THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 17, 1997 TAG: 9702150218
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D5 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Local Spotlight
LENGTH: 49 lines
The worldwide Internet has come home to Hampton Roads in a big way.
In 1996, the Internet community in Hampton Roads passed 100,000 users who have access from home, work or school. Dozens upon dozens of World Wide Web sites have sprung up in the region offering information on schools, businesses, city governments and community organizations.
But now that you have access to the Internet, what do you do there? And now that your neighborhood's civic league or your child's school has a Web site, how do you get the word out to those information-hungry users?
Those questions are the ones this weekly column hopes to answer.
With hundreds of thousands of places to visit on its popular World Wide Web section, the Internet is a rich depository of information and entertainment. But like visiting a library with the books strewn on the floor, it can be frustrating to find specific information and daunting to survey the best of what the Web has to offer.
Here we will introduce you to the best of local sites and sounds on the Web, and point you to sites worldwide of interest to this community. Next week, for instance, we'll explore how the Internet can help you prepare your taxes.
Don't worry about having to type a lot of letter and dots and slashes into your Web browser. Each week, we will provide a convenient location on Pilot Online, The Virginian-Pilot's home on the Web, to link you to the resources discussed in this column.
How to reach Pilot Online on the Internet:
If you have Internet access and are using Web browsing software such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, enter the address www.pilotonline.com in the location or address field. Hit the enter key and you're there.
If you have America Online, you can reach Pilot Online by choosing ``Internet'' on the opening screen. You then should type in http://www.pilotonline.com in the address field.
If you would like to obtain Internet access through Pilot Online and InfiNet, call 622-4289. Monthly rates start at $9.95 for 10 hours of access.
How to contact us:
Now you know our goals for this column. We'd like to hear your thoughts and questions. What Internet-related topics would you like us to explore? What local Internet sites do you want to learn more about? Are you lost trying to find information online on your favorite hobby?
Send your ideas and feedback to Pilot Online by e-mail at pilot(AT)pilotonline.com - be sure to put ``online column'' in the subject line. Or write Pilot Online, 150 W. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510.