

Welcome to the Tripod Insider. This week, we learn about the temperature-induced mass hysteria at Tripd during a few days of spring weather. Read more about it after checking out what's new on the site.

Content And Services

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NEW IN HEALTH/SPORTS

Ballroom dance will be a medal event in the next Olympics, but is it worthy? Leave it to Sunny Andersen to put it to the Olympic test and simultaneously learn where to pick up men in "Ballroom Dance Meets the Olympics."

Think ballroom's too pretty to be a sport? Then get dirty in the Extreme Sports Pod.

And come to Ask the Docs to heal your extreme wounds. This week we handle secret internal bleeding from a nasty fall, knowing when to say when to vitamin A, and the secrets of sexual arousal. Chicago Hope's got nothing on us.

—Lori Tuckett and Dan Reines, Health/Sports Editors

NEW IN WOMEN'S ZONE

This week in the Women's Zone, Bunny Fisher's got female friendship on the mind -- bad girlfriends, in particular. And she's had enough. She's ready to ditch the bitch.

Have you ever suffered at the hands of a flaky female friend? Is it true that betrayal by a friend is worse than betrayal by a lover? Talk about friendship in the Women's Zone Conference.

Want to join Tripod's women's issues community? Head over to the X-Squared Pod.

—Emma Taylor, Women's Editor

NEW IN MEDIA

In the third installment of Club Havana's Secret History of Cinema, film historians Chris Fujiwara and A.S. Hamrah seize another opportunity to bash acclaimed director William Wyler. Join us for the best, most wanted, and most overrated films of 1953 -- many with video clips -- as this popular series continues.

Gossip about your favorite celebrities, their movies, their music, and where they are now in the new Celebrity Fan Pod.

—Randy Williams, Media Editor

NEW IN ISSUES

Ever wonder why it is that you have to pay through the nose to advertise Nike's swoosh on your shoes? Bernadette Noll tackles product placement in "The Product is You."

Come to the Mod Pod. 'Cause it's all about the labels, baby.

—Dan Reines, Issues Editor

NEW IN WORK & MONEY

If you don't feel valued at your job, walk away. In this week's Web Filter, "Home of the Temps, Land of the Free," Wendy Cholbi tells you how to make money while maintaining freedom from companies that know nothing about employee morale and retention.

Laughter is the second best thing to walking out. Laugh your job troubles away in the Funny Bone Pod.

—Lori Tuckett, Work & Money Editor

NEW IN HOMELIFE

Just because you live in a studio apartment in New York doesn't mean you can't grow your own. Find out how this week in Homelife -- we even have herb recipes for you, from pesto sauce to rosemary mouth wash.

So, you have a garden full of herbs and no one to cook for? Make some food friends in the Cooking Capers Pod!

—Emma Taylor, Homelife Editor

NEW IN WEB/TECH

Lots of pundits pooh-pooh the idea of online community; novelist Janice MacDonald credits one such community with saving her life. Read her story and her thoughts on being a good online citizen.

Share your latest development tools and tricks, seek some sage-like advice, or just talk about your new hardware in the TechBits Pod.

—Randy Williams, Web/Tech Editor

NEW IN FUN & GAMES

Spring is here! Celebrate by joining in the Peeps 1998 contest -- send in your Peeps memories, anecdotes, myths, and legends. And, you can share the fun by sending e-mail Peeps to all your friends!

Got those hoop dreams, but you're stuck at your desk? Play "Executive Basketball" and you can shoot hoops with everything in the office — and not get yelled at...

Can't get enough Peeps to satisfy? You'll be at home in the Sweet Tooth Pod.

—Chris Young, Toymaker

ALSO FROM TRIPOD

Every Friday, one of the Tripod staffers shares a few informal and/or off-the-wall thoughts with our readers. This week, meet Paul DeBraccio, Vice President of Advertising Sales.

TRIPOD MEMBERSHIP

FREE MEMBERSHIP: Even more disk space! Tripod is now offering, for a limited time only, five megabytes of disk space with which to build the world's greatest Web sites. Now more than ever, it's time to make Tripod your home on the Web! All current Tripod members, as well as all new members who sign up during this limited time offer, will permanently receive 5 megs of disk space — FREE! Build or edit your homepage today!

TRIPOD PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: Just got even better! Now get 15 MB of disk space when you sign up to become a Tripod Premium Member. That's enough to post your 1000 page novel, 300 pictures of your friends and family, 400 cool graphics and animations, and still have tons of room left for recipes, favorite links, whatever! Sign up today!

DISCOVERING LYCOS

Tripod recently became part of the Lycos family of companies. We enjoy our association and love how this allows us to bring great search and navigation to Tripod users. Check out the Danger Will Robinson! site -- create your own planet, play the 3-D game, and more! Lost in Space opens in theaters on April 3.

Tripod Insider

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Spring came to Williamstown this week, and everyone lost their minds. This is no surprise. Every year the first signs of warm weather tend to cause abnormal behavior in the light-deprived, cabin-fevered denizens of northern Massachusetts. Here's some irrefutable evidence that Tripodians are under the spell of temperature-induced mass hysteria:

- Everyone's wearing shorts. Everyone. Bo was seen in the ping-pong room hacking the legs off a three-piece pinstriped suit.

- Tripod's editors abandoned their desks and roamed the streets of Williamstown. Editor Emma Taylor revealed that it wasn't the spring weather -- it was a desire to push the envelope of Web journalism. "We're sick of looking for cultural trends on the Web," she revealed. "We're hoping to find new cultural trends emerging in town." New trends in a small mountain town?

- Once he donned shorts, we were all reminded that Jason Patrikios has a lot of tattoos, perhaps more than 30 on his legs and feet alone. Kara Berklich suggested that, so Jason won't feel singled out, all Tripod staffers have their legs tattooed. Let's not make any rash decisions.

Fools, all of them. I've lived in this town for nine years now. Spring in March is a cruel, cruel hoax -- last year we got two feet of snow on April 1st. The cold should return soon and we'll all return to normal... whatever "normal" means when applied to folks who work for Tripod.

My windows are open, my feet are bare, and my mailbox is always open.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to e-mail Ethan Zuckerman, Vice President, Research & Development. His mailbox is always open.

Ethan Zuckerman
VP, Research & Development
[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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