Navigate! Sucks Up; The official online magazine for Netscape Navigator users genuflects before the Internet's favorite cynics, shouts Yahoo, pours some Java and plugs the latest plug-ins.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996-- Netscape Press, an imprint of Ventana Communications Group, today unveiled the May issue of Navigate! (http://www.netscapepress.com/zine), the online magazine for Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. users. This month's features take an in-depth look at some of the Internet's most popular attractions, including Suck, Yahoo, building Java applets and Navigator 2.0 video plug-ins. The Suck interview draws attention to the similarities between Carl Steadman Carl Steadman is co-founder of suck.com, creator of several pieces of early web-savvy literature and current operator of plastic.com[1]. He was also production director for HotWired. and Joey Anuff, the co-conspirators behind Suck, and Statler and Waldorf, the crusty old coots who heckle heck·le tr.v. heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les 1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. 2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. Kermit, Miss Piggy Miss Piggy is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz. In 2001, Eric Jacobson began performing her, although Oz has not officially retired. She was voiced by Laurie O'Brien in Muppet Babies. and the rest of the Muppets from the relative safety of their nursing home. Sample quote: "I get the real feeling we can Suck all we want," says Steadman regarding the never-ending stream of daily topics for the site's poison pen. "They'll make more." Other highlights of the May issue of Navigate! include the first installment of "Yahoo Structures the Information Cloud An information cloud (or info cloud) is a term used to describe large amounts of information within a certain area or space. This can be a physical space or it can be used to define an abstract model in order to illustrate a related area of interest or context. ," a series of articles that provide an inside look at how Stanford graduate students Jerry Yang and David Filo turned a personal collection of web site bookmarks into the world's leading Internet directory with an estimated value of $800 million. The May issue of Navigate! also includes a useful how-to for building Java applets, an entire clip-art archive, and a round-up detailing the features, advantages and benefits of eight new Netscape Navigator video plug-ins. Ventana Communications Group, a division of International Thomson Publishing Inc, is a diversified publisher of software and computer-related books. Ventana products incorporate a unique blend of print, disk/CD-ROM, and online media. Ventana's web site can be accessed at http://www.vmedia.com. CONTACT: Katherine Cloninger Ventana Communications Group 919/544-9404 ext. 1270 katherin@vmedia.com or Kirsten Bollen GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute Group 212/546-1646 kbollen@gcigroup.com |
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