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Vol. 4, No. 51

December 18, 1998

Tripodians keep celebrating -- the holidays and a new baby!
Read all about it after checking out what's new on the site.

HOMEPAGE CONSOLE

Make it easier for visitors to find things on your site with Tripod's new Homepage Console. Build your own cool navigation bar with our build-a-console tools -- no coding necessary!

PRIVATE PODS

Keep your gift ideas under wraps in your own Private Pod! No need to worry that your uncle will buy the same popcorn popper for Grandpa that you are. Use our handy private message boards to share gift giving ideas with just your family and friends.

PERSONAL CHAT

At YOUR request, we've opened up Personal Chat to ALL TRIPOD MEMBERS! Eliminate your long distance bill and gather your friends and family in your own Tripod chat room.

TOOLS FOR BUILDERS

You can't build anything without the right tools, and Tripod's got the best tools for the job. Fill your page with cool gizmos in less time than it takes to light up your home for the holidays!

'Tis the season to exchange banners, er... gifts! It's always time to exchange banners! Head over to SmartAds and treat your Web site to some traffic this holiday season.

Fresh out of banners? Try our handy Tripod Banner Builder.

Become a Better Builder, and enter our first Homepage Makeover! You'll receive the undivided attention of Tripod designers, editors, and programmers who will help you make your page stellar!

HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS

Not in the holiday spirit yet? We've got just the thing -- Tripod's Holiday Mini-site, where you can catch snowflakes on your tongue, build a snowman, and send holiday e-mail greetings.

There's only one week of shopping left... don't fret. Tripod's here to help! Find great gift ideas to fit any budget in our super Holiday Gift Center. Our partners can ship overnight!

Hurry, the snowmen are melting and the hunt is almost over! Find some snowmen, and have the chance to win one of three $100 gift certificates from CDnow, barnesandnoble.com, and iPrint.

Tips for the VERY last minute shopper: Do your holiday shopping easily and (more importantly) quickly, online with Lycos. Holiday shops include Hammacher- Schlemmer, Encyclopedia Britannica, J.C. Penny, AT&T;, MasterCard, and GameDealer.com.

It's never too late to build a Wish List! Build your own to share with friends and family. Check out the gallery and see what others are wishing for -- everything from a new Corvette to world peace.

PREMIUM ZONE

Member Showcase:
Wings Over the Pacific: Ever seen an F-4 Phantom or Lockheed's Stealth fighter? Check out member fastboater's excellent aviation site with a huge collection of aircraft images!

Give the gift of Tripod for the holidays! Tripod's Premium Membership, now new and improved, makes the perfect present.

VOLUNTEER ON TRIPOD

What is a poderator, you may ask? They're the volunteer moderators of our special interest pod communities. Interested? Fill out a Poderator Application today!

NEW PODS: Tripod's Member Communities

Take your pick, and strum to your heart's content in the Guitar Pod.

See how women make it happen in the Business Women Pod.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the Comic Book Art Pod!

Meet the rest of our star builders in the Better Builders Pod.

LETTERS FROM TRIPOD

Michael writes a fond farewell to his desk-mate, Senior Editor Emma.

DISCOVERING LYCOS

Celebrating Hanukkah '98.

Shop your way, in The Lycos Store. Browse by gift category, choose your price range, or pick your favorite merchant. Online shopping made easy.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Bara-chan's Cyber Garden -- full of lush anime.

The EFL Playhouse -- a resource for teachers of young learners.

The Women's Clubhouse -- the place where women play!

Tripod Insider

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We are all looking forward to more celebrations this week as the onslaught of Holiday parties begins. (Yes, we do do some work around here!) Monday night was the Tripod Women's Auxiliary First Annual Cookie Exchange at Mags and David�s house. A few billion leftover cookies showed up at the potluck on Tuesday, along with Barak�s �Fool�s Gold Loaf� -- an entire loaf of white bread, a jar of peanut butter, one lb. of bacon, and a whole jar of grape jelly (one of Elvis� favorite snacks), Mike Merrill's chicken enchilada soup, and a company favorite �- Krispy Kreme donuts, straight outta NYC thanks to Christa.

Rachel and Ethan hosted their holiday party on Tuesday night. We all worked to help them reach their 1,000 paper crane goal, but origami is a challenge after a few glasses of Rachel�s eggnog. Ethan cooked enough latkes to feed the entire population of Williamstown, and we consumed most of them. General merriment and cookie eating ensued. Are we tired of this yet??? Nope. Full??? Not quite.

Wednesday night, the entire Tripod staff (minus David and Mags who made up some lame excuse about having a baby that night) traveled to Dick and Jude�s house for the annual Tripod holiday party. Suggested attire: jewel-tone velvet anything, smoking jackets, tuxedos, and WW II uniforms (courtesy of Gail Burns� theatre troupe). Jo Ann reminded us that gray is this year�s black. Living in Billsville, we need all the fashion help we can get!

Hope your holiday celebrations are as much fun (and as filling) as ours! Tune in next week to find out whether that lame excuse of David and Mags' was a boy or a girl!

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If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email Geoff.
His mailbox is always open.

Geoff Strawbridge
Membership Magnate
[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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