{"conf": "dpo", "generated_at": "2026-04-26T08:00:02.954878Z", "threads": [{"num": 1, "subject": "Introduction", "response_count": 6, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug 26, 1996 (18:05)", "body": "Paul Walhus checking in. VP of Internet Services at NetRabbit, Austin. email: mailto://terry@spring.com company website: http://www.netrabbit.com homepage: http://www.spring.com (has link at top of site to pager) phone: 512/310-9903 ext. 104"}, {"response": 2, "author": "KK", "date": "Mon, Aug 26, 1996 (21:07)", "body": "Karen Kreps here. I've already introduced myself under the topic of \"website design properties.\" As the content manager on this team, I'll be the person responsible for making sure information is put in its proper place and that users can find it intuitively ;-). But since this is the \"introductions\" topic, let me here invite you to my homepage, http://www.bga.com/~kkreps . It will fill you in on my extensive background as an editor, writer and producer of interactive consumer products. You can write to me at kkreps@bga.com."}, {"response": 3, "author": "oplion", "date": "Wed, Oct  2, 1996 (18:22)", "body": "I'm an investor,general speculation, and I have a question.. What is the difference in dpo and ipo.I've had no luck with ipo(inital public offerings) because ipo's are snapped up by the biggies, and houses.I would like to see Baird(my house) go on line so I can use my account more readly.Will dpo's have a commision based buy/sell, will bonds/mutual's be included,and what if any research data will be available.Hmmm..."}, {"response": 4, "author": "Bett", "date": "Tue, Dec  2, 1997 (19:16)", "body": "Hi, I'm the person that Americ introduced, his new research associate, a person of many interests, and this topic intrigues me. As a single mom trying to grow my son's small college trust, I'm mostly conservative, and I understand that IPOs can be risky, but...a couple of years ago I wanted to buy Netscape when it went public. That was NO risk. I was told by the broker I was using that it was impossible. What a red flag for me, a Taurus. I phoned the SEC. They told me who the brokers were who handled the deal, but you couldn't buy from them -- not a hundred, or even a thousand shares. I called the local paper, the guy who writes about investments, and all he would do was warn me about the risk. I felt that this so-called democratic invention, the stock market, should be more open, but I found out it wasn't. Disturbing...So what is this you are talking about?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec  3, 1997 (00:18)", "body": "I'm afraid we may have to raise Clay from the dead."}, {"response": 6, "author": "admin", "date": "Sun, Jan  5, 2003 (10:02)", "body": "Actually I see Clay's site is still running. dpo conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 2, "subject": "Trading Floor", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 3, "subject": "DPO Web Site Design", "response_count": 3, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "KK", "date": "Mon, Aug 26, 1996 (15:53)", "body": "I'd like to introduce myself as a member of the Netrabbit website development team. I'll be responsible for organizing content, supervising graphic design, and developing an interface that promotes the unique interactive elements of the online media. I'll rely on Clay and Fred for subject matter expertize,, and I'll bring to the team almost ten years experience writing, editing and producing content for online services. I was an original architect of the Prodigy service, the website of the Austin American Statesman ( http://www.austin.360) , Go West ( http://www.gowest.com ) and the International Interactive Communications Society ( http://www.sig.net/iics)--a professional gr oup for which I serve as Austin chapter president. You can get more details and some personal dope at my personal home page: ( http://www.bga.com/~kkreps) . Site design properties that I would recommend for the Direct Stock Market site include: --minimal but elegant graphic design (white backgrounds, gold lettering, green-marble rules). --Clear statement of the site's purpose and what it offers at the very top of the page. --Universal access to key sections (such as portfolio tracking screen, conferences, trading floor, glossary, search function, about the Direct Stock Market). --There will be multiple layers of password protection. Each one must be preceeded by a pursuasive introduction that will show the user what value can be had by registering (e.g. a sample screen from the trading floor). --Forms should be non-redundant: If someone has registered for the first-level of access, s/he shouldn't have to re-enter the same name/company/address/phone info to register for the second-level access. That should be ported over and the registerer must only add new info (such as corporate financial info). --Charts and graphs should be used as much as possible in lieu of text. --Information should be presented as much as possible in an interactive format. For example: instead of having a document about what kind of companies are best suited for DPO, we can have an interactive self-assessment quizz that people can use to test ou t how well suited their company is for DPO. ...Well that's a long introduction. You can reach me by email at kkreps@bga.com or by phone at (512) 328-4456."