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To: Susan G who wrote (1923)	6/19/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: Joana Tides	Respond to of 7442

Howdy Susan, Fun to know INSP caught your eye with another, too. Other times I pulled coats was CNXT & MSGI Movin' On Up, I believe... of course no picks are infallible but I don't mess around with pulling my pals coats very lightly. INSP is worth risking being wrong... got my money where my mouth is and my heart's in the right place what else can I say? And sure, You Asked For It, here's my friendly stream-of-consciousness opinion For My Techride Pals Re: the "sponsored by datek" Link (Josef's & Russell Horowitz's posts on GNET tread explain the difference between links and banners) up top the SI threads- Datek...Online Broker...soon to be a 24/7 player...a Paul Allen investment...GNET's a Paul Allen Investment...datek quick click for DD...maybe free realtime for non-account holders, will call soon 2C If....does Datek allow online trades of otc's?....Ad on SI must mean $$$ for GNET...SI subscription way cheaper than cable tv...cable tv has ads...no ads on cable tv at introduction stage of product cycle, then cable became established, then the ads came...there will be plenty links banners and all kinds of streaming ads on cable internet set-top access...no ads on SI at introduction stage of product cycle, now ads are here... RB subscription free....RB has ads...Never Seen pop-ups on SI or Go2net...No large graphics to slow down the SI site have been promised by CEO....No pop-ups on RB....AOL & NSCP have pop-ups...Netscape is free...AOL monthly subscription (w/no ISP) costs more than SI yearly....Go2net is free....Stocksite on Go2net is free....Yahoo is free...Yahoo has ads....GNET Earnings last quarter .08 a share....Up from a loss a year ago...Ads bring revenue to GNET...I'm a Shareowner of GNET...Portals With The Most Content and Wormholes (Links to Others) Are The Most Interesting & Visited Portals... GNET Hot100, internetnews.com, etc. many links to other dotcoms on GNET already... now the Datek Sponsor Ad on SI....Hope It Spawns to fill up the whole 2 rows with Other Ads...Will Watch Changing Colors For Possible Market Sign Omen....Doubleplusgood. 909s, Joanie