give her soap

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the internet was strictly focused on geeks and college students. Nowadays, the primary internet audience is well...anyone! Whether you are ten or ninety, a doctor or a student, a single dad or a funky swingin' single, there's (at least) a little something for everyone.

One of the advantages of this diverse multitude of "virtual" offerings is that you no longer have to worry about hiding your "guilty pleasures" at the store or supermarket. You can, instead, follow them online. One such example would be fans of Soap Operas. Sure, we've all seen the soap's digest newspapers at the checkout stands, but have we seen anyone buy one? I worked at a grocery store as a teenager and after playing checkout clerk for several years, I think I only saw one or two women ever buy one. And yet, I *know* that more people watch them. My sister does, my mother-in-law used to, and my wife used to. So what's a soap fan to do?

There's a good chance that the soap fans of the twenty-first century are using twenty-first century technology to fill their needs. Some might be using their PC to digitally record a soap that they miss while at work. Others might turn to a website.

Presented by First Beat Media (known for their recent "Unsigned.com" online music community), Soaps.com is one such website, catering to the desires of soap fans worldwide. The site is presented with a bit of glam and a bit of action, not unlike your common soap episode. The menu echoes the pink and mauve "days of Avon" past, and boasts links to everything that a soap lifer could ask for. Whether she's looking for news and daily updates for shows that she might have missed, or just wants to get on her "soapbox" in their message board forums, why not send your wife or girlfriend to the net to check out Soaps.com while you're busy checking out the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue that just arrived in the mail?