}, {"response": 2, "author": "KK", "date": "Mon, Aug 26, 1996 (16:13)", "body": ""}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug 26, 1996 (16:42)", "body": "That's a great beginning, Karen. Tomorrow will be our first team meeting of the design group at NetRabbit at 8 am. We can work these ideas, plus those of John Miaso, Federico Brown, David Bluestein and myself into a blueprint for building this website. I'm Paul Terry Walhus, VP of Internet Services at NetRabbit, Austin, TX. I met Clay recently at a meeting that NetRabbit hosted and followed up by a specifications meeting at NetRabbit the following Saturday (attended by John Miaso, David Bluestein, Bill Witt and myself). I believe we have assembled a great team with the diverse skills needed to build a dpo website. I am founder of Austin's Spring ( http://www.spring.com ) and a variety of websites produced by NetRabbit. Check the \"websites\" area at http://www.spring.com and check out the NetRabbit site at http://www.netrabbit.com . NetRabbit is building a series of c ommerce enabled websites with realtime transaction processing. I'm going to take a look at http://www.realgoods.com and see what they're doing on this site. I'm looking forward to meeting with everyone in the morning for our first face to face full group meeting. I thought today's phone roundtable set the stage for our working meeting in the morning. dpo conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 4, "subject": "Strategic Partners", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 5, "subject": "Preparing for a DPO", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 6, "subject": "Regulatory Issues", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 7, "subject": "The Fabulous Market Babe", "response_count": 43, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Aug  9, 1998 (16:40)", "body": "just don't expect any etiquette..."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Aug  9, 1998 (23:00)", "body": "OK babe, how about some babelore. Tell us the scoop. Give us the details."}, {"response": 3, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Aug 10, 1998 (05:08)", "body": "Can't wait! I have to run - damn, going to be late!!!!!! Bugger!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug 10, 1998 (06:54)", "body": "Late for ?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Aug 10, 1998 (07:04)", "body": "a very important date..."}, {"response": 6, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Aug 10, 1998 (08:20)", "body": "I WAS late, and AM pi$$ed off with myself for that. And I'm glad it's over, and went well - it was as meeting with the CD producer who was interested in my work for his CD covers. Happy to report that he still is, even though I was late. And relieved that I got on very well with him - not something I can ever take for granted."}, {"response": 7, "author": "wolf", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (12:02)", "body": "that is, like, way cool, riette! hope he signs you up!!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (13:14)", "body": "He did - very lucky for me. Doesn't bring much money, but publicity has never hurt any poverty stricken artist!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (15:45)", "body": "We'll be eagerly looking for the next Yanni CD!"}, {"response": 10, "author": "wolf", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (18:05)", "body": "yeah, riette, who's CD are you designing? (hi autumn!)"}, {"response": 11, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (21:17)", "body": "Hey Wolf, you there?"}, {"response": 12, "author": "wolf", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (21:20)", "body": "yupper!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (21:33)", "body": "Did I hear you're going away again??"}, {"response": 14, "author": "wolf", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (21:41)", "body": "yeah, but it's not official. just figure i'll be off before i know it cuz of my level ii certification."}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (23:35)", "body": "Why is she a babe? Why is she fabulous? Will we ever get beyond these wham bam thank you m'am encounters?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 12, 1998 (00:14)", "body": "or at least get a reciprocal link..."}, {"response": 17, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Aug 12, 1998 (01:20)", "body": "They just love ya and leave ya! Or maybe she's just playing hard to get. I don't know - other women are so complicated!"