CommunityPath.com offers community pages for residences.The "online front porch porch Roofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. " by CommunityPath.com, a residential community intranet provider, is offering free customized web sites to homeowners, residential associations and property managers. "While most of us think of the Internet as having global reach, its greatest value and impact is for local communities," said Eric Weber, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CommunityPath.com. "Using today's technology, CommunityPath.com enables neighbors to stay in touch with each other and keep up-to-date on issues facing their communities, much as they did in days gone by when life's pace was slower and there was more time for face-to-face visits. "We help residents better manage their community through their web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and Internet connection," he adds, noting that CommunityPath.com currently has 250 communities online in 29 states reaching 100,000 households. Based on its two years of research and planning, CommunityPath.com created a free, password protected, private intranet for residential communities - a tool for communities to publish and exchange information online. CommunityPath.com association members tap into their community's intranet and arrive at a customized and fresh-daily home page that features association news and events, message boards and community calendars and referrals for babysitters, contractors and other service people. CommunityPath.com supplements this material with information of interest to residents, such as home safety tips and decorating ideas. The CommunityPath.com intranets use interactive technology to allow neighbors to communicate with neighbors, with their associations and with local organizations within an enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. environment. "With various levels of security, users can define how much information should be published, as well as who sees the information," says Weber. CommunityPath.com provides an easy-to-use template (1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the for each community to create its intranet and supports the site with marketing and collateral materials to promote registration. It allows no banner advertising Banner Advertising A common form of advertising on the internet. The banner is an advertisement of 460x68 pixels, usually placed at the top of the page Notes: For an example, just look at the top of a page on almost any popular web site. although it does enable local vendors, recommended by CommunityPath.com participants, to advertise within a Community Favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. section. "CommunityPath.com also enables property managers who administer residential associations to distribute important information much more quickly and timely than a traditional newsletter that is often out-of-date before it arrives," Weber notes. For example, a Simi Valley, California Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in the extreme southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the Greater Los Angeles Area. , association needed to know quickly if residents wanted to open a rear gate to a nearby park. Using the CommunityPath.com Instant Survey, the association got its answer in under 24 hours - well before the deadline set by the City Council. |
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