Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 1, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press internet b4 Shane 6977308 email the computer Page 9878380 18005481991 for personal corporate wow publishing and systems consulting Call the August 1995 teens and by berbers drinking games irksome by Laura sessions Stepp the Washington Post Niall Kennedy has thrown Back a few in a he has toured vineyards in California and ordered shirts with Beer he has Learned several Bee drinking games and been solicited for Niall is and he has done All this on his com Puter at while regulators scratch their Heads Over what to do about Caber the alcohol beverage Indus try is advertising freely on the with a Little bit of com Puter children can tap into the drinking version of that childhood favorite chutes and lad Ders on the real Beer pull up the latest information on Lego building blocks at Stolichnaya vodkas site and stare ath Lusian Art Courtesy of Zima the graphic illusion popular with the 10andover they can drink pretend martinis in America online or order wine and liquor from several other sources although retailers say they would not deliver orders with out confirming the buyers age Industry officials say these youth oriented Sites Are designed to attract Young not and that users always Are warned that they must be Over 21 to browse or but there is Noth ing on most boards to Stop teens or preteens from lying about their age and sliding right into the universe of serious this has health experts and youth advocates there taking a serious health problem and making it into a says George director of alcohol policies for the Cen tre for science in the Public the he Are not intended to Send kids to the Corner but they build directional Sig nals about whats connect images to a particular Niall Kennedy uses other words its at the Only a handful of alcohol related companies and enthusiasts Are on the a global network of computer net most ads must be accessed the first liquor to go one can play spin the stole a Click on hotshots will bring up other Sites including the Mercury project a robotic riddler games and the legos Page featuring analysis and Pic Tures of the newest Lego castles and Quazone despite the presence of the com Pany Lego systems has no relationship to the internet according to spokesman David the Page May be the product of private Lego enthuse there taking a serious health problem and making it into a through the nets world wide web or a commercial company such As America but the Market ing potential is enough to raise Seri Ous concerns among youth experts who Are seeing a slight increase in alcohol use among teens after years of Coors brewing May have been first online with its site dedicated to the promotion of a Clear malt beverage popu Lar with at the Zima address one can read about the adventures of a hip net surfer who never far away from a cold one also can join the club tribe tree House without the to Chat with other browsers and receive Cool digital gifts for one can download Cool games such As maelstrom and contribute to the Graffiti a collection of odes to Zima and its new Zima at the site touting Stolichnaya for internet connection Call us now at 9497777 i Manitoba fastest internet connection with dial up Speed of i reconfigured software tools save you time 8 Money 150 Active lines More coming for faster Access i available 24hours a Day Toronto make the right connection suite Pembina Highway my r3t 2c6 today i online tech support internet resource info i voice support Days evenings i pop unix shells support All computer types i try us see at lines info Afi at 875 Corydon ave discover a world of surf the net for As Little As Call or visit your nearest its internet authorized rate applies from set up fee and monthly fee not included monthly fee includes 6 Hows of free use per Well show you the mis he adding this is disturbing because we Are a childrens ill definitely look into the often fuzzy line Between advertising and information is downright transparent on the the real Beer for a creation of three West coast Bills itself As a place to find out whats including new brew a it offers a tour of breweries near you and a Beer club that delivers homemade Beers to your it also offers a Large assortment of drinking games sent in by Beer lovers card games Board including chutes and ladders Coin games Dice games and to games that Are rated according to Buzz beat the Barman is one such blotto Bash it ends when the Drinker Falls the Barman punches the drinkers lights the Drinker gets thrown out or the bar another favorite is which suggests drinkers listening to a graduation speech slam one whenever a speaker mentions How Many National Merit scholars there Are in the graduating although National Merit schol ars Are High school real Beer president Mark Silva insists the Page int intended for underage he notes the warning at the top of the Page alcohol and driving dont among Young adults 1624 Alco hol related car wrecks Are the Lead ing cause of a with proper measures taken in you can enjoy the games listed Here More thorough says Silva this is about if its related to Beer and would engage id put it up spokesmen for the Beer and liquor industries say their current voluntary codes of conduct apply to advertising on the the Beer institutes guidelines for that Beer advertising and marketing materials should not depict situations where Beer is being consumed and Beer advertising and marketing mate rials should not employ any sym gesture or cartoon character that is intended to Appeal primarily to persons below the Legal Purchase Elizabeth director of pub Lic issues for the spirits says studies by Independent Agen cies have shown that alcohol Adver Tising Doest increase we advertise to get people to switch she suns Java turns web and its free from up new services As