09/12/1995 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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by Sharon what is the purpose of doing a Web Page, Wayne stated he would like to use the Web to brag about the database, and we need graphics to sell the Town. Some suggestions about how to proceed were: ( 1 ) add Mashpee information to the Chamber of Commerce Page, ( 2 ) have the Town do a Page of their own ( similar to Falmouth) , ( 3 ) EDC do the Page. Wayne stated we can look at Betsy as the marketer who puts in the Page and maintains it. Sharon stated she would not favor adding to the Chamber Page since it is associated with businesses and profit , but she would rather see Mashpee covered in a broader sense including the non-profit aspects, academic areas, etc . Betsy suggested Mashpee getting its own domain and then get a link to the Chamber and/or vice versa. This would also be an advantage to Mashpee if CCS ever goes under, since Mashpee could simply change their number and have their Pages transferred to a new Server. Sharon asked if the Town is already planning to have their own Page; Wayne did not know. Betsy then went over and got the System up and running. She displayed a Page in Lifenet where people can determine their status for getting a home mortgage loan from a bank by answering a few financial questions. She displayed Falmouth' s Page which tells about the Town ' s services and other information. Tom Potts was present for this part of the presentation, and he suggested making this a profit making venture for Mashpee and the businesses who are tied in with EDC, and with a cash flow there could be a full-time staff person. He cited Oaks Bluff as a Giber retail example whereby their Harbormaster is using the Internet for fishing, chartering, and marine supplies. Tom asked about the cost, and Betsy stated she charges $35 per page per month. She can make changes and updates so as to keep the information fresh, such as adding a calendar of events , welcome to Businesses , congratulations to Businesses , monthly Newsletters , etc. Tom suggested a flat rate for a Page that doesn' t change ( i .e. a Page about Willowbend) , and possibly get Willowbend to help pay for it. Betsy then displayed the Mashpee -Page done by the Chamber; she noted that she did this pro Bono and there is no link yet. She can download a file into the System easily. Betsy then brought up on the screen Cape Cod Info Center (which is a library of what' s happening on Cape Cod) . It was suggested that a segment on Education be done whereby students can use it to learn more about Indian heritage, and other topics. The Real Estate segment was displayed showing available houses for sale in Mashpee; it was noted that Jamie Regan receives a lot of responses from this. Wayne inquired whether our database can be linked to the Cape Cod Info Center, and she stated they can load and update our database. Wayne noted that they can E Mail the sources of the inquiries . Betsy noted that every Page load generates a statistic . Tom asked about caller ID. Betsy stated that you can trace by IP# which goes back to CCS. The Server keeps track of the statistics . They can track what Pages were found which -2-