Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 22:46:03 -0400
To: raleman@PLDI.NET
From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
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Subject: What's "The Big Idea"?/Napster Confessions
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ZDTV WEEK
June 5, 2000

_____________First Things First_________________
ARE YOU READY FOR 'THE BIG IDEA'?

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Everyone has an idea for a better mousetrap. But bagging the cash
to pull it off-- that's a real challenge. Watch contestants pitch
their ideas for killer websites on "The Big Idea," ZDTV's new
streaming game show. Watch, chat, and help pick the big winner
(somebody's taking home $50,000 in seed money) every weekday at
3:30 p.m. Pacific.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents__________________

 1. Confessions of Napster exiles
 2. Recover deleted files
 3. Let a robot mow your lawn
 4. Three secrets of auction success
 5. Silicon Valley's dirty little secrets
 6. When computers go to war
 7. Do you need a Swiss bank account?
 8. Behind the scenes of a CamFest favorite
 9. Feds crack down on get-rich-quick scams
10. Herbie Hancock jazzes up tech
11. Boo.com cries the blues
12. Online Marketing 101
13. Get ZDTV on your television
14. Complete television show schedule
15. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________Internet Tonight____________________
1. CONFESSIONS OF NAPSTER EXILES

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Two "Internet Tonight" Web producers got kicked off Napster, caught
in the snare of Dr. Dre's lawsuit against the controversial
music file-sharing program. Read their sad, scary, and too-true
stories.


_____________Call for Help_______________________
2. RECOVER DELETED FILES

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Mistakenly delete an important file? These tips and software
solutions will help you recover your precious lost files.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
3. LET A ROBOT MOW YOUR LAWN

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The amazing RoboMow taps new technology to ease the tedium of a
normally boring summer chore.

_____________Working the Web_____________________
4. THREE SECRETS OF AUCTION SUCCESS

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Follow these three simple strategies to maximize your profit in
online auctions, whether you're a first-timer or a serial seller.


_____________ZDTV News___________________________
5. SILICON VALLEY'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

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There's something ugly lurking in the land of the towering dot
coms and red-hot instant IPOs. Plunge into our three-part series,
"The Dark Side of Silicon Valley."


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
6. WHEN COMPUTERS GO TO WAR

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Battlefield-simulation video games, Jedi warriors, and anti-hacker
tactics-- all play a part in the military's technologically
advanced war machine. Find out how Uncle Sam plans to wage war in
the 21st century, and you could take home free stuff.


_____________The Money Machine___________________
7. DO YOU NEED A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT?

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Swiss bank accounts have been used throughout their history for
secretive reasons, but they've changed. Learn about their benefits
for today's average Joe.


_____________Interact____________________________
8. BEHIND THE SCENES OF A CAMFEST FAVORITE

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Learn where a nominated Cam Film Festival filmmaker finds her
inspiration and how she turned that vision into a finished video.
Marlene Krueger describes the process of mixing stop-motion
animation with live-action video and special effects to create
"Talking Painting."


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
9. FEDS CRACK DOWN ON GET-RICH-QUICK SCAMS

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The Federal Trade Commission gets tough on con artists running
get-rich-quick scams on the Web. Read this story so you don't get
taken.


_____________Big Thinkers________________________
10. HERBIE HANCOCK JAZZES UP TECH

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Famed jazz musician Herbie Hancock is taking an upbeat approach to
bridging the digital divide. Find out what he's doing to help those
without computer access.


_____________Silicon Spin________________________
11. BOO.COM CRIES THE BLUES

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After less than a year in business, high-end sportswear e-tailer
Boo.com shut its doors because of excessive spending and bad
budgeting. Will other high-flying e-commerce sites suffer the same
fate?


_____________ZDTV Chat___________________________
12. ONLINE MARKETING 101

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What does it take to successfully market your website? Find out in
a chat with author and online advertising guru Robbin Zeff. Click
the above URL and go to the "Working the Web" chat room at 5 p.m.
Pacific on June 5 to take part.


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13. GET ZDTV ON YOUR TELEVISION

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Can't find ZDTV on your television? We want to fix that. Sign our
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_____________TV Schedule_________________________
14. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

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ZDTV brings you 24 hours of television programming every day. Click
on the above URL for our complete show schedule.


_____________Newsletter_________________________
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