Does being online mean that I'm using the Web?
Using the Google/.network search engine shown below
you have choices. You can choose to Google the Web or a hub of The
Network. Whatever
your choice, your are using the
Web now or, at least, the
Internet. In
any event, the search
promise of The Network is something that
you can use
to increase the chances of finding
what you want. For more
information see what the Free On-line Dictionary
of Computing (FOLDOC)
and Wikipedia have
to say about being online.
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How can I obtain information from the Global Registry of Contacts?
CLICK HERE for how to access the database.
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Why does The Network focus on networking rather than advertising?
The Network is an online
information service. Networking was incorporated
into our mission back
in 1996. It was the part of the reason that we called it The
Network. The other part of the reason for our online identity
is that it is a
network of websites, rather than just one. Having business
networking as our focus, we
offer space
online for resource and service providers engaged in the enterprise
and economic development
process to list their contact
data. We also offer to lease
webpages on which advertising may to may be placed by .network participants.
We provide the most-used search engine through Google
AdSense. Search
for various quotes and comments to learn why networking is so important
to our mission.
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Is this the Site Selection Network?.
No. But "this" is
a site
selection network! For example, The
Network website Site Location Assistance.com (SLA.network)
offers the Site
Selection Directory which was introduced online in the mid-1990s
at the same time as the forerunner to the so called Site
Selection Network. Take a look at how
the Site Selection Directory can work for you if asking the question
as someone interested in the transactions between
economic
development
prospects
and their
resource
and service providers or, especially, if you are an enterprise
developer wanting to spread the word about a project because
you want informational and other input from outside contacts.
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Are .network map files the same as Web site maps?
No. The
Network
is made up of multiple websites. Its maps are organized to
help you navigate
through them. Sometimes users refer to the links
to resources for maps provided in WebSearch as .network map
files check
two sections: (1)
/ (2).
CLICK
HERE for more about website maps from Cybergeography.org
What is a Web site map? What is a website
map? What is a sitemap?
What is an Internet site map: What is an Internet sitemap?
CLICK
HERE for a .network glossary definition
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Where can I find information on places seeking economic development?
The Network.
Take a look at Economic Development.net, a .network hub. You
may be interested in learning that places seeking
economic development can apply
for a free listing in the website. Also, included with this free
offer are listings, with links, of location-designated
suppliers of information to economic
development prospects.
The Network offers a failsafe for any efforts you make to find a place
that wants economic development. It offers a location-search
promise.
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How can I get listed as a contact in The Network?
Make your own determination that you are qualified to have a record
of your contact
data and services/service area published in the
database that The Network uses to deliver on its search
promisesee
the answer to question about qualifying to participate
in The Network. Please read the .network disclaimer.
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Can you help with a relocation project?
Absolutely. The Network is
an online
information service for site selection. Use its free-access
resources to find
locations and gather the necessary information to make
relocation decisions about them. Use The Network also to find
contacts to assist you with your relocation project. It has the Site
Selection Directory which goes one step further to provide services
to help you discreetly gather location
data while protecting confidential plans
and activities. If, as a user of The Network, your search for
a location or contact for providing relocation assistance bogs down or
you reach a dead
end, we help by offering you a
promise.
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Who pays for the operations of The Network?
Participants.
They can be found by searching
for contacts. There are a few who annually contribute financially
to keep
The Network up and running. Economic
Development Services (EDS) of Big Canoe, GA, US also pays. See
the answer to
the question: With so much offered for free, who pays for .network operations?
Financial contributions range from $10 to
$3,000 annually. Any participant who appreciates the lofty purpose
of The Network and trusts that its operations are as a free-access,
nonpartisan, online
information service as claimed is welcomed to contribute.
The essence of how The Network operates is explained in
its search
promise. It's lofty
purpose is explained in the answer to
the question: With so much offered for free, who pays for .network operations?
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How can I qualify to participate in The Network as a contact?
Basically, you qualify yourself by determining that you
fit somewhere in the .network definition
of resource
and service providers. Expand the definition by selecting
links and reading .network disclaimer.
You also qualify by having us accept your application for a free record
in the Global
Registry of Contacts. When you apply,
please tell us that you agree to help us keep .network information up-to-date although
you pay nothing for the
database service. In summary,
you qualify to participate by making
application for the Global
Registry of Contacts as someone involved
in enterprise
and economic development.
Note that participating in
The Network is not the same as having or updating
a record in the Global
Registry of Contacts. Requirements to qualify for
a record freely provided in the database are the same, however, as those
to participate.
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