The following features were produced by former Guide Pamela O'Connell between April 7, 1997 and April 1, 1998. You can read more about this former guide on the biography page. This former guide no longer is accessible via email from this site.
03/18/98 - The Demise Of Housernet
Is there a need for a non-provider-specific homepage directory?
03/11/98 - Sound Effects
Personal homepages worth listening to.
02/18/98 - The Anti-Award Award
Comoflow.com is a personal site that takes a unique approach to recognizing the best of the genre.
02/04/98 - Letters From Prison
The near-daily Web journal of a drug offender.
01/24/98 - Exploitation.com
The story behind the Clinton-Intern scandal domains MonicaLewinsky.com, LindaTripp.com, and VernonJordan.com.
01/21/98 - Homepages Go Private
A look at password-protected homepages and the trend toward one-way "personal narrative mailing lists."
01/14/98 - Workers Of The World Upload! You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Jobs
Bosses are paying more attention to employee homepages, with plenty of negative consequences.
01/05/98 - The Year In Homepages, Part II
The key trends and best individual sites of 1997. Second of two parts.
12/29/97 - The Year In Homepages, Part I
The key trends and best individual sites of 1997. First of two parts.
12/22/97 - All The News...
Current news stories homepagers should know about it.
12/15/97 - The Diary Survey, Part Four
Commentary from outside experts. Final article in series.
12/08/97 - The Diary Survey, Part Three
Identity and online expression. Third in a series.
12/01/97 - The Diary Survey, Part Two
Exploring the fragile fault line between public and private. Second in a series.
11/24/97 - The Diary Survey, Part One
The Who, What and Why of online diaries. First in series on the results of my recent survey of online diarists.
11/17/97 - GeoCities Marks A Milestone
Reflections on the mother-of-all free webspace providers as it notches its one-millionth homepage.
11/10/97 - The Lazarus Tool
Alexa is a browser add-on that, among other things, can raise personal homepages from the dead. But what if the site wants to stay dead?
11/03/97 - Whither Webring?
How the sale of Webring.org will affect nearly a quarter-million Ring members, not to mention Web surfers.
10/27/97 - Why Web?
Homepagers explain why they tell their stories online.
10/20/97 - Halloween Crazy
Why some homepagers take Halloween so, well, personally. Note: This piece will be updated through Oct. 31.
10/13/97 - Homepage Homeruns
As the World Series near, tour these wonderful, wacky baseball-inspired personal sites.
10/06/97 - Planet Bully
Planet Hollywood sends legal bullies after a homepage called Planet Wallywood.
09/29/97 - Fan Fiction Takes Off
As a new TV season debuts, the most interesting -- and outrageous -- plots are on your computer screen, not your TV screen.
09/22/97 - What's In A Name? Gone are the days of Joe's Homepage and Cindy's World. Now any homepage worth its salt boasts a title worthy of the hippest zine.
09/01/97 - Diana Remembered
A survey of the Web memorials and angry calls to action following the death of the Princess.
08/25/97 - All Hail The Rail
An update on The Rail, a Webring-type navigation system, on its first birthday.
08/11/97 - The Definition Of Cool
A critical look at the personal homepages nominated for Cool Site of the Year.
07/28/97 - Dud Directories
Some sites that appear to be functioning directories of personal homepages are actually "orphans" abandoned by their creators.
07/21/97 - Michelle Of The Masses
The story of LMichelle and her attempt to catalog "the personal homepages of the female masses."
07/14/97 - The Award Horde A look at why so many homepages "collect" awards, even those of dubious value.
07/07/97 - The Weak Link
We beat the CDA, but the real threat to free speech may be closer to home - our webspace providers.
06/30/97 - Saw You, Saw Me: A diary of one woman's disturbing experience with CU-SeeMe video chat.
06/23/97 - Thanks For Stopping By!
An ironic look at how large corporations are finally paying heed to the power of personal pages - by sending in the lawyers.
06/16/97 - A Death Online
Farewell to Missy and her extraordinary "Journey Through Illness."
06/09/97 - As The Diaries Turn
Is the online diary now a mature genre? An update.
06/02/97 - Special-Interest Free Homepage Providers Part II
A look at those who target geography, age, personal philosophy, and worthy causes as the "qualifications" for free homepages.
05/26/97 - What Do Chefs, Rock Bands, Buddhist Monks, And Sci-Fi Writers Have In Common?
They all qualify for free homepages from special-interest webspace providers. Part I of a two-part series.
05/19/97 - Turning The Camera On Personal Pages
The story of acclaimed filmmaker Doug Block and "Home Page," his documentary-in-progress.
05/05/97 - Defining A Good Homepage
Web experts, and yours truly, tackle the big question.
04/28/97 - Stephen And Jack
How an American college student became the Web's Jack The Ripper expert.
04/21/97 - Fellowship Of The Rings: An Introduction to Webrings
Webrings are key to navigating the "Undernet." They're subversive and fun.
04/14/97 - A Candle For Missy
The chronicle of someone "lingering between" life and death, and the extraordinary support she's received from hundreds of strangers.
04/07/97 - Show Me The Money!
The art, and humor, of online begging.