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Y O U T H T E C H N E W S ! ! ! ! Keywords YT, YOUTH, or YOUTHTECH %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* .......You've reached the official newsletter of the .......~KIDS~ and ~TEENS~ technology community! %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* .......Volume 1, Edition 2 .......Saturday, August 24, 1996 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* .............................IN THIS ISSUE............................. >--> YT On The Run....What's Going On NOW? >> Suggestion Alert >--> YT Chathouse Redesign--Check it out! >> NEW Graphic Design Central Area! >--> Web Sites....Do You Have One? >> 30 Topics To Discuss In The Boards >--> Read The Bottom Please! :-) ........................................................................................ %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* A LETTER FROM JEREMY -- "WHAT'S UP?" %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* Hey everyone! It's only been a few weeks since we've been up and running on AOL, and so far it's been wonderful here! All of you people have been great, and we hope that you will continue to visit us in Youth Tech. I just wanted to let you know that there are still a few things we are working on, such as surveys, contests, more games, etc. We know you've been asking for all of this, and we haven't forgotten! Read this newsletter to see the newest things going on in Youth Tech. There's certainly always something -- between chats, files to download, stuff to read and learn about, and more, it might be a bit tough to not visit at least once a day. Thanks again for taking the time to read this newsletter and we hope to see you in YT soon. Read on for hot stuff this week. :-) ~Jeremy %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* We want to know what *YOU* think about Youth Tech. Do you love it? Do you hate it? Do you want to see something added to it? Want to see something go bye-bye? Whatever your thought may be about YT, we want to know. You can use our Feedback form (which is posted all over in the Youth Tech areas) or just send email to YT MAIL -- Thanks! Is there a special contest you would like to see? Let us know now, as we are starting to plan contests! Send your suggestions to YT MAIL. %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* READ ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON @ CHAT %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* Youth Tech has a great chat area setup just for you! In there, you'll find topic chats, regular open chats, and more! The people there are cool, and you might even make a few new friends while you're there. The chat area screen itself was recently redesigned! It now includes a graphic (which might be changing soon), individual event listings (so you can get a description of every even taking place), and more! But the important thing is that the chatroom is still there. :-D To access our chatroom and full schedule of events, use keyword YT, YOUTH, or YOUTHTECH and click on the "Chathouse" icon (top left in main menu buttons of YT). AND NOW...Here are some cool events in the chatroom coming up this week! Saturday @ 10PM EST -- Saturday Nite @ YT!! Yup, it's time to take a rest and have some FUN in YT on your Saturday nite! If there's enough people, we'll even play a game or two! :-) Sunday @ 11PM EST -- Getting Around The Net New to the net? Have a question? Stop by and we'll try to help you! Monday @ 11PM EST -- Screamin Sentences! This game is a total BLAST! We give you a word, you give us a sentence....a funny one that is. Check it out! Tuesday @ 11PM EST -- AOL Talk If you're new to AOL, or just have a question about something on the service, stop by here and we'll help ya :-) Wednesday @ 9PM EST -- Gametime! (Dafynitions) The newest game in YT (even I haven't played it yet)...stop by and see what it's all about! Thursday @ 9PM EST -- Open A Window Join YTCC Tales for a chat about Windows! You'll learn all kinds of neat things, and if you're a "know it all", you can help others. Don't forget to check out our full schedule of events in the Chathouse area of YT! See *YOU* in the chatroom! %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* GRAPHIC DESIGN CENTRAL %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* There's a new area in the Resource Center! If you like graphics, or if you want to learn more about them, check out Graphic Design Central! It has all kinds of cool stuff including the history of graphics, which programs are cool, and more. Stop by! PATH: KEYWORD: YT >> Resource Center >> Graphic Design Central %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* WEB SITES.... DO YOU HAVE ONE? %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* Do you have a web site of your own? We can point to it in Youth Tech! If you don't have one, you can see others sites. Stop by and see sites as well as get YOURS listed! PATH: KEYWORD: YT >> Resource Center >> Web Hot Spots %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* 30 TOPICS...LETS TALK! %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* Hey, have you seen the Random Access Boards yet? They have lots of topics (30 to be exact) and are waiting to be posted on! Don't miss out....let everyone know YOUR thoughts! PATH: KEYWORD: YT >> Random Access Boards %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* Hey, here's some stuff that might be useful to you... Like to write?? We're looking to add YOUR columns right in this newsletter. Send them along to the name YT MAIL. We'd love to feature you right here. :-) Please send us Feedback on anything at anytime... Just send mail to YT MAIL -- You can vent about things you don't like, or praise the things you love. Whatever, we want to hear from you! Last thing is, that if you don't want this newsletter anymore, just do the following: TO: Listserv@listserv.aol.com SUBJECT: Signoff BODY: SIGNOFF YOUTH-TECH %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* THANKS FOR READING! Again, remember if you have feedback about YT, send it to the screenname YT MAIL! |