-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Internet Press A guide to electronic journals about the Internet -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Version 1.1 - 26 September 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz - savetz@northcoast.com and John M. Higgins - higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz and John M. Higgins. All rights reserved. More legal stuff is near the end of this file. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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. FEEDBACK Y'ALL: This is just an initial pass. 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: savetz@rahul.net Subject: send ipress Body: Ignored - put your request in the SUBJECT line or you'll just annoy Kevin. HOW TO GET PERIODIC UPDATES TO THE INTERNET PRESS: E-MAIL - To: savetz@rahul.net Subject: subscribe ipress Body: Ignored - put your request in the SUBJECT line or you'll just annoy Kevin. 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 Services List; NetSurfer Digest; Scout Report. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (Free): Sounds a little academic. But since it's edited by the master of the colossal CMC guide, we have great faith. Can't review it because the web link's been down for a month. WWW - http://www.rpi.edu/~decemj/cmc/mag/current/toc.html CYBERWIRE DISPATCH (Free): Very high quality coverage of the Internet and cyberspace. Editor Brock Meeks (a reporter for Communications Daily ) 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 - 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: brown@eff.org Subject: Subscribe Effector? Body: Ask nicely! USENET - comp.org.eff {preferred!} GOPHER - gopher.eff.org FTP - ftp.eff.org FYI - ($$$) Well written (though blandly named), FYI covers 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 written, but worth $40 a year? Free samples readily available. E-MAIL - To: fyi@marketplace.com Subject: fyi Body: Humans here, ask nicely GOPHER - marketplace.com WWW - http://marketplace.com Human contact: fyihart@aol.com HotWIRED (Free): A shill sheet for Wired Magazine. Relentlessly self-promotional and pretty lame. We're addicts for the real magzine, but this weekly is a thinly- disguised press release. Blissfully short. The editors promise us that it will soon become a "real" publication. CyberwireDispatch will soon reside here. E-MAIL- To: info-rama@wired.com Subject: Ignored Body: subscribe hotwired THE INTERNET INFORMER (Shareware): A startup coming in October promising news from both the virtual and real worlds including topics like business, legal issues, "MuD Times", "UseNet Life", etc. Ambitious, so it'll be interesting to see if they can deliver. Seeking a $1 donation from subscribers. E-MAIL - To: Informer@Cris.Com Subject: Subscribe Body: Subscribe Informer INTERNET MONTHLY REPORT (Free): IMR announces the online accomplishments, milestones, and problems discovered by a variety oforganizations in the Internet community. Very long, 100k-plus. E-MAIL RETRIEVAL - To: rfc-info@isi.edu Subject: Ignored Body: imryymm e.g., imr9409.txt = Sept. 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 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 NETSURFER DIGEST (Free for now): 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. It's in beta testing right now, so the addresses, etc., may change quickly. So may the price. E-MAIL - To: beta@netsurf.com Subject: Ignored Body: subscribe ns-digest-ascii firstname lastname WWW - http://www.netsurf.com/nsd/index.html FTP - ftp.netsurf.com/pub/nsd/ 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, particularly Edupage. E-MAIL - To: cvington@netcom.com Subject: ignored Body: SUBSCRIBE YOUR NAME GOPHER - gopher.well.sf.ca.us 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 SCOUT REPORT (Free): Forget building campfires. Scout Report is a weekly featuring new resource announcements. News reports about the net were promised but are pretty lean. Put out by gods at InterNIC. E-MAIL - To: majordomo@is.internic.net Subject: Ignored Body: Subscribe scout-report GOPHER - is.internic.net WWW - http://www.internic.net WEBster ($$$) - Another startup on the Web. Free for now. E-MAIL - To: 4free@webster.tgc.com Subject: Ignored Body: Ignored THE WEB WORD - Ah, the Web. Another tool to make our lives easier that has become overwhelmingly complex. This startup monthly aims to give pointers like the top 10 sites, news, and how-to tips. Pretty good. Quizically, it's only available by e-mail at launch. Long. E-MAIL - To: innovation@euronet.nl Subject: Ignored Body: intro Your@address Your Name -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff-=-=-=- Copyright 1994 Kevin M. Savetz and John M. Higgins. 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