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December, 1998 |
  
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Sites...The World Of The Web In PDFPUSH is a new international monthly magazine published on the Internet. You’ll need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view the magazine, which is published in PDF format. While the technology requires a special viewer, the good news is you get an electronic magazine that looks much more like a printed magazine. The magazine is published monthly, comes by e-mail and covers Website launches worldwide. World Wide Web: http://www.p-u-s-h.com Intel’s MediadomeFrom Intel, this is a site aimed at people who are interested in the movies and media and is part of Intel’s project to show users what their machines are capable of. The clips and features on the site make use of innovative web technologies like Shockwave, Viscape, Java, and VRML. You can see movie previews, interviews with stars and even try an online game. World Wide Web: http://www.mediadome.com Searchable Impeachment Hearings VideoAll the media ratings watchers are telling us the current Clinton impeachment hearings are not drawing a big audience. For a shortcut through the hours and hours of speeches and analysis from Washington, check out Fast TV. The video search engine is offering the entire impeachment hearings searchable and on demand. World Wide Web: http://www.fasttv.com Who’s Speaking What OnlineAt this Web site you can find the latest estimated figures of Internet users and the languages they speak. What’s the most popular first language of Internet users? Easy, English, right? But what about number two, three or four, and just how many Chinese speakers use the Internet. You can find all that information here! World Wide Web: http://www.euromktg.com/globstats/ USPTO Web Patent DatabaseThe US Patent and Trademark Office has just added a full text database of all United States patents issued from January 1, 1976. You won’t find images or illustrations in the online version but you can search with text or by patent number. You’ll get information on claims, a description from the patent, summary and any references cited. World Wide Web: http://www.uspto.gov/patft/
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