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HotFlash 4.33 - Online Archaeology

HotFlash 4.33
for the week of 25 July 1997
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and information.


Online Archaeology
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Synapse: Think the Web

"Into the nerd Eden came the snakes of the liberal arts." This week in
Synapse, Jon Carroll recalls the early days of The Well, where writers
and programmers discovered their common culture - chat as reality check,
language as jazz. Also: John McChesney and Josef Dietl of the W3C
discuss Europe's Net lag, Brooke Shelby Biggs decries the arrogance of
journalists, and Jon Katz separates the geeks from the nerds - in
Synapse, made possible by Intrigue.

     http://www.hotwired.com/synapse/


Webmonkey: Build the Web

After a good look at push media's latest incarnation, Jeffrey Veen says
Web channels live up to the TV analogy - they're a bore. Find out where
channels went wrong, learn Dancing Benny's Shockwave secrets, and settle
the GIF-versus-JPEG question once and for all - in Webmonkey.

     http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/


Net Surf: Surf the Web

Static habits die hard, and with Web publishers pitching to the lowest
common denominator, a new plug-in has the survival odds of a crack baby.
When CPR proves useless, can PR save the day? Joey Anuff, in Net Surf.

     http://www.hotwired.com/netsurf/


Dream Jobs: Work the Web

There's no such thing as a bad font, insists graphic designer Sasha
Kurtz, but even the noblest type can be led astray. If you know better
than to take Bodoni online, Sasha may have a job for you: R/GA Digital
Studios is looking for graphic designers. We've also found a spot for a
creative director at Berlin's Pixelpark - in this week's Dream Jobs,
made possible by Dockers Khakis (tm). And check out our Greener Grass
List, an index of 100 companies we'd love working for.

     http://www.hotwired.com/dreamjobs/


Beta Lounge: Hear the Web

This week the Beta Lounge Remix serves up UK's Dark Summer Tour,
featuring three of England's top drum-and-bass producers: Doc Scott, Ed
Rush, and J. Majik. Also in the Remix: Dodge fat beats and death-defying
cuts and scratches as underground sensation Peanut Butter Wolf goes
head-to-head with D-Styles of the Invisible Skratch Piklz. And on
Thursday, catch the Network Syndicate DJs in a live netcast from the
HotWired studios.

     http://www.betalounge.com/


RGB Gallery: Clear Your Cache

antirom's interactive Shockwave "engines" create a boundless space that
demands interaction, turning the monitor into an expansive electronic
palette. Their digital toys ("born out of frustration with the poverty
of digital publishing") will reshape your view of what Web multimedia
can be.

     http://www.hotwired.com/rgb/


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Chances are you've already met the Collins boys. These tall summer
soldiers returned from the First World War as popular summer slings -
something fizzy to remind people that their throats are still there.
Tom Collins and his brother John, in Cocktail.

     http://www.cocktailtime.com/hf/


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