| Vol.
I, No. 2 | Thanksgiving | Nov.
17th, 2000 |
Links
to Living Together On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Living Together to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... Some Random Samples .... Dear
Abby & Ann
Landers
Our own advice columnist, Gola di Montagni, urged us to
include these two sites if for no other reason than to show that, like Santa
at Macy's, she's not afraid to send folks to the competition.
.
The
Dear Abby sites includes a Write to Dear Abby feature, the Column, a Dear
Abby Archive, a bit About Dear Abby, a Conversation With Abby, Abby Facts,
and Dear Abby Books. In addition, there's a Special Topics section,
which includes everything from themes like Marriage, Sex, Homosexuality, and
Fooling Around [sic], to Teenagers, Snoring, and Funny and Sad
Stories. {A note: We tried to access these Special Topics from the
image map on the first page, but couldn't. The map didn't seem to
become active until we clicked on the Special Topics link at the top!?!}
.
The
Ann Landers site is a straight-up shot of Ann, no chaser. Part of
Creators.com, Ann's sub-web will give you a couple of letters and her
answers, as well as the ability to go back and forth through the
archives. There's also a brief biography of Ann, and a link that
brings up a form you can fill out to write to her.
.
Neither of these
sites will take the cake for best design. But then, that's not why
we've been writing to Abby and Ann for, lo, these many years now, is
it? Ratings: Dear Abby **** [4 stars] ... Ann Landers ***1/2
[3-1/2 stars]
. The
Psychology Hall of Fame
Turn around is supposedly fair
play. This site is devoted to examining the lives of psychologists in
its Psychology Hall of Fame. On the front end, you have
the choice of alphabetical selections or an index. You can choose the
index because, unlike indexes at some sites, this one is not too long.
At the index, you'll find on-line biographies and other sites of interest
for some of the best-known shrinks and rat psychologists through the ages
{Freud, Jung, Watson, Skinner}, and a fair selection of others {from Adler,
Bandura & Dewey to Vygotsky, Wertheimer, and Yerkes}.
.
Unfortunately,
there doesn't seem to be much room in the Hall for all the folks who we
thought ought to be there. But still, it's an admirable effort at
working with what is available. Rating: ***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
. The
Advice Sisters
The Advice Sisters are ... Well ... We're not
quite sure. This much we do know however. Their
names are Jessica & Alison. We've heard they're from Brooklyn, NY,
but their mailing address is in Alexandria, VA. They are also, as they
tell us on their site, "genuine twin sisters, relationship experts, and
motivational speakers with an international following," as well as
"the authors of RECRUITING LOVE: Using The Business Skills You Have To
Find The Love You Want." Beyond that, the advice they give seems
to zero in on dating, viz., "about some of the things that make dating
horrible, tolerable, and great!" The real up-side, however, seems
to be that you can get. not one, but two answers to your questions.
.
Beyond
that ... Rating: ???? [4 question marks. We're at a loss.]
. *******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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