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December 1995 Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
``` Date: Fri, 1 Dec 95 08:04 -0400 From: decemj@RPI.EDU Subject: December 1995 Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
The December, 1995 issue of Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine is now available at:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cmc/mag/current/toc.html
Here's what this issue holds:
Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine ISSN 1076-027X / Volume 2, Number 12 / December 1, 1995 _____________________________________________________
Editor's Page On Web publishing...
COVER STORY
The Vision of an Accomplished Webmaster Chief Correspondent Chris Lapham interviews The New York Times Electronic Media Company's new Content Development Editor, Elizabeth Osder, about Web publishing. Osder talks about her experience developing such Web sites as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Yuckiest Site on the Internet.
CMC NEWS
Internet Censors Close to Success Howard Rheingold issues an alert about upcoming U.S. Congressional legislation regarding speech on the Internet.
New Journal for Teachers of Writing on the Web to Launch Next Year Kairos, a peer-reviewed journal for teachers, researchers and tutors of writing at the college and university level, will begin publication next year.
FEATURES
Waiting for Congress Amelia DeLoach sent an email survey to members of Congress. She's still waiting for a meaningful reply.
Computer Mediated Communication as the Cult of Tradition Lisa Schmeiser explores how groups use the Web to promote causes and perpetuate philosophies by creating texts that serve as weapons and sole authorities.
DEPARTMENTS
Book Review: The Apparent Convergence of Humans and Computers In another look at Stephen Talbott's The Future Does Not Compute, James Dalziel agrees with Talbott's thesis that we are imparting our intelligence onto computers, but argues that more importantly, by consuming ourselves with computational metaphors, we are restricting our understanding of what it means to be fully human.
MBOX A suggestion for giving parents a tool for controlling access to adult material on the Net
The Last Link: Bill's Excellent Adventures John December wonders about Bill Gates' operating system, book, house, dreams of the future, and grasp on the present.
Letters to the editor always welcome: mailto:cmc@sunsite.unc.edu ______________________________________________
John December
john@december.com Doctoral Candidate/Communication/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Publisher/Editor/Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine ```
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