About Web Diner IncWeb Diner Inc. is currently pursuing several areas:
About the Web Diner ForumWe established the Web Diner forum on America Online in October of 1995. During the first month, the forum had 10,000 visitors. This grew to a million visitors by July of 1997 when we closed. What was the Web Diner about?
What was the magnet for a million visitors?
We were amazed at the amount of email we received from AOL members when we announced our closing. There were hundreds and hundreds of stories that moved us. We heard from a grandmother who had created a web site for her grandson, dozens of folks who started out knowing nothing about HTML but who are now web developers, people who were busy helping their favorite charity or nonprofit group reach out via the web, and many, many more wonderful stories. We would also like to publicly praise the dedicated staff of volunteers who formed the Web Diner Crew. Their professionalism and friendliness was more than anyone could have hoped for. We thank each and every one of you. Sincerely, Laurie and Tim McCanna
Contacting Web Diner Inc.Well, normally, you'd find the business telephone number here. However, because we received so many calls from AOL members looking for technical support we were forced to remove our phone number. If you'd like to get in touch with us regarding possible business opportunities, we would love to hear from you. Drop us an email and we'll be happy to get back to you.
Web Diner Inc. is located in San Francisco Bay Area.  About Tim and Laurie McCanna
About Laurie McCannaLaurie McCanna is the author of Creating Great Web Graphics, published in March 1996 by Henry Holt and revised and released in a second edition in July 1997. Creating Great Web Graphics was a top ten best selling title for Amazon.com in 1996. She has also written for Technique and Corel magazines and also authored the Small Business Express column for GNN. In addition to writing, Laurie also creates icons and splash screens for Windows and Geoworks, Motif and XWindows software applications (GUI design), including Adaptec, Brother International and Informix. Image Club sells typefaces Laurie designed: Jitterbats, Jitterbug and Holiday Mix and Nature Mix. About Tim McCannaTim McCanna has worked for online database and other high tech companies. He has surfed the Net for many years and started HTML authoring in early 1995. Tim's career has included database management for Sun Microsystems and Operations management of a large (50+ person) OCR and Imaging department for an online database company. Tim's HTML authoring started with the FREE ART web site, which currently receives 30,000 hits per day, and has included a number of other sites, including an intranet site for a systems support group. Tim McCanna has an MLS in Library Science. Some of our clients have included:Web Diner Forum on America Online. The Web Diner Forum was a popular area that was content rich, where we strove to teach AOL members about using the web in the most entertaining and informative way possible. We had HMTL classes four times a week, and online tutorials ranging from creating a simple text page to crafting a CGI guestbook form. GNN - Wrote the "Small Business Express" column, featuring helpful web advice for small business owners. Various web site interface designs, including Net.Radio and First-TV PrimeHost - maintained the technical support message boards for PrimeHost members on AOL.
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We regretfully announce that the Web Diner Forum is closing, effective July 31, 1997. We want to thank AOL members for their enthusiastic support and participation in the forum. If you're interested in the reasons for our closing, you can check out this story on