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The HowToWeb^® Update

May 24th, 2001

Welcome to The HowToWeb^® Update. The Update, a monthly newsletter which provides information about new websites, news items and tips for web professionals, free book giveaways, online shopping deals and new features on howtoweb.com.

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You can receive Update by email. Click here for subscription information. Site reviews, quick links, search tools and resources for webmasters can also be found on HowToWeb.com. Click here for HowToWeb^®.

Vol. 5, Issue No. 2
ISSN No. 1097-2056

In This Issue:
- HowToWeb Expands and Launches TradersTrade.com
- New Features on HowToWeb^®
- New Websites
- Webmaster News
- Dot.com Disaster News
- Online Sales and Deals

HowToWeb^® Expands and Launches TradersTrade.com

We're expanding at HowToWeb! Our shopping section was so popular that it really needed more space, so we are proud to announce the launch of TradersTrade.com, a new website and newsletter for people who buy, sell and trade online. The HowToWeb Shopping Guide was upgraded, renamed and moved to TradersTrade.com, and can now be found at: http://www.traderstrade.com/marketplace/ HowToWeb.com will now focus on its core competencies: providing news, features and resources for computer, graphics and web professionals.

TradersTrade.com now has its own newsletter: The Traders Trade Update. If you are interested in hearing about about sales and deals on general consumer products, and would like to subscribe to this newsletter, please use the online form located at: http://www.traderstrade.com/update/

HowToWeb Update Format Changes

As you may have noticed, the format of The HowToWeb Update has changed. The New Websites feature will remain the same, but we have added news and information for webmasters and web developers. The Online Sales and Deals section will also remain, but will focus only on computer equipment, electronics and software.

We want to thank everyone for making us a success! We hope that you will enjoy our new site, TradersTrade.com, as well as the new features that we've added to HowToWeb.com (more on that below!)

New Features on HowToWeb.com

Overall Redesign

HowToWeb.com has undergone a total redesign. Stop by to see our new layout and format, which provide easier navigation and more information for computer, graphics and web professionals.
http://www.howtoweb.com

Interview with Jeffrey Veen

Be sure to visit our exclusive interview with Jeffrey Veen, author of The Art & Science of Web Design (New Riders). Jeff, the former Executive Interface Director for Wired Digital and Lycos Inc., talked with us about the biggest web design mistakes that webmasters make, and why Internet advertising works -- if it's done correctly.
http://www.howtoweb.com/features/veen.htm

Computer Book Reviews

We have launched a new section of computer and web design book reviews. You can find it at: http://www.howtoweb.com/cgi-bin/compreviewlist.pl

Book Giveaway

HowToWeb will now be offering regular book giveaways! Be sure to enter our first free book giveaway for a chance to win a copy of The Art & Science of Web Design by Jeffrey Veen, (New Riders, 2001), an excellent guide to web usability, design and style. The entry form can be found at: http://www.howtoweb.com/giveaway/ There's no charge to enter. Winners will be announced in the HowToWeb Update.

New Websites

Amazon In Theatres
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/562436/

Amazon In Theatres, a new service from Amazon.com, offers personalized movie theater showtimes based on a customer's ZIP code and customer and editorial reviews of films currently in movie theaters.

TradersTrade.com
http://www.traderstrade.com

TradersTrade.com is an online resource for people who buy, sell and trade online. Traders Trade provides news and resources about online shopping and trading, discussion, classifieds, a monthly email newsletter and an extensive online marketplace with over fifty distinct categories.

iApplianceWeb
http://www.iapplianceweb.com/

iApplianceWeb will provides news and industry commentary on the technologies, companies and applications in this portable appliance market. The website will also include the Appliance Directory, a resource for comparing device specifications on devices ranging from Wireless Gateways to Web tablets.

Efashion.com
http://www.efashion.com

Efashion, an online source for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content, has launched a search engine for fashion. The site's search technology contains over 1,000,000 indexed fashion webpages. The site, updated daily, combines original fashion content, info on hot trends and celebrity gossip from fashion news sites, historical fashion data and links to shopping destinations.

Metanexus.net
http://www.metanexus.net/

Metanexus is a new resource for dialogue on fiercely debated science and religion issues. Metanexus.net will serve as an online epicenter in contemporary discussions between scientists, theologians, philosophers, clergy, and the general public on diverse topics from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic, from the biophysical sciences to the human sciences, and from the metaphysical to the ethical.

Amsale Woman
http://www.amsalewoman.com

Bridal and evening wear designer Amsale Aberra has launched a new lifestyle magazine-amsalewoman.com. Amsale Woman offers features and commentary on weddings, fashion and the lives of modern American women. Amsale Woman also provides information on planning a wedding and living a fashionable life.

Webmaster News

Sexiest Geek Contest

Are you the sexiest Geek in the Universe? Yes? Then throw yourself into the mix at: http://www.sexiestgeekalive.com. Don't even bother entering unless you look like a Geek, have a geeky job and regularly attend Star Trek conventions.

AOL Raises Rates

AOL, the easy-to-use, but seldom-loved ISP has raised rates by $1.95 per month to $23.90. Even if you don't use AOL, this could give your ISP the excuse to raise rates as well.

Buddy Lists to Become More Powerful

Expect new features like stock quotes, weather, news and possibly ads to come to you via Instant message in the near future. CNET has more.

More Domain Names. More Chaos.

There are more domain names coming. Two new Internet suffixes are now available to trademark holders: .biz names are being sold by NeuLevel and .info names will be sold soon by Afilias. Both registrars will offer domains to trademark holders first, before opening up to the general public. Later this year, aero, .coop, .museum, .name and .pro suffixes will be made available.

NeuLevel (.biz): http://www.neulevel.com
Afilias (.info): http://www.afilias.com

Google Adds Usenet Archives and Posting

Google, which suddenly took over the Usenet archives for Dejanews in February, has since implemented full archive searching back to 1995 and online Usenet posting. These services were not available when Google first purchased Dejanews -- frustrating regular Usenet users.
http://groups.google.com/

The Web is Better Than Magazines

A study found that for personal and special interest information needs, 63 percent of survey respondents chose the Internet compared with just 18 percent who chose magazines; for work-related information, 48 percent selected the Web as their favorite source while only 7 percent preferred magazines. The Write News has more information.

Dot-Com Disaster News

As all webmasters and website owners know, this has not been a great year. Hopefully, conditions will improve soon! In the meantime, here are several resources that can help you keep up to speed with collapsing dot-coms and layoffs.

HowToWeb News
Editorial Dead Zone
F***edCompany.com
DotComScoop
The Compost
Ghost Sites
dotDoomed
NetSlaves
TheStandard.com
Upside's Dot Com Graveyward

Online Sales and Deals

Note: The information about online shopping deals is not reprinted in the archives because it is time-sensitive. To obtain the full version of each newsletter be sure to subscribe. Click here for subscription information. If you are interested in more information about online shopping and shopping deals you should check the Computer Center and also consider subscribing to The Traders Trade^TM Update.