Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!news.mathworks.com!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!pacbell.com!well!miwok!pacific.net!northcoast.com!northcoast.com!not-for-mail From: savetz@northcoast.com (Kevin Savetz) Newsgroups: northcoast.support,alt.internet.services,alt.online-service,alt.etext,alt.bbs.internet,alt.culture.internet,comp.internet.library,news.newusers.questions,alt.answers,comp.answers,news.answers Subject: Internet Press (version 1.5) Followup-To: alt.internet.services Date: 5 Jul 1995 03:00:15 -0700 Organization: NorthCoast Internet Lines: 296 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Message-ID: <3tdnrf$gth@redwood.northcoast.com> Reply-To: savetz@northcoast.com NNTP-Posting-Host: redwood.northcoast.com Summary: A guide to electronic journals about the Internet Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.internet.services:55540 alt.online-service:14414 alt.etext:1516 alt.bbs.internet:33142 alt.culture.internet:13633 comp.internet.library:1495 news.newusers.questions:73845 alt.answers:10453 comp.answers:12941 news.answers:47910 Archive-name: internet-services/internet-press Last-Modified: 1995/4/16 Version: 1.5 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Internet Press A guide to electronic journals about the Internet -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Version 1.5 - 16 April, 1995 by Kevin M. Savetz - savetz@northcoast.com and John M. Higgins - higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org This document is copyright 1995 by Kevin M. Savetz and John M. Higgins. All rights reserved. More legal stuff is near the end of this file. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- +Additions: +@ The Edge; +Cybersurfing; +Globetrotter; +Internet Sex Surfer News; +Online World Monitor; +Science & Engineering Network News; +The Virtual Mirror +Webnews; +Websurf #Updates: -Deleted: Scout Report (temporarily [?] gone do to changes at InterNIC) The Internet is full of many high-quality publications about the net itself. But surprise, surprise, like everything else 'round here they're tough to find. Here's some guidance on what's out there and what's good. Some are pointers to other net resources, some address broader issues of the net. Some are free, some cost $$$. Be warned that some of these are startups, which often fail to live up to their promise and publication schedule. WHY THE WEB SUCKS: For publishing, that is. After spending months finding, reading and reviewing E-zines it's clear that the best way to publish is to put it right in my hands. Oh, if you want spiffy graphics the Web can't be beat. But a magazine is all about the text. Making a magazine Web-only -- forcing the reader to remember the publishing schedule and go hunt for it is like printing a newspaper by only making it available in libraries. FEEDBACK Y'ALL: Let us know about any other good e-journals or newsletters discussing the Internet, paid or free. Send details and copies to higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org and savetz@northcoast.com. HOW TO GET THE INTERNET PRESS ONCE: E-MAIL - To: ipress-request@northcoast.com Subject: archive Body: send ipress HOW TO GET PERIODIC UPDATES TO THE INTERNET PRESS: E-MAIL - To: ipress-request@northcoast.com Subject: subscribe Body: ignored USENET - alt.internet.services, alt.culture.internet, alt.etext MUST-READS (Guides, newsgroups, etc): alt.internet.services; Net- Happenings mailing list (or comp.internet.net-happenings); Yanoff's Special Internet Connections List; NetSurfer Digest. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=TIPSHEETS=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (Free): A little academic. But since it's edited by John December, the master of the colossal CMC guide, it's worth checking. WWW - http://www.rpi.edu/~decemj/cmc/mag/current/toc.html #EVERYBODY'S INTERNET UPDATE (free): Monthly newsletter from the Electronic Frontier Foundation aimed at picking up where the EFF's Guide to the Internet (formerly the Big Dummy's Guide) left off. E-MAIL - To: listserv@eff.org Subject: Ignored Body: add net-guide-update USENET - comp.org.eff.talk, alt.internet.services FTP - ftp.eff.org: /pub/Net_info/Guidebooks/Everybodys_Guide/Updates GOPHER - gopher.eff.org: /Net Info/EFF's Guide to the Internet/Updates WWW - http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Guidebooks/Everybodys_Guide/Updates/ HUMAN CONTACT - Adam Gaffin, adamg@world.std.com INTERNET-ON-A-DISK (Free): So-so newsletter on public domain electronic texts, books, government manuals, etc. Also includes pointers to some other resources. E-MAIL - To: