WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2003
TECHNOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 23
Web services give variety of attractions, fun
GEEK SPEAK
The buzzword on the Internet today is Web services. Web moguls have come to realize that they must offer a value or feature in order to attract and retain their audience. An example of this is online banking, which offers additional access and services for banking customers.
Staci Wolfe and Tim Sears geekspeak@kansan.com
Tim's favorites:
1) Yahoo.com
The king of Web services, Yahoo! offers so many services on its Web site it can be difficult to pick from all of them. I could stay on Yahoo! all day without having to visit another site. For those of you that don't know, Yahoo! is much more than a search engine. It can provide customized content with sports results, stock quotes and weather updates on a personalized My Yahoo! page. It also provides a gamut of additional Web services ranging from bill pay to instant messaging
2)Baseball-links.com
I am a baseball nut and I'm always looking for Web sites that feature something about baseball. I can usually find exactly what I am looking for if I start at one of the best baseball portals (in my
opinion) on the Internet - Skilton's. Skilton's categorizes baseball Web site links in a comprehensive list that's easy to use. Categories range from umpiring minor leagues, baseball cards and collectibles to analyzing statistics. The site even has a section featuring audio broadcasts, which allows you to listen to some classic baseball moments.
3) CartoonNetwork.com
Another Web site that is appealing to both college students and teenagers is cartoonnetwork.com. It's no secret that one of the biggest appeals of computers has been the ability to play video games. Cartoon Network has used the appeal to its advantage and found a great way to market its cable program while at the same
time, offers Web users a chance to play challenging video games ranging from Scooby Doo to Power Puff Girls and Yugi-oh!
Staci'spicks
Although Tim chose to write about some of his current favorite Web sites, I decided to take a different approach. Instead, I am pining over my favorite Web sites that are no longer. HomeGrocer.com.
Talk about an online revolution. I loved being able to peruse recipes online, fill my fictional shopping cart with the necessary ingredients,and have the groceries delivered straight to my door. How cool is that? Of course,I realize now that grocery shopping at the local supermarket is a necessary evil,but it was still fun to pretend for a little while that I was just too busy to grocery shop for myself.
A dream come true for those of us who occasionally like to come home on Friday night, throw on our PJs and curl up on the couch in front of the TV. Once upon a time, you could order a movie or two online, and in less than an hour or
Kozmo.com
so, have it delivered to your front door, along with a pint of Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey or even some dental floss.
I can't imagine my life without the Web. Heck, I can barely remember how I balanced my checkbook before there was a Web. How did I find local movie times? How in the world did I make travel reservations?
I know what you're thinking: I spend way too much time on the 'Net'. Not to worry, I'm going to surf over to citysearch.com right now and find something to do outside this weekend. Then I'm going to send an e-mail out to all my friends to round them up. See, I can be social!
Sears is a graduate student in the integrated marketing communications journalism. He is the Kansas systems technician and an assistive technology trainer for the disabled.
Wolfe is a graduate student in journalism with an emphasis in business and technology.She has worked for more than six years as a support analyst, computer trainer and project manager. She is also the Kansan Web editor.
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