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Vol. 4, No. 53

December 31, 1998

Tripodians are the strangest peoples.
Read all about it after checking out what's new on the site.

HOMEPAGE CONSOLE

Avoid getting your page visitors lost in cyberspace...Use Tripod's Homepage Console — a cool customizable navigation bar that you can tailor to your Web site.

RUN YOUR OWN CHAT

Tired of off topic discussions? Talk about what YOU want to talk about with Tripod Personal Chat.

PRIVATE PODS

Share information on the World Wide Web without the whole world knowing! Check out Private Pods!

THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR

Get FREE "You Don't Know Jack 2" software and a three-month Netmarket trial membership for only $1!

TOOLS FOR BUILDERS

Need a graphic? How about some cool links? A navigation bar? We've got these terrific building supplies and loads more page building accessories in our fabulous tools section.

Tripod Tips: Want a Tripod T-shirt? Give us a tip (please avoid telling us to "stand up in a canoe" - we already figured that one out at the company picnic) and you could win a Tripod Tee. Page building tips is what we're looking for, so submit 'em now!

Out of space? Out of time? Premium Membership not only gives you 22MB to work with, but also gives you faster uploading with access to the Premium FTP address. Get these and many other cool features now!

FINAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS

It's the invasion of the pod people, or at least the Holiday Pod people. Get down and festive with our resident celebratory experts!

PREMIUM ZONE

Member Showcase:
A must-see site for fans of Dale Earnhardt and NASCAR.

With Tripod's Premium Membership you'll get Twenty-Two Meg, 22MB, TWENTY-TWO MEGABYTES, twenty-two MB — no matter how you say it, it's a lot of space and cheap!

VOLUNTEER ON TRIPOD

DO YOU LOVE BOOKS? The Book Talk, Literature, and Mystery/Detective pods all need poderators, chat hosts, and message board hosts! Fill out a poderator application now!

Super Bowl XXXIII is just around the corner! Root for your team in the Super Bowl Pod.

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the Folk Music Pod.

Put on your red shoes in the Dance Pod.

Learn how to fix that leaky faucet in the Home Repair Pod.

LETTERS FROM TRIPOD

Can you REALLY find true love through the Internet? Assistant Editor Anna has some answers.

DISCOVERING LYCOS

Information, Please. The new Lycos.com online almanac covers everything from the weather to the history of impeachment to sports stats to countries of the world.

Only 3551 hours to go. Star Wars fans are already getting excited about the new prequel. Lycos has a countdown.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

A homegrown recording studio in Jonesboro, GA. Who knew?

A beautiful U.G.L.Y. page seeking a cure for multiple sclerosis.

Tripod Insider

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It's a fairly quiet week here at the 'Pod. About 2/3 of the company have headed off to exotic places for the holidays, leaving Williamstown virtually devoid of any Insider-worthy gossip. In addition, the temperature here in Billsville has dropped into the single digits (-30F wind chill), taking away for many of us the temptation to head for the slopes. What happens when you combine a lack of warm bodies with the beginnings of cabin fever? Here's a small sampling:

Taxonomy Editor David Martel has taken to eating the strangest foods. They look pureed, come in gargantuan pieces of tupperware, and are various shades of beige. Has Matty Quann found a soul mate?

Designer Jesse left Tripod for about an hour yesterday, and returned with 400 records to add to his already impressive collection of vinyl. No joke.

Executive Producer Maggie has been seen leaving Tripod at a decent hour (read: before 9pm). And you thought things were going to get wacky in Y2K�.

Taxonomy Editor (those crazy Taxonomy Editors!) Adam Wienert has been fine tuning his rubber-band shooting skills this week. He still has a long way to go before he'll be good enough to go up against the membership department

Rumor has it the new mama and Tripod Veep Mags Gould Stewart requested that her home computer be set up so she can keep up with what's happening at Tripod. Is little Charlie Stewart in the running for youngest person on-line?

Next week: Shannon Johnson dies her hair - again!

Happy New Year from the Friendly (and cold) Folks at Tripod.

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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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