samizdat@world.std.com Subject: Newsletter request Body: subscribe Internet-On-A-Disk your@address INTERNET RESOURCES (Free): Web-only newsletter produced by Heriot-Watt University Library. Although aimed primarily at staff and students at the Scottish University, it's got pointers useful to others. Not spectacular, but worth checking out. WWW - http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/irn.html +THE INTERNET SEX SURFER NEWS ($): Not being much for spectator sports, the "adult" side of the net isn't our groove. But given that sector's popularity, it deserves its own e-pub. Bi-weekly. Delivery by e-mail, but you must register by snail mail with a puny $3 annual subscription payment (to keep every 14-year-old with an AOL account from signing up). SNAIL MAIL: Phillip Mason 403 Stringtown Road Williamsburg, KY 40769-9727 (USA) HUMAN CONTACT - phillip@iglou.com NEW ON THE INTERNET (Free): Completely different from the similarly-named $$$ pub. A decent collection of pointers and ideas, though a bit on the breathless side. E-MAIL - To: new.on.the.net@reply.net. Subject: None Body: None; mail kicks back the latest issue. NETSURFER DIGEST (Free): An interesting startup that crisply reviews a wide range of net topics and resources. For example, one issue discussed some interesting disagreements among the net.gods, pointed to a furious thread on anti-feminsim that had broken out on alt.mens-rights, and offered pointers to a few cool publications. E-MAIL - To: nsdigest-request@netsurf.com Subject: Ignored Body: subscribe nsdigest-html (Recommended!) or Body: subscribe nsdigest-text WWW - http://www.netsurf.com/nsd/index.html FTP - ftp://ftp.netsurf.com/pub/nsd/ +SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NETWORK NEWS ($$$): Ambitious monthly listing resources for science professionals from medicine to physics. Very thorough, loaded with good stuff, but runs $97 a year. E-MAIL - To: senn@world.std.com +THE VIRTUAL MIRROR - They claim it's not a magazine, but it looks like one to us, a good one at that. Regularly updated collection of tips and net articles. WWW - http://mirror.wwa.com/mirror/ WEBster ($$$) - Good news and commentary on Internet happenings as well as excellent tool and URL roundups make this a winner. E-mail document retrieval system only sends the articles you are interested in. E-MAIL - To: 4free@webster.tgc.com Subject: Ignored Body: Ignored HUMAN CONTACT - love-letters@webster.tgc.com +WEBNEWS - Well-edited monthly collection of web-based information. One issue hooks into the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Homepage, an exotic pet breeder and a biography of St. Patrick. WWW - http://twinbrook.cis.uab.edu:70/webNews.80 THE WEB WORD - This startup monthly aims to give pointers like the top 10 web sites, news, and how-to tips. Pretty good. Quizzically, it's only available by e-mail at launch. Long. E-MAIL - To: innovation@euronet.nl Subject: Ignored Body: intro Your@address Your Name -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=NET TALK-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +@ THE EDGE - Surprisingly good effort coming from a net hound in NYC. Well-done news and commentary about the net. WWW - http://www.dorsai.org/~tristan +CYBERSURFING - Regular column appearing in The Age, a daily Australian paper and written by Jason Romney. Worth checking out. WWW - http://werple.mira.net.au/~jromney/ HUMAN CONTACT - jromney@werple.mira.net.au BITS AND BYTES (Free): Good computer miscellanea. But why do so many publications grab snippets of Edupage, an excellent infotech e-pub? On the long side. E-MAIL - To: listserv@acad1.dana.edu Subject: ignored Body: SUBSCRIBE bits-n-bytes [case matters!] GOPHER - gopher.dana.edu: /Electronic Journals FTP - ftp.dana.edu: /periodic CYBERWIRE DISPATCH (Free): Very high quality coverage of the Internet and cyberspace. Editor Brock Meeks (a reporter for Interactive Week) became famous by getting sued for libel by a "make.money.fast"-type. Short. Soon to become part of HotWIRED. E-MAIL - To: majordomo@cyberwerks.com Subject: Ignored Body: subscribe cwd-l USENET - comp.society.privacy GOPHER - cyberwerks.com WWW - http://cyberwerks.com EFFECTOR (Free): The Electronic Frontier Foundation's membership newsletter, great for telecom policy updates. Short E-MAIL - To: listserv@eff.org Subject: Ignored Body: subscribe your@address effector-online USENET - comp.org.eff {preferred!