we struggle to keep up with the internets Sun Micro systems recently announced a technology that will revolutionize the net As we know like any Good electronic Cit Sun is giving its invention away with the internets rapid proliferation an estimated 40 million people Are using it now few have noticed its a Boring Way to present although it links computers anywhere in the what it brings you Are Static lumps of the internet is a Library rather than a this contrasts with multimedia carom which integrate animation and sound and allow you to interact with what you see on the previously a supplier of computers for education and scientific Sun has capitalized on the internets growth four out of five applications for the net Are devel oped on Sun not sur the company wants to drive the development of the net suns new technology is called and it brings interactivity to the internet for the first Java is a programming language used to develop applications for the worldwide the web gives the internet a pretty making it More like a collection of Magazine using a piece of software called a web the user can flick through these pages by clicking a Java brings these pages to life by Means of tiny programs called which Combine to animate a web when a web browser that can read Java applets accesses the the relevant applets for a particular Page Are automatically sent to the users like software worker some users worry that Java might spoil the internets classless society by allowing some to see Java animations while others can Sun has reacted by giving away so far the Only web browser that understands Java hot Java can be found on the worldwide web at internet summer special the inf Highway on ramp in presents Winnipeg Best internet value includes includes includes includes no yearly fee 5 hours free immediate activation per hour rate charge Only net Start Access net tools software we will install at your location 1 hour internet training details 9257200 fax 9257260 come see us at the Winnipeg convention c Centre business discovers net Worth business and Industry Are starting to discover the internet advantage and More and More companies Are turning to the net As a Means of reaching their the internet has a lot of strategic but for Many in the business this potential needs to be explained in terms that Canadian organizations can business executives dont need they need con Cise information on How to make the internet work for it has been said that the net will change everything it at the same it promises to revolutionize and government not but certainly in the Long organizations that do not get involved with the net run the risk of being left behind As we enter a world in which the Economy and the information that Dri ves it becomes wired through the Canadian organizations Are rapidly trying to determine How they can take advantage of the organizations ranging from Small businesses to Large multinationals Are attempting to understand the business potential of the educators Are trying to deter mine How the net can be used in the governments Are starting to use the internet As an information tool to help Reeni Neer the delivery of government authorities Norfo profit organizations Are trying to determine How the internet can play a role in fund raising and the delivery of membership while the health care system is curious about the role of the net in at least that is the belief of two canadians who have established a reputation As being leading authorities on the internet in Canada Jim Carroll and Rick the two coauthor the annual Canadian internet hand and have just come out with a new Book aimed at the business the Canadian internet advantage opportunities for Busi Ness and other is published by Prentice Hall Canada and Sells for the Book includes a Short non Geek guide to the internet and takes a look at the Impact the net has on global govern Norfo profit Organiza health care and Carroll and Broadhead have done their research they carried out an exhaustive Survey of the internet activities of hundreds of the pair have identified More than 80 Dis Tinct internet strategies being pursued by government and Busi Ness organizations in North the Book offers a Clear outline user Friendly Paul Pihi Chyn of the Best practices of internet use in Canada and around the it cites examples of How groups As diverse at the Manitoba animal rights coalition and the Toronto Dominion Bank Are employing the internet to their own of the Book deals with How the internets world wide web is being used by companies and organization who have built their own Home Winnipeg real estate agent Alain Leblanc is an he uses his Home Page to Market himself to potential Cus a perfect example of the Power of the internet to suddenly reach a massive customer base is Federal Carroll and Broadhead they Point out that the International courier company has established a wow site through which a customer can query a courier once the customer accesses the site and keys in a waybill the Fedex parcel tracking sys tem kicks in to provide the user with information on the status of the in Fedex has built an Interne based information system which can be accessed by millions of customers around the Fedex can provide personalized service to its customers for a fraction of the Cost of a closed proprietary at the other end of the spec Carroll and Broadhead found that the Vancouver Cro Quet club is using the net to promote croquet As both a professional sport and a in addition to helping those who Are curious but Unin formed about the ways of the the Book is a valuable reference for experienced net listing hundreds of wow tips on internet Eti and a valuable guide to National internet providers in Canadian internet advantage will find a place of prominence on my overcrowded internet you can Contact Paul Pihi Chyn by internet email at or on the wow at ;