Prodigy's Living Digital, the first how-to Web site for the Internet, now accessible to anyone with a browser; Revamped E-zine features daily updates, regular columnists, tons of links and tips for all levels of Web-users.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 1996--Living Digital, the Prodigy E-zine dedicated to plugging its readers into the best of the World Wide Web, is now available on the Internet to anyone with a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , at http://livingdigital.prodigy.com. The changes to Living Digital don't simply begin and end with a conversion to HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . The new Living Digital features daily updates, more topical stories, columns from noted experts, digital-specific newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. (for example, alt.culture.www), software libraries, and more. Living Digital, the first how-to Web site, has something for every level of user, from the newest Newbie A first-time user. A newbie may be a novice in anything; using a computer, a video game, a particular operating system, the Internet, etc. Also called a "newb," "noob" or "nub." (jargon) newbie to the most expert surfer -- and everyone in between. Living Digital features regularly scheduled, original columns from Larry Magid Larry Magid (born 1947), also known as Lawrence J. Magid, is an American journalist, technology columnist and commentator. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Los Angeles. He received his BA from Univ. and CyberBabe. Magid, a nationally syndicated computer columnist and author, contributes a new column to Living Digital Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. CyberBabe, who devotes her exclusive weekly column to the topic of love and lust online, is actually Alli Joseph. In addition to her Living Digital column, Joseph writes for George magazine, as well as playing the part of "Lila" on the hot Web soap opera soap opera Broadcast serial drama, characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, tangled interpersonal situations, and a melodramatic or sentimental style. "The East Village." Living Digital will also feature live programming three times a week. The Wide World of Web, hosted every Thursday at 10 p.m. (ET) by the editors of Living Digital, focuses on instructional topics, such as how to add images to one's Web site; CyberBabe hosts a forum on cyber-relationships Friday's at 10 p.m. (ET); and Larry Magid chats with celebrities from the digital world Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET). Living Digital's chat events, as well as the downloadable software libraries, are exclusive to Prodigy members. Living Digital keeps readers plugged into the Web with a number of regular features focusing on the best in Web sites: a Site of the Day, every day; Hot Spot, which takes a look at the latest and best pages on the Web; High-Five, reviews of sites related by theme; Surfing Tips, a how-to column aimed at surfers, page designers, and anyone else who wants to get the most from the Web; and Reviews, the place for critical opinions on the latest in multimedia releases, including CD-ROMs. "Living Digital is the place to go for the first and last words Last words are a person's final words before death. For a list of well known last words, see or use the link at right. Last words may refer to:
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new information on the Web, about the Web, a place like Living Digital will come as a welcome addition to the Internet." Living Digital's move to the Web is the latest step in an increasingly long line of Prodigy content migrating to the Web: "Nightpeople" (http://nightpeople.prodigy.com), the place for nighttime chat; "Wiseacres" (http://wiseacres.prodigy.com), the one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for comedy on the Web; "Morning Line" (http://morningline.prodigy.com), the daily show for the issue-oriented; "Chat Soup" (http://chatsoup.prodigy.com), featuring the best in chat from all online services; "Baseball Manager" (http:www.baseballmanager.com), the Internet's most realistic fantasy baseball Fantasy baseball is a game whereby players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players' statistics to score points. game; and Are You Ready for the Weekend?! (http://weekend.prodigy.com), which serves up a full plate of weekend fun. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Prodigy press releases are available via the Internet. To subscribe to our listserv, send a message to list@soho.nyc.prodigy.com with no subject line, and the message "JOIN press-release (your e-mail address)" (no quotes or brackets). CONTACT: Prodigy Mike Darcy, 914/448-8846 darcy@prodigy.com |
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