-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:
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,
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
+@ 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
