Buddy, Can you PayPal me a Dime?
In the aftermath of Savekaryn.com, "cyber-begging" websites have sprung up all over the Web. Is it just a fad, or is virtual panhandling here to stay?
by Kirk Peterson
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

eBay.Com: Warning! Site May Be Addictive.
Launched only seven years ago, the auction website eBay is a huge success among users. But as consumers bid on seemingly anything, inflating the value of everything from Beanie Babies to fake bullet holes, nobody is asking: When does auction fever turn into addiction?
by Diana Espinosa
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

Blogging Your Way To Self-Discovery
College students are trading the therapist's couch for the computer desktop. The path to finding themselves just might lie in a weblog, some say.
by Christina Capobianco
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

Strangers in a Strange Land
Weblogs enable students adrift in the big city to create communities (if only virtual ones) online.
By Meeta Shah
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

Intercultural Interface
Using a blog format, Chanpon.org creates an online culture that intermixes Japanese and American cultural characteristics.
By Ryoji Yamada
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

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