From very early in it's Maine incarnation, Road Runner has offered web space for its subscribers for personal use. The Personal Home Pages server has become a huge resource not only for the people who are using it to host web sites, but also for people who are looking for information on the web about an incredible variety of topics. From dogs and cats , to painters and musicians , to people listing their beanie baby collections , the range of interests of our neighbors is astounding. Some sites show a wonderful design sense while others give us an interesting look into the l ives of others and help us understand common and uncommon experiences. There are many pages that don't look that good.
Pages violate basic rules of web design.
Pages assault you with embedded music, or a dozen animations borrowed from other web sites. At least those people are making the effort and expressing themselves in this exciting new medium. Some are taking their first steps and will learn to run later and some are just having fun. A lot of teenagers have made contributions to the World Wide Web, some with novice efforts and some very advanced in their skill. It seems no one understands this medium better than those youngsters, and when the generation that doesn't remember a time without an Internet comes of age, they will amaze us all.