Winter is on its way so its time to think about winter woolies, thick socks and warm toddies. This month we look at communities for parents online and websites to do with winter fashion, eating and heating.

Online Communities for Parents

The way the Internet has changed lives never ceases to amaze me and most of the time although these changes are small the amount of joy or comfort they bring can be huge.

Recently there was an article in the NZ Herald about a website for Mum’s providing advice from other Mum’s. This idea is fantastic especially for those new Mum’s out there who don’t have their own Mum readily available to answer these questions. It’s a challenge being a new Mum and having the support and resources of thousands of Mum’s at your fingertips is a neat concept – plus they’re Kiwi Mum’s as well. If you’re curious check out http://www.Mums.co.nz.

This online community is based on a more international one found at http://www.ammas.com. Mother’s all over the world come across similar problems all of the time.

What about Dads? Why not have a look at http://www.fathersdirect.com/ or http://www.mrdad.com. Some of the following have advice for both Mum’s and Dad’s.

http://www.parentalk.co.uk/
http://www.babycenter.com/
http://www.parentsplace.com
http://www.forparentsbyparents.com/

Statistics of Interest

** AOL Sues Five 'Spam' Companies **

America Online has filed five federal lawsuits targeting spammers it accuses of sending some 1 billion junk e-mail messages promoting mortgages, steroids and pornography to its subscribers. The case resulted from about 8 million individual Spam complaints from subscribers, most of whom used a "Report Spam" feature AOL introduced last fall.

** Why People Aren't Online **

According to the latest Pew Internet & American Life Project report, 42% of people in the US are not online. Over one-half of these people tell Pew they are not online because they simply don't want Net access. See why at http://www.emarketer.com.

** Most Expensive Internet Domain Name **

The Internet domain name business.com was sold by Texan entrepreneur Marc Ostrofsky on Dec 1 1999 for £4.6 million.

Quote of the Month

Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250

“Harper's Index, October 1989”

Remember if you have any queries or would like assistance - please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a great month!

Amanda and the Strobe Net team.

Remember if you have any queries or would like assistance - please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a great month

the Strobe Net team.