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Vol. 5, No. 5

February 5, 1999

They came, they saw, they conquered.
Read all about it after checking out what's new on the site.

GO BUILD A HOMEPAGE!!!

Building a homepage is as easy as following the yellow brick road. Just go to our build section and follow the steps. Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the Tripod steps...

COOL NEW FEATURES SURVEY

Ever seen something cool on the Web that you'd like to add to your homepage that Tripod doesn't offer? Or, are you a programmer who wants to integrate your programs on to your homepage? Fill out the Tripod Homepage Accessories survey and tell us what you want! Ten lucky respondents will win a Tripod T-shirt!

NEW ON TRIPOD

Test your love, send some electronic blooms (guaranteed not to wilt), read how Bernadette Noll learned to love Valentine's Day, find romance inducing music and books, and join other romantics in Tripod's Romance Pod. It's the Love Shack, only on Tripod, baby!

UR-Loved on Tripod! Want to propose? Are you a secret admirer? Declare your intentions to the world, AND give the object of your affection a homepage on Tripod for free!

Post-Seinfeld, Dr. Bob tackles a whole new kind of "shrinkage" in this week's Ask the Doctor.

BUILDING FEATURES

Smart Ads? Are we crazy? Nope! Join our banner exchange and find out how many ads were served on your page, and then have your ad banner promoted on sites across the network.

Tripod Stats — put these little green boxes on your page and WHAM! you've got all the info you need about who's been visiting your page.

It's a bird, it's a plane, er... no, it's a navigation bar! Help your visitors find their way around your site with Tripod's Homepage Console.

Tired of pop-ups? Well no more! 3 bucks a month and they're history. Tripod Premium Membership — get the perks

Visualize interactive characters (blue bats, gophers, etc.) running across your desktop. Now make it happen!

HOT DEALS

Nothing says "I Love You" like music, and now you can save $5.00 saying it! Browse CDnow's Gift Center for romantic music for your sweetheart. Or, make your own custom Valentine's CD today! (offer expires 2/11/99)

SELL BOOKS, WIN BUCKS! Build a barnesandnoble.com affiliate store on your Tripod homepage (it's easy — no programming needed!), sell books on your page, and you'll have the chance to win up to $500 — cash.

NEW PODS: Tripod's Member Communities

How much do we love Webmonkey.com? Enough to devote a whole pod to them!

Spring is just around the corner! Get psyched in the Water Sports Pod.

Share your most intimate Photoshop secrets in the Graphic Design/DTP Pod.

How 'bout that Euro? Discuss, in the European Union Pod.

LETTERS FROM TRIPOD

Mikey tells us what he does when he's not getting sworn at in Italian.

DISCOVERING LYCOS

Are Boy George and Cyndi Lauper really both up for Grammies this year? Yup. Find all the Grammy nominees in one easy guide, only on Lycos.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

The Electronic World Wrestling Federation: for all those who can't don the leopard-print spandex.

Paleontology meets Babylon 5 in Mena's Web-Site-A-Go-Go!

Tripod Insider

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Billsville got a taste of Europe this week. Seven people representing Tripod in the UK & Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands descended upon Billsville and Tripod World HQ for a Webmaster Training session. Our transatlantic counterparts are working to bring Europe the same great homepage building tools and Pod interaction found on Tripod US.

It wasn't all work though. The UK Webmaster, Chris Boross, took part in Tripod's weekly bowling ritual. The word around the office was that Chris is still a "beginner," and should probably stick to soccer (or football in the UK)! Our Italian Webmaster, Gabriele Vinci, received a warm welcome from the US when he came down with the flu on his first day here and was bedridden for the rest of the week. The Spanish Webmaster, Juan Antonio Banos, was extremely quiet until he'd had a few beers on Tuesday night — then we couldn't get him to stop talking!

While we were sharing our 'Pod expertise, it seems some of the Europeans' fashion chic rubbed off on us. A few people around the office, who will rename nameless (hint: rhymes with Taxonomists), are trying to make a fashion statement by growing moustaches. It's a little bit exclusive — only the boys can do it. One of the girls in the tech dept. showed her support though by dying her hair orange. Well, even if we can't look as hip as our European partners, we can (and do!) express our creativity through alternate means.

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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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