How an idea spread and grew on the Internet.

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• Surfing Through China The Clinton trip, reflected by the Web.
  Kate Galbraith July 1, 1998
  
• Invisible Ink How the story everyone's talking about stayed out of the papers.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 23, 1998