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Epic Web Publishing: This Is Your Wake-Up Call
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By Bradley F. Shimmin  In the 1920s and '30s, a German refugee named Bertholt Brecht flipped conventional theater on its ear. Instead of lulling the audience to sleep, he prodded the audience to wake up and "know" that it was not merely watching a performance. Without this direct approach, called Epic Theater, Ferris Bueller would never have addressed the audience and asked, "How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?"

At Network Computing Online, we've also embraced Epic Theater to gain a more direct relationship with you, our readers. For instance, our current Network Design Manual on designing network-savvy applications (www.networkcomputing.com/ netdesign/1005netapps.html) marks a departure from our traditional story format in that it's not a single chapter by a single author, but a number of chapters from top technical books.

And in true Epic style, this month's installation invites direct audience participation. After you've read the Network Design Manual chapters, fill out a quick reader quiz (www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/1005netappsquiz.html) to qualify for free copies of the books we used in creating the chapters.

For lovers of traditional theater and publishing, of course, we will continue to produce more conventional content, such as our new Interactive Buyer's Guide on V.90 modems (www.networkcomputing.com/1005/1005buyers.html). However, we hope you'll engage in our Epic Web publishing efforts and, like Brecht, wake us up and let us know you're reading.

--Bradley F. Shimmin, bshimmin@nwc.com

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