}, {"response": 18, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (00:59)", "body": "got this topic linked into the Direct Public Offering and Direct Stock Market confs at http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/dpo/all and http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/dsm/all so, if you want to generate traffic here, Market Babe, please do so...and, if you would like your own conference and will link to it from your site, I will set it up for you...just please become an active part of our little community instead of just using us for free advertising! thanks"}, {"response": 19, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (03:44)", "body": "Don't you just feel used when people do that?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (03:45)", "body": "I say if she doesn't come back within a week, we scrap her topic."}, {"response": 21, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (08:47)", "body": "Did we link this to babes also?"}, {"response": 22, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (10:49)", "body": "not yet...haven't logged in as wer so I can delete the one in there... plan to do so, however..."}, {"response": 23, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (11:28)", "body": "It is linked to Babes. Kill the bitch! ha-ha!!!! Just hope she doesn't come back now, otherwise I'll be a DEAD bitch!"}, {"response": 24, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (16:35)", "body": "yep, as Riette has reported, this topic is now linked to Babes... will link it to the homepage conf tonight, I think..."}, {"response": 25, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (16:43)", "body": "DIE DIE FABULOUS MARKET DARLING!!!!"}, {"response": 26, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (21:33)", "body": "ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I am in tears over here!!)"}, {"response": 27, "author": "wolf", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (21:34)", "body": "well, yeah, it was rather presumptuous of her to post herself as a babe topic...i don't get it *airhead grin*"}, {"response": 28, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Aug 15, 1998 (00:34)", "body": "And I was scared the bitch was going to upstage us! But it looks like she couldn't come properly...."}, {"response": 29, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (20:43)", "body": "Does anyone have her email? Can we invite her back? She's fab. She's babe. She's gone awol."}, {"response": 30, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Aug 17, 1998 (00:33)", "body": "NOOOOOOOO, please, I'd feel too awful!!! And she may be a fab babe, but she's also into marketing, remember? Wer was probably right when he suspected she was using us for free advertizing. Estate agents don't log into the spring - they show houses, and make money, stuff like that."}, {"response": 31, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug 17, 1998 (07:04)", "body": "OK, OK."}, {"response": 32, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Aug 17, 1998 (10:32)", "body": "I owe you."}, {"response": 33, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Thu, Sep 24, 1998 (06:58)", "body": "I'm going to freeze and kill this topic, since I'm not an advert freak :) Any objections mail them to you@yourself.com :-)"}, {"response": 34, "author": "riette", "date": "Thu, Sep 24, 1998 (10:34)", "body": "I said it long ago - kill the bitch!"}, {"response": 35, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Sep 26, 1998 (14:30)", "body": "Ding Ding .. the wicked babe is dead."}, {"response": 36, "author": "autumn", "date": "Sat, Sep 26, 1998 (22:31)", "body": "But the Blob lives on in Screwed!"}, {"response": 37, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Sep 27, 1998 (03:47)", "body": "There had to be SOMETHING left of her!"}, {"response": 38, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Feb  5, 2000 (17:24)", "body": "Or is this where I should be asking for suggested websites concerning Stock Market investing...?"}, {"response": 39, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Feb  5, 2000 (17:29)", "body": "Terry, where should I be asking my question? Not this non-vocal former whatever's own advertizing topic, surely! I am bummed to the max and lost down here."}, {"response": 40, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Feb  5, 2000 (18:24)", "body": "Ask in business (you already have and I've already answered)."}, {"response": 41, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Feb  5, 2000 (18:41)", "body": "Exiting this site...thank you!"}, {"response": 42, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Feb  5, 2000 (20:29)", "body": "No sweatola."}, {"response": 43, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Apr 21, 2001 (02:49)", "body": "Ain't seen the fab babe for a while, test post. dpo conference Main Menu"}]}]}