} GOPHER - gopher.eff.org FTP - ftp.eff.org DIGITAL FUTURE - ($$$) Formerly FYI, a well-written pub covering a range of Internet topics that seems focused on the commercial aspects of the net. One recent issue addressed Compu$erve's push into Internet access, a new net catalog venture, and the creation of a new cyberspace magazine. Nicely done, but seems too reliant on press release stuff. You can decide for yourself since free samples and an abridged version are readily available. E-MAIL - To: fyi@marketplace.com Subject: fyi Body: Humans here, ask nicely GOPHER - marketplace.com Human contact: jhart@csn.org +GLOBETROTTER - British Web-based bi-monthly featuring news about the net. Nothing dramatic and there's too much stuff about other topics, though (OJ, e.g.). WWW - http://www.dungeon.com/~globe HOTWIRED (Free): The E-version of Wired magazine. For all the hype, it's not very impressive. Except for Flux, a gossip column, the content is VERY uneven. WWW -- www.hotwired.com INTERNET ADVERTISING REVIEW (Free) -- An occasional newsletter written by Michael Strangelove, author of a book on doing business on the net. Send for the second issue. E-MAIL - To: mstrange@fonorola.net Subject: REVIEW2 INTERNET INDEX: A shameless and very well executed imitation of Harper's Index compiling interesting net stats. WWW - http://www.openmarket.com/info/internet-index/current.html EMAIL - internet-index-request@OpenMarket.com Subject: ignored Body: subscribe internet-index INTERNET MONTHLY REPORT (Free): IMR announces the online accomplishments, milestones, and problems discovered by a variety of organizations in the Internet community. Very long, 100k-plus. E-MAIL RETRIEVAL - To: rfc-info@isi.edu Subject: Ignored Body: Retrieve: imryymm.txt e.g., Retrieve: imr9408.txt = Aug. 1994 FTP - venera.isi.edu/in-notes/imr/imryymm.txt nis.nsf.net/internet/newsletters/internet.monthly.report GOPHER - is.internic.net:Internet Info.../Internet Monthly Reports JASBITS (Free): Computer and net miscellanea. What it lacks in newsiness it makes up in entertainment value. E-MAIL - To: jsquires@cerf.net Subject: Ignored Body: Subscribe Your Name MATRIX NEWS ($$$) - Not strictly about the net, this monthly looks more broadly about cross-network issues issues. Expect Internet, Bitnet, UUCP plus stand-alone services like the Well and Compu$erve. Pretty techie/academic. Subs are $25 a year. Samples readily available. E-MAIL - To: mids@tic.com Subject: Ask nicely Body: Humans here GOPHER - gopher.tic.com WWW - http://www.tic.com FTP - ftp.tic.com META MAGAZINE (Free): A monthly mostly about net-related stuff. Not bad, but could use a little more meat. Worth a test drive, if you can handle the Web-only nature of the pub. WWW - ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/mlinksva/meta.html NETWORK OBSERVER (Free): Monthly commentary and bits about the net. Lengthy. E-MAIL - To: rre-request@weber.ucsd.edu Subject: subscribe Your Name Body: NADA NETWORKS & COMMUNITY (Free): The emphasis here is on "community" in Internet-land. Short and less techie than you might expect. Too much excerpting from other net sources. E-MAIL - To: cvington@netcom.com Subject: ignored Body: SUBSCRIBE YOUR NAME GOPHER - gopher.well.sf.ca.us /Community/Civic Nets NEW ON THE NET ($$$): Stats about what new domains are signing up to the net, listed by state, area code, type of company, etc. Short version is free. A longer version with lots of detail is $10. Presumably a prospect list for consultants, software companies, etc. WWW - http://directory.net/netinfo HUMAN CONTACT - p00426@psilink.com NSF NETWORK NEWS (Free): Bi-monthly news on the real nuts and bolts of the net. Mucho techie, but one issue had a good overview to telecom legislation in Congress. E-MAIL - To: newsletter-request@is.internic.net Subject: Ignored Body: SUBSCRIBE NSF-NETWORK-NEWS) GOPHER - is.internic.net: InterNIC Info.../About InterNIC Info... WWW - http://www.internic.net/newsletter +THE ONLINE WORLD MONITOR ($$$) Norway-based bi-monthly reviewing different aspects of the net. One issue contained a section on the Net in Africa and assessing the web by e-mail. Author publishes a companion e-book called the Online World Handbook. WWW - http://login.eunet.no/~presno/index.html +WEBSURF - Web-based magazine, largely about non-net stuff, but offers some links and Web-publishing advice. WWW - http://www.crl.com/~whisper/WEB1TOC.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Copyright 1994-1995 Kevin M. Savetz and John M. Higgins. This list may be redistributed provided that the article and this notice remain intact. This article may not under any circumstances be resold or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from Kevin Savetz and John M. Higgins. That includes publication by magazine or CD-ROM. But if you're interested, talk to us. We write for a living, after all. ###end of document###