Internet Digest #7 for 1996-02-12
For the week of Feb 12 to Feb 18
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Online Services Seen Peaking In Two Years
BOSTON - A leading technology research firm says use of the major online services will peak in just two years, capping a meteoric five year rise when they went from virtually no subscribers to 15 million.
Forrester Research is predicting in a new study that 1998 will be the peak year for the online providers, CompuServe and America Online. After that, the research firm said, consumers will link directly to the Internet and ignore the onlines.
A key reason for the forecasted decline is that content providers will abandon the online services and sell their information directly to consumers on the World Wide Web, the graphical portion of the Internet that consumers can navigate with software browsers.
U.S. Crime Statistics Available On Internet
http:/www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/.
WASHINGTON - Data on the U.S. murder rate, drug use and other crime statistics are now available on the Internet computer system, the Justice Department said today.
Information available through the Internet site includes crime rates and reports on such subjects as violence against women, capital punishment,
drugs and crime, guns used in crimes and prison populations.
IRS Digital Daily Registers 600,000 Hits A Day
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
LOS ANGELES - One of the new wonders on the World Wide Web is a friendly, fact-filled place that's averaging 600,000 hits a day despite so-so graphics and few bells and whistles. The federal service that people love to hate has registered more than 12 million hits since it went live on Jan. 8.
CBS News Launching Campaign Internet Site
CBS News is unveiling its "Campaign '96" Internet site today, joining its television network rivals online for the presidential election.
Print Publishing Going Out of Style?
By 1999, 45% of business information market revenues will be generated from electronic services, including online and CD-ROM. According to SIMBA's new report, Business Information Markets 1999
More Than Just Java's Cooking At White House Web Site
The latest version of the White House Home Page now includes Java animation and audio. Visitors can tune into RealAudio clips of President Clinton's Saturday morning radio address.
Articles
Internet growth makes webmasters hot commodity
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9602/webmasters/index.html
Internet Phone Lets You Ring On The Cheap
http://nytsyn.com/live/Features1/047_021696_114014_1342.html
Cyberscene: Web Brings In Radio Stations From Afar
http://nytsyn.com/live/Latest_columns/043_021296_100009_5612.html
Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures -
http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html
Fantastic images with respective captions and press releases.
iGuide Web Site
http://www.iGuide.com
16,000 new reviews and listings helps you make sense of the Internet.
Voyager
http://www.voyagerco.com/
PointCast
http://www.pointcast.com/
A personalized news network
TurboTax Online
http://www.intuit.com/turbotax/
Culture Zone
http://www.culturezone.com/
Universal Studios
http://www.usf.com
You can order tickets, make reservations, find out about the latest products and entertainment from MCA/
The Case
http://www.thecase.com
Each week, players receive a new mini-mystery to solve, with additional clues and solutions available at the Web site.
Java Development Kit for Mac Now Available
http://java.sun.com/JDK-1.0/Mac-Beta1/index.html
JavaSoft finally gave in to Mac developers' amorous advances today by delivering a beta of its Java development kit for Macs.
Itools Internet Tools
http://www.iTools.com/
Web browser shoot-out
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Compare/Browsers/
Review of the final shipping version of Netscape Navigator 2.0, plus new performance tests to see how the 20+ browsers stack up.
Prout Page Mac Helpers
http://www.hilconet.com/~k20so/
The - a beginners page for Macintosh users with tips, suggestions, and links to find what you need on the web
Plug-In Plaza - Java
http://www.browserwatch.com/f-plug-in.html
JavaScript Authoring Guide
http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/Gold/handbook/javascript/index.html
Calendar of Web Events
http://www.cio.com/WebMaster/wm_calendar.html
WebMaster magazine's online calendar of interesting web conferences and events.
Backgrounds - HTML Pics Archive
http://www.cruzio.com/~meuser/Aran/pics/index.html
For Business, The Internet As Magic Bullet
http://nytsyn.com/live/Features1/038_020796_224830_10139.html
Three Of My `Secrets' Of Success - Bill Gates
http://nytsyn.com/live/Gates/045_021496_130008_821.html
Getting the Word Out: Advertising Your Web Site Online
http://tvp.com/idn/cissue/busins.html
C|Net Product Finder: Custom Search For 500+ Companies
http://www.cnet.com/Product/