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A Song in Every House
Karaoke: It may be embarrassing, but it's endless fun, especially to the Japanese, who introduced this sing-along entertainment. Now it's moving out of the bars and into the home, thanks to the Internet.
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The Last Place?
Since World War II, Albania has been one of the most repressed and isolated countries in the world. When a United Nations agency introduced the Internet, the few elites allowed to use it could hardly believe such a thing existed.
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Rider of the Cyber Sage
As a colonel in the army, David Hughes won medals in Korea and Vietnam and taught General Norman. As the wild, wild Web's Cursor Cowboy, he's fighting to provide Internet access to everyone.
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Hands Across the Net
Two housemates, both on disability with AIDS, faced a life of increasing isolation as their health declined. A donated used computer brought the world back in.
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Great Expectations
Faced with a declining economy as traditional industries faltered, concerned individuals in Lincoln County, Montana, worked together in a modern-day version of a barn raising to turn things around.
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Bosno's Foot
With a wired network of supporters, including a prosthetics technician, a Bosnian war victim walks tall again.
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Hands Across the Web
Employees of a West Bank educational software company avoid the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians by telecommuting most of the week.
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Go, Girl!
Girls need role models, says Laura Groppe. So she created a Web page, an online mentoring service, and the Girls InterWire newsletter, all focused on helping young women become comfortable with technology.
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News They Can Use
An Orthodox Jewish family living in the occupied West Bank depends on CNN Online for uncensored news about the world outside their compound.
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Circle of Support
When Debbi Hood Johnson's husband died of AIDS, she became lost in grief. Debbi turned to Computer AIDS Ministry, a New York BBS, to find her way back.
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