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Join us for a grand adventure. We will explore the Web to see how far we can travel, what we can learn, and who we might meet. Don't worry, we will be safe-surfing for the evening.
Some of what's out there is practical, even rather dull. You can find a wealth of books, magazines, studies, and journals on a mind-numbing array of topics. Most everyone has tried typing a word in the subject line of a search engine and received a long list of links in return. When Google was relatively new, some early user devised a search-game and called it Google-whacking. Remember that one?
Maps have taken on a whole new dimension now that they are easily accessible on demand. No need to fold and unfold an unwieldy sheet of paper with torn seams, or search endlessly for a painfully tiny name hidden beneath a sticky smudge. Virtually any address is available now, drawn out in full color, enhanced with satellite photos, in mere seconds. Some maps even offer to write you out a set of directions to use for your trip.
Reference materials are great, but interacting with real people is far better. Personal profiles are available on just about anyone you would care to meet. Try typing your own name into a search engine now and then to see where you or your namesakes pop up on the web. Dating services often receive a lot of press. But if you really want to get to know someone, read their blog. It is similar to a personal journal, but with plenty of attitude. Lots of people have opinions on lots of topics and now they're writing them down for the whole world to see. If you start a blog of your own, be careful what you write.
Online collaboration has reached a grand scale. Run a flight simulator on your home PC and you can fly with people from all over the globe. You can check your email at the office without leaving your house. Attend a 'net meeting, and you and your team can edit a document or scribble on a virtual whiteboard all at the same time but from different states. After lunch you might join an online group of volunteers developing the next revolutionary operating system. Classes can be taken online, complete with the ability to chat with your classmates and hold live conferences with your instructor.
More and more, people are living their lives on the web. The latest news, weather, and gossip is always available. Shopping and banking is easy to do and a smart way to save money. Streaming audio and video has turned the PC into a home entertainment center. Web access is almost mandatory for someone in school or trying to stay current in their job. And when you finally step away from the screen, pod-casting makes it possible to take the web with you wherever you go.
The web has become a toy; something to pound and stretch and build with. Anyone with a unique idea can post it on the internet for the whole world to see. Remember the dancing baby? One website displays odd items people have found and sent in. You can track the circulation of dollar bills marked “Where's George?” by entering the serial number and the location where the bill was found. A game called geo-cacheing uses GPS to locate small “treasures” and a website to log your progress. You can donate the idle time on your home PC as part of a massive parallel processing project by using a free download. One person started with a website and one red paperclip. Fourteen trades later, he had the house he was hoping win by trading up.
So sit back in your chair and let us operate the browser. Jim Ullom will act as your guide. He and his team promise to take you to corners of the web where you have never been before.
All are welcome. The meetings start at 7:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome. Directions are here.
After the meeting, we'll enjoy pizza and conversation at the CiCi's Pizza in Beavercreek, behind Chili's and between Mall of India and the former OfficeMax store on the southeast corner of the intersection of North Fairfield and New Germany Trebein roads. See this Google map for approximate location. The Beavercreek CiCi's number is 427-2433.
Glady Campion, Editor pro tem
The DataBus
editor@dma.org
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