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What IS the Internet?
Why YOU Need the Internet!
How Can YOU Use the Internet?
The World-Wide-Web?
But What IS a WEB?
Why CleveNet.com?
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What IS the Internet?

The Internet: A World-Wide Network

• The Internet: is a World-Wide network that is easily and cost-effectively accessible to anyone with a phone line, computer, and special software.
• The Internet is actually a collection of large & fast, as well as small & slow individual networks.
• The Internet can easily expand to accept the astronomical growth in usage occurring today, and in the near future. It is adaptable.
• The Internet is not run or controlled by any group or organization. It is truly a diverse, and "global" technology. The whole world has access.

But What Does that Mean to Me?

The Internet contains a collection of tools and services that can be useful to anyone and EVERYONE:

• World-Wide-Web: The WWW is a graphical protocol that allows users to easily access, and "download" (save) information about an individual and/or organization. [see WWW brochure]
• Information Searching: Utilities exist on the WEB that allow users to search the Internet for any and all information that they are looking for, and receive a response in SECONDS! We also provide a similar local service for our members!
• File Transfer Capability: The Internet allows users to easily, effectively, and dependably transfer large and small amounts of electronic information to almost any location on Earth!
• E-mail Services: The Internet allows users to easily and cheaply send & receive e-mail from anyone, anywhere, who is connected to the Internet!
• The Future! In the future (and somewhat, even today) the Internet will be used for telephone service; cheap video-conferencing; providing books, catalogs,& magazines; and much more. The Internet will also be used for banking, securities trading, supply ordering, & scheduling!

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Why YOU Need the Internet!

Reach Potential Clients & Customers!

• Millions of People access the World-Wide-Web service of the Internet all the time!
• At any given moment: hundreds of people are searching the Internet for information about YOUR products and services!
• Internet users: tend to be well-educated, affluent, motivated, and technologically literate.
• People: can easily find information about your products, services, and location (ONLY IF YOU are on the Internet!)
• Customers: can easily provide comments and feedback to your organization!
• You can update company info any time you need to. You can’t do that in the Yellow Pages!

But Why not Wait?

• Even today few professional organizations in the Cleveland area are advertising on the Internet!
• Get an ADVANTAGE over your competitors by getting on TODAY!
• The cost is minimal so why wait? The Internet is the cheapest way to advertise to Thousands (or even millions) of potential customers!
• Potential Customers are looking for your products and/or services on the Internet RIGHT NOW! They will be going to your competitors instead of you unless you get online.

What about the Future?

• Within the next few years, most organizations will be using the Internet for advertising & contacting clients & customers.
• By then, advertising on the Internet will be comparable to a listing in the Yellow Pages (although the Internet is considerable cheaper, even today!). Everyone will be on.
• You will definitely be using it, so why not get a head start right now? Beat your competitors!
• Why fight the inevitable?

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How Can YOU Use the Internet?

Get a WEB Page(s)

• Immediately! You can have an immediate Internet presence by setting up a WEB Site.
• No Equipement! You don’t need any equipment or software to do this TODAY! Let us do it for you right NOW!!
• Information! Put information about your products & services, and even your personnel, on these WEB pages. Get customer Feedback, too!
• You will be IMMEDIATELY accessible to new and current customers & clients.

Get on the CleveNet.com Network

• CleveNet.com: is a new and unique service available in the Cleveland area.
• Service! We serve small to medium size organizations very cost-effectively.
• Networking! CleveNet.com makes your business accessible to users in the Northeast Ohio area, and the whole world!
• One Stop Shopping! CleveNet.com will give Cleveland area residents the capability for one-stop Internet shopping from their home! (assuming you are a member, of course!)
• Advertising! CleveNet.com will utilize "economies of scale" to spread out the cost of effective advertising across many organizations. More than 10% of our income goes toward local advertising! Soon to come: Radio spots!!

What about Future Services?

• If you are not online today, you need to be AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!
• If you don’t have Internet e-mail capability, you will need it SOON!
• The Future! Banking, securities trading, product ordering, customer feedback, customer surveys, customer communication, faxing, document management, video conferencing, and many other activities will be done using versatile, hardy, and cheap Internet services!

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The World-Wide-Web?

What is the World-Wide-Web (WWW)?

• The WWW (we’ll call it the "WEB") is the most popular service of the Internet.
• The WEB is made up of millions of individual WEB Sites.
• The WEB utilizes state-of-the-art technology as well as old technology.
• The WEB is effective and easy to use!

What is the World-Wide-Web Like?

The Internet is like a:

• Yellow Pages: but easily updateable
• Encyclopedia: of almost everything!
• Library: with millions of sources
• Magazine rack: many commercial ones
• Newspaper: many online now!
• Bulletin Board: that everyone can read
• Post Office: e-mail for the world
• Catalog: order directly online
• Discussion Group:Chatting & conferencing
• Arcade: games galore
• Help Desk: online help
• And So Much More!!

Who uses the World-Wide-Web?

The WEB is used by:

• Doctors & Lawyers
• Students & Teachers
• Professors & Librarians
• Children & Parents
• Husbands & Housewives
• Singles & the Married
• Techies (nerds)
• Researchers
• Entrepreneurs & Hobbyists
• Scientists & Farmers
• Capitalists & Socialists
• Corporations & Worker’s Unions
• The Government & Anarchists
• Businessmen & Empoyees
• The Religious & Atheists
• THE WHOLE-WