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Getting it from the Internet

Personalized Start/News/Services Pages - The Next Wave. You're one click away from a totally new Internet. You've got to try[product]'s new service:[product] has everything you want from the Internet.[product] organizes the entire Web into channels like News, Sports, Money,Entertainment and Travel. Each channel offers all the Web resources you want most in one convenient package.[product] has content from all the top Web publishers like[insert services here].Plus a huge, browseable directory of Web sites, chat rooms, Internet events, local weather and much, much more.[product] makes searching easier and more efficient.[product] is also the easiest place to search for and find information on the Web including Web sites, business listings, maps, email and phone listings, events, software and more. And [product]'s intuitive interface lets you find just the information you're looking for.[product] gets personal.[product] automatically delivers your local weather forecasts, lottery numbers, newspapers and movie listings. Use [product] to personalize your stock quotes, sports scores, horoscopes and more.Don't miss out! Try [product] now.

NOTICE: You are receiving this message because[someone] subscribed to one of [product]'s newsletters. This is a special announcement, and you will not receive any further scheduled email on this topic [.. right ..].

It's called Push Technology, and these products are just the first baby steps into this new internet facility. And for now at least they are free services. You tell the [product] what your area's of interest are, and they send down the information (and advertising) that will most likely be of interest. Basically, the idea is to provide an electronic magazine that will attract readership so they can sell advertising space to their sponsors (or for themselves).Here are just a few of the new such sites that I find interesting:

• home.microsoft.com - Microsoft: venerable service which most IE users have seen before. It's the default home page after initial installation.
• www.msnbc.com - Microsoft: newer project offering NBC news feed and services.
• home.snap.com - C|Net: new e'zine format news/services.
• my.excite.com - Excite: new add-on to popular search engine (My Excite Channel).

Getting Yourself Onto the Internet

www.yourname.com. Want to create your own DIY website for the internet? Can you use a word processor? HTML isn't much more difficult than just typing in the text and then adding simple markers, or 'tags', to indicate to your internet browser where the headings, paragraphs, and other special formatting elements belong. And there is SO much help available over the internet..

• maxpages.com/ssdirect - Freebies on the net to get you started with your very own site.
• www.download.com [cuteFTP] - C|Net: You may need to download an FTP file transfer program to access your personal home page.

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