From bobrankin@MHV.NET Thu Jan 8 23:43:19 1998 Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 02:28:12 -0500 From: Bob Rankin Reply-To: TOURBUS-Request@LISTSERV.AOL.COM To: TOURBUS@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: TOURBUS - 30 Dec 1997 - Bonus.com _________ ____________ ________ __________ _____________ ___ _ / | / | | / | \ | "Why | Surf When / You Can | Ride The | Bus?" / | \ |__________|__________/__________|__________|___________/ | \ / /______|----\ | Visit the TOURBUS website to see the Archives, |//////| | | FAQ, and Subscription Information! |//////| | | http://www.TOURBUS.com |//////| | \________________________________________________________|______|____| / \ / \ / \ \___/ \___/ T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s \___/ TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPIC: Bonus.com - The Supersite for Kids TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP: http://www.bonus.com Bonus.com is a FREE site on the World Wide Web, an online playground where kids can enjoy over 1000 activities including games, coloring, learning and more. 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The main section of Bonus.com features five color-coded CyberWays (Play, Color, Explore, Inspect, Imagine), which are in turn are divided into dozens of fun areas for kids (and adults) to explore. If games are what you seek, look no further. Bonus.com offers over 350 Java-based games, multi-player games, original quizzes and puzzles. I found "Frog Solitaire" quite amusing. :-) CHECK YOUR BROWSER ------------------ You will need a Java-capable browser to enjoy many of the activities at Bonus.com. If you have Windows 95 you will need Netscape Navigator 2.0 or later, Microsoft Explorer 3.0 or AOL 3.0. (Make sure that the browser you have is a Win95 version.) If you have a Mac, use Microsoft Explorer 3.0 or Netscape 3.0. If you run Windows 3.1, use Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. If you use Netscape 3.x or AOL for Windows 3.1, you will not be able to play the Java games. If you register with Bonus.com, you become eligible to: - bookmark your favorite activities - participate in Bonus.com special events - save your score for future play in the multi-player games Registering involves creating a fictitious screen name and providing date of birth, e-mail address, gender, zip code, and country. They don't ask visitors for a real name or postal address, and according to their FAQ: > Bonus.com is committed to protecting the privacy of each visitor > who registers with us. Under no circumstances do we rent or sell > information about our visitors to any outside third party. KIDDY CARTE BLANCE? ------------------- Turning your kids loose on the Web with no supervision is asking for trouble. But you can at least turn your back for a few minutes when they're exploring within the confines of Bonus.com. The editors there do their best provide only quality kide-safe resources, and continually screen any off-site links for unsuitable material. 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