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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?.
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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 filesdashcheck 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 promisedashsee 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?
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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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