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Remembering the Princess
- Buckingham Palace has set up a page on its Web site for members of the
public to leave a message of condolence about the death of Princess Diana.
This site can be difficult at times to connect to because of the heavy
volume from all over the world. Here are two others: A&E's Biography
Princess Diana Message Page
and
The Best Web's Memorial Site.
Another great site is the
Princess Diana Remembrance Arena.
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SmartMoney Interactive
- Dow Jones has launched its SmartMoney Interactive site which is free,
for a limited time, after which it will be part of a subscription
package, including the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition and
Barron's Online. Features of the SmartMoney site include daily market
reports and news, as well as Java elements offering investors
interactive tools for personal financial planning.
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After Dark Online
- Want your news delivered on the wings of flying toasters? Then check
out After Dark Online, brought to you by the same folks who make the
screen savers. After Dark Online brings you six channels, including
"USA Today." Animations accompany information as it flashes across your
screen saver.
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Bike Exchange
- Devoted to the joys and challenges of the world as seen from a bike
seat. Biking classifieds, events, reviews and more. So take a break,
strap on your helmet and roll on over.
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AlphaConnect StockVue
- This site does stocks. Period. StockVue tracks your portfolio and
sends the information to your desktop in easy-to-read displays. If
you're really neurotic about your finances, you can set it to page you
when your stock hits a certain value. You can't be more connected than
that.
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Web Week
- This online version of the eponymous print publication is part of the
extensive iWorld newsstand. The site culls information about the
Internet, intranets, and even extranets, and runs opinions and articles
on market trends, international enterprises and pending litigation that
promise to agitate the Web. Especially useful is "Ask Dr. Website,"
where you can learn more about Web authoring, managing a site and
navigation.
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Great Foods Online
- If you cook with virgin oil instead of Pam, barbecue gourmet sausages
instead of Oscar Mayer wieners, and brew aromatic beans instead of
Folger's instant crystals, then you'll want to come here to plan your
next fabulous soiree. Great Food Online bring together the
gastronomical delights of 12 specialty shops selling a variety of
cheeses, pickled vegetables, smoked meats, chocolate goodies and other
yummy treats.
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3rd Rock from the Sun
- So you thought The "X-Files" and "Dark Skies" fed society's "aliens
among us" paranoia? Well, "3rd Rock from the Sun" easily takes first
place in the sweepstakes. Each week, the site takes on the heavy burden
of proving there really are aliens among us. In fact, it names names.
Here are some of the aliens who have been posing as human beings, only
to be "outed" by "3rd Rock's" Webmeisters: Tiger Woods, the Baldwin
Brothers, Dolly Parton, Bill Gates, Don King, RuPaul, Jate Moss, Boutros
Boutros-Ghali, Dick Clark and, of course, Jim Carrey.
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Chef Boyardee
- Here's a staggering thought: This site's Web address will be printed on
78 million cans of Chef Boyardee products. Targeted to reach an audience
9-17 years old, the site features what the company says is the only
truly interactive comic strip, Beefy Boy. Visitors can also make
their own TV commercials by rearranging graphics and adding
dialogue.
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People Chase
- Although the Web becomes more of a commercial medium every day, personal
home pages continue to be among the most interesting things out there.
This site is a combination site award and Web ring that lets you enjoy
the best in non-commercial, individually-created pages. Click on the
running man logo to go to a random personal home page. Each site that's
received the award bears the same logo and clicking on it again takes
you to yet another random page. You also can nominate your own site for
an award and inclusion in the ring.
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Getting Real
- This site aims to help high school students make decisions about their
personal life and future careers. The design approach is outstanding,
and so is much of the content. Getting Real includes interviews with
activists and athletes, the diaries of more nine high school students,
feature articles, advice, well-considered collections of links in nine
categories, nine threaded discussion areas, information on the college
application process, entrepreneurship and much more.
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Link Across Texas/Texas Monthly
- Partner, Links Across Texas, sponsored by "Texas Monthly" magazine, is a
searchable database of sites relating to Texas life, business and
culture. You even can register to be listed in a directory that will
tell the rest of the world how Texas works. So, saddle up and ride on
over, he-ear.
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Technobeat
- Interested in becoming a connoisseur of World Music? Then dive right
into the cultural delight of Technobeat, a site the reviews an endless
number of artists, albums and sounds from African and indipop.
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Freestyle Frisbie
- Cool photos, schedule of national events (and maps of how to get there)
and fun history of the "human torso and the flying disc."
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WhoWhere?
- WhoWhere has a sneaky way of using alliances with other companies to
make its site seem much larger and more comprehensive than it really is.
But who cares?! The sites include searches for e-mail addresses,
people's personal Web sites, businesses, government Websites, toll-free
phone numbers and securities filings. There's also a hierarchical
directory of sites, business and financial news from Dow Jones, free Web
space for small sites, free e-mail accounts, a free way to organize your
private contacts, free classified ad space and a not-at-all free
greeting card business.
Please send in a good Web site by clicking on the
"Notes to the Editor" icon. This week's recommendations are from:
Curtis:
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Curtis Carmichael
- Curtis is 15 years old and he already is a true Webmaster. Take a look
at the kind of stuff a creative kid can do online, including family
photos and favorite links.
Helene:
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Goodwin Music
- A country music resource - artists, guitar help, hotlinks and guitar and
lyrics archives.
Steve:
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The Polyester Network
- Start the disco "thump" and get that sequined ball spinning because this
site is groovy and cool. Dig the '70s' Charts and the Retro Yard Sale.
We're also sure you'll be hip to the "Farout Time Line" and
"Entertainment" (which gives detailed information on the entertainment
industry in the 1970s).
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