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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES <br /> SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 <br /> Members Present: Sharon Koblinsky, Ted Lewis , Steve Innis. <br /> (Tom Potts arrived at 8 : 00 p.m. ) <br /> Also present: Wayne' Duchemin, E. D. Coordinator <br /> Elizabeth Miller, MAXM Consulting <br /> The meeting was called to order at 7 : 10 p.m. by Steve Innis. <br /> Steve stated that Chairman Tom Potts would be arriving around <br /> 8: 00 p.m. and that Paul Reynolds was unable to attend. <br /> MINUTES: The approval of the Minutes of the August 22 , 1995 <br /> meeting were postponed until the next meeting. Later in the <br /> meeting after Tom Potts arrived, EDC voted to accept the Minutes <br /> with the following corrections: <br /> - p. 1 , (change) Devon (not Sharon) will meet with the Tribal <br /> Council and Senior Center re: surveys . <br /> Steve turned the meeting over to Wayne. Wayne introduced <br /> Elizabeth (Betsy) Miller from MAXM Consulting who was invited <br /> to the meeting to give a presentation on the Web Page. Betsy <br /> stated that Falmouth is the only town to put something on the <br /> Internet, and Mashpee ' s Chamber of Commerce has completed a <br /> Page and put it on the Internet. Betsy reported that the <br /> Internet System ( CCS World) was down, and she could not show <br /> the Committee the Web Page as yet. She then gave an overview <br /> of World Wide Web stating it is one aspect of the Internet that <br /> originated in 1991 ; there are Servers and Browsers. She stated <br /> Web is easy to interface for anyone, and the key element is <br /> that you can use graphical as well as text information. It <br /> can be used for marketing and research. She cited an example <br /> of a new product, a kitty litter box similar to a dollhouse, <br /> that over 200 people viewed on the Web Page that could be easily <br /> accessed through the menu. The advantage to businesses is that <br /> this replaces having to send mail to interested parties about <br /> a new product, and new products can be put on all indexes ( i .e. <br /> Yahoo is an index) . You can send E Mail via the Web. Ted asked <br /> if this is a sophisticated Yellow Pages , and Betsy said yes <br /> and more. She stated she did a weather storm Page with links <br /> to storm tracks , etc. She builds Pages for clients using <br /> graphics and uses announcement services and cross indexing to <br /> make the message available. She is an independent business <br /> located in W. Barnstable, and her clients are mostly small <br /> businesses (real estate, bed and breakfasts, etc. ) . When asked <br />