Now anyone can be part of the "Hippest" community on the net! Domain names will be awarded on a first come-first serve basis!

Skip Stone, director of web development for HIP Inc. said: "We've been searching for this for a long time, waiting for the technology to ripen. Now everyone will be able to pick the fruit".

The long list of features include a FREE 20 MB website with a FREE Domain name, instant messaging and e-mail. This means a new domain can have an address such as: 
jimi.hippy.com (for a personal site) or 
vegetarians.hipplanet.com (for a person, group or organization) or tiedyes.hipmarket.com (for a storefront). 

Each user will have a customizable instant messaging system called "Gab Pager". Free E-mail is also available for each domain and their visitors too. 

To help newbies get their webpages going, there's a Site Builder which helps users add, modify or edit a site. A file manager keeps things organized and a utility makes search engine submission automatic. There's even a guestbook. 

For advanced web publishers there are counters and traffic reports, easy to use forms, a press release wizard and a site copier to quickly move an existing site to its new home. Sub-domain capability helps sites grow. Creating a full featured site is easier than ever!

"This adds a world class service to our community. It should increase the already high level of synergy found on our sites. And there are more wonders to come from this agreement as North Sky has many more features in the works." Skip added. 

The above mentioned sites have some of the most lively and interesting forums on the Web, award winning content, chatrooms, a Free E-mail service even postcards. Now our users can post pictures, stories, graphics online and have a whole community eager to explore their new site. And with the new Gab Pager they can all keep in touch." 

Skip continues, "Communities are the center around which the Net rotates and feeds. Information, communication and commerce are the nutrients which keep the Net alive. With these new services we are well equipped to do our part in this virtual ecosystem." 

What's the catch? How can this all be for free? Skip responds, "There will be a bit of advertising on the site, but we will try to keep it within our community's interests. But hey it's all FREE, and I believe our hip friends will find that groovy." 

How do these new services fit in with the Hip Philosophy? Skip says: "To paraphrase a great man, the new program is to 'turn-on, tune-in and drop-by-my-new-website'. Let's all get plugged-in, it's a great high!"