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– Dude, where's my luggage?
– Insert HAL 9000 joke here
– A brave new ad world
THE INSIDER
News and gossip from the Guru
Let's talk about what we did over the holidays! You go first. We're
still trying to get our story straight. For most of Team Tripod the
last two weeks have been a festive blur of in-flight movies (why do
they always star Julia Roberts?) and madly-spinning baggage carousels.
Some of us racked up frequent flyer miles visiting family and friends
in Virginia and Michigan. Others welcomed the new year in such exotic
lands as India and New Jersey. We are jet-setters. We are jet-lagged.
The calendar isn't helping. No matter how many times I blink, it says
2001. Which, unless I'm doing the math wrong, means we've officially
arrived at THE FUTURE! Amazing. But before we get in line to swap our
"performance fleece" for silver jumpsuits, it's only proper that we
announce something FUTURISTIC. Fortunately, while the moving sidewalks
and meals in pill form (50 milligrams of cheeseburger, twice daily) are
still in QA, one mind-bending quantum leap is ready to roll . . .
New Ads for a New Tomorrow! Remember those ugly ads that took up lots of
room on your page? They're gone. They're history. They're the ad equivalent
of the mullet. Our new space-age ads are smaller and customizable! Start
by dressing them up with one of our slick new Ad Skins. Check out the
space we've reserved inside the ad for you to add links or a graphic of
your choice. Imagine. Ads that aren't annoying. It's not a personal
jetpack, but it's close.
BUILDING TIPS AND TRICKS
Find the latest and greatest homepage-building tips and tools here!
In a perfect world, your site would look the same (very cool, thank you
very much) on all browsers. Sorry. This is merely a perfectly adequate
world. That's why it's good to keep track of tags and other fallout
from the browser wars. Webmonkey is on the front lines.
MEMBERSHIP QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Get the inside dirt on some of the questions most frequently fielded
by our dedicated membership department!
Q: Can I have more than one member name?
A: All Tripod memberships are created by registering one member name to
a valid e-mail address. This ensures that each member name is connected
to a person at the other end! If you want to make another account (for
a family member, perhaps), you'll need to sign up again using another
valid e-mail address.
Creating another account assumes that you'll be building a new site under
that member name. Tripod will remove accounts that are created for
remote-loading purposes, which is the storing of images and sounds for
use on other pages.
DEALS FOR MEMBERS
We've scoured the Net for deals you just can't pass up!
Part of managing your health is communicating well with your doctor.
WebMD can help you! Click here for 10 important questions to ask your doctor.
Gearing up for a long-distance move? Need to relocate cross-
country or overseas? Lycos Shop By Request makes it easy
to get just the moving services you need. Simply
make a request, and we'll bring the right movers to you.
SUPER MEMBER SITES OF THE WEEK
Check out all of this week's Super Member sites!
It's Philip's world. We just live in it. A talented but somewhat unsung
actor gets the "cyber-tribute" treatment
Planning a party? Stock up on bartending tips, new drink recipes. Try
your luck with the Buzz-o-Meter.
Everything but the Zamboni. The world's biggest Maple Leaf fan creates
the ultimate team site.
Please send all comments, questions, and zero gravity boots to:
Stephen Beaupre
Insider Guru
beaupre@tripod.com
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