

DREAM FORGE GOES INTERACTIVE (tm)

             >> Changing the definition of "magazine" <<

                     Description & Organization

  DREAM FORGE INTERACTIVE (DFI) takes the concept of an electronic
magazine one step farther, making it interactive.  Delivered as a
daily series of e-mail or conference messages, DFI allows the reader
to continuously interact with the staff, writers, and other readers.

  DFI combines the features of the standard DREAM FORGE magazine:

         * Satire * Commentary * Fiction * Reviews * Poetry *

  With features not available in a standard monthly magazine:

   =  Tagline of the Day -- new material for your tagline files
      delivered daily.  No need to wait a month for more great
      taglines!

   =  Who's Online -- a weekly list of celebrities appearing online.
      Updated daily as changes are announced.

   =  DFI Talk - an open channel to the DFI staff and writers.
      This open forum allows communications with the staff and
      other DFI readers.  These real conversations beat even the
      best "letters to the editor" column.

ORGANIZATION:

  DFI is delivered as mailing list messages to an internet e-mail
address, or as FidoNet-technology echoes to bulletin board systems.
Many internet gateway packages allow sysops to set up mailing lists
as public conferences on their boards, so operators of internet-
connected boards can make DFI available to their users.

Conferences are:

  DFI-MAG  - moderated conference that contains the professional
             editorial content of the magazine.  This is where all
             the articles, stories, and taglines will be posted on
             a daily basis.

  DFI-TALK - a public conference where readers can ask questions of
             the DFI editors, writers, or each other.

  Other conferences will be added as needed.  Topical public
discussion areas and moderated conferences for other types of
materials (e.g. photos and graphics) are just some of the
possibilities.

COST:

  DFI is available for the same low price as the standard editions
of DREAM FORGE.  There is no additional cost for internet e-mail
delivery. Sysops who want to receive DFI as FidoNet echoes will
be responsible for polling a DFI publication system for the echoes.
There will be no requirement to poll more than weekly, but the more
often you poll, the more often your users will receive new
information.

  Who? DREAM FORGE INTERACTIVE (DFI) is brought to you by the same
team that produces DREAM FORGE (tm), The Electronic Magazine
for your Mind! -- providing food for thought -- eat it!

  What? DFI provides the same satire, fiction, commentary, and
reviews as the standard editions of DREAM FORGE. It adds timely
information about the online world, such as which celebrities will
be online in the next week. Plus DFI offers the chance to converse
with DREAM FORGE authors, staff, and other readers in conferences
available only to DFI subscribers.

  Where? DFI is delivered to your internet e-mail inbasket as
mailing list messages, or to your bulletin board system as FidoNet
echoes.

  When? DFI information is released on a daily basis, with such
features as "Tagline of the Day." Articles and other features are
released as soon as they're ready. You don't have to wait a whole
month to get your next DREAM FORGE fix.

  Why? Because online citizens have consistently proven that
they're looking for more than pre-packaged information. People are
online mainly for one purpose -- to communicate with other people
DFI combines professional editorial content with the chance to
interact publicly with the writers and other readers. This interaction
takes place day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour; you don't have to wait
to read a "letters to the editor" section a few months from now.
=====================================================================
                               {DREAM}


                                                      
