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Vol. 3, No. 34

August 21, 1997

Welcome to the Tripod Insider, sponsored this week by CHRYSLER and the Chrysler Design Conference on Tripod. (Watch for it on Thursday, August 21st -- from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT.) This week our newest hire makes a name for himself -- just in time for the apocalypse. Read the news after seeing what's new on the site.

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Ever wonder what the cars of tomorrow will look like? What will make them go? What they'll be made of? Chrysler's 1997 Design and Engineering interns will show you what the future might look like in car design and technology this Thursday, August 21. They'll introduce six concept cars for the year 2008 developed this summer as part of the Chrysler Design and Engineering internship program.

The excitement begins around 3:00 (Thursday, August 21) with a conferencing session with the Chrysler interns. Tripod members can post questions and comments about the cars and issues they'll see in an adjacent conference room. Join us to dream, design, and discuss the cars and trucks of the future.
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PLEASE NOTE!!

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Tripod is moving again (sort of)! With the increasing popularity of Tripod's Homepage Builder, our Internet traffic has gone through the roof. To accomodate this massive demand, we're moving our Web servers from their current location in Troy, NY to a state-of-the-art facility outside of New York City run by the nice people at Exodus Communication (who have big fat pipes into the Internet). Some Tripod services, such as the Homepage Builder, Tripod FTP, and Personal Chat, may not be available while we move, but our clever tech crew will make sure that these services are restored as quickly as possible. (Although you will not be able to modify your member pages, they will continue to be served while we move.)

The move will begin at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 24, and we expect everything to be back and better than ever by 9 p.m. on Monday, August 25. After we finish the installation in our new home, Tripod and Tripod members' pages will load faster and more efficiently, which is good news for all of us. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Content And Services

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NEW IN THE WOMEN'S ZONE

This week in the Women's Room, we launch part one of the Motherhood series: "Soon Enough a Mama."

Bernadette Noll got her sonogram at 18 weeks and was finally convinced of her pregnancy -- she was over the Pregnant Pause. Then the planning and the hoping and the wondering began.

Bunny Fisher, guardian angel of soon-enough-mamas everywhere (and one of the wisest mothers I know), has some advice: Don't take any. Don't listen to anyone. Except for this one thing...

In the Motherhood Poll, see where you fall in the working moms spectrum: To work, to telecommute, to give it all up for motherhood?

Then, join Bust's Deb Stoller (aka Celina Hex), Bernadette Noll, and the coolest mothers, mothers-to-be, and ne'er-be-mothers we could find, in the Women's Room conference.

Plus, of course, a new Web review, new letters from you in the Editor's Room, and a new Web Filter. Phew. I'm tired just thinking about all this motherhood stuff...

—Emma Taylor, Women's Room editor

NEW IN WORK

As we mention week after week, it's a whole new work world out there. Today's employees work longer hours, leaving less time to pursue life's other little necessities during their time off. Which means, of course, that trysts between colleagues are less taboo than they used to be. But that still may not mean they're a good idea...which is why this week's Work section is devoted to Sex and Relationships in the Workplace.

The ever-outrageous Harry Goldstein shares some hysterical stories while trying to define the paramemeters of "professional" dating behavior in "The Rules of Distraction."

Think you can tell when a little flirtation at the water cooler crosses the line into sexual harassment? Think again -- and take our quiz.

Take a look at what our Tripod members had to say about office hanky-panky in an extra-steamy edition of "Survey Sez."

If we know Tripod members, they've still go tmore to say on the subject. Stop by our member conference on Sex and Relationships in the Workplace to share your own questions, advice, anecdotes, or horror stories.

—Randy Williams, Work editor

NEW IN HEALTH/SPORTS

Now that biting people is quite the trendy, Hollywood thing to do, you might want to ask: What're the odds you're next? Take Health's new weekly quick quiz and find out how many people get chomped each year (that is, before Tyson, Slater, and Marv Albert's additions).

And if you find yourself having nightmares about strangers' teeth, tell our shrink all about it. For the next two weeks the Health section will be accepting questions on mental health to be answered by our expert psychiatrist. Also, Dr. Rob answers questions on ovarian cancer, physicals, and acne, and Dr. Migdow deals with eczema and dandruff.

—Lori Tuckett, Health Editor

NEW IN WEB/TECH

Ever wonder why the Internet is so sloooow? Don't be so fast to blame those wires -- it could be you who's lagging. Find out how to speed up your connection and make your surfing time count. Doug Lawson gives you the goods.

Does Hollywood hire stunt hackers to weave their magic in the movies? Web/Tech's conference heats up as we debate the flaws in geek chic.

And for all you aspiring writer types, we've launched the latest Pod in our family -- the Writers' Block Pod. If you think you might be the next Hemingway (or if you really are, we're not picky) come join Poderator Rachel Barenblat and your fellow writers. As always, get the latest news in Podlife. See what's new this week in your favorite Pod.

— Alyssa Boehm, Web/Tech assistant editor

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

10 Megabytes -- what does that really mean? It's equivalent to hundreds of pages of text -- with the addition of features that text can never offer. So you can write that book on Stonehenge, build your tribute page to Gary Coleman, and offer the world's most extensive collection of links to movie reviews, all within one set of pages! Combine those 12 megs with features including Personal Chat, an online Answering Machine, and colorized images custom-made by you, and the possibilities are endless!

10 megabytes, Personal Chat, Answering Machines, Colorizer Technology and more are available exclusively to Tripod Premium Members. Sign up now!

Tripod Insider

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Let's get the staff news out of the way right off: This week we welcome David Stewart to Tripod as our new Guru of Human Resources. Insider regulars may recognize Dave as "The Husband of Creative Director Margaret Gould Stewart," which is what I've always called him when he's merited mention in this newsletter. Apparently sick of the anonymity (and the three-piece suits he wore at his old job as a lawyer), Dave finally climbed aboard the Good Ship Tripod. From here on out, he'll be known as "Margaret's Husband, the New Guy."

And now: Folks, the end of the world is nigh, and Armageddon begins right here at Tripod Headquarters! Don't believe me? Just listen: Since we moved to our new pad, we've been afflicted with, among other plagues, bats, bugs, extreme heat, crazy work hours (that's a plague, right?), and now... flooding. Yes, after an apocalyptic rain storm last week, the roof of our offices began to take on an unhealthy amount of water, forcing Bruce to evacuate the danger areas. Fortunately no one -- and no property -- was hurt. Join us next week as we fight to stave off a swarm of locusts!

Thanks for becoming a member of Tripod.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me.
My mailbox is always open.

Tung T. Pham
Membership Director
[email protected]

This has been another issue of the Tripod Insider, the weekly newsletter on what's happening at Tripod.. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are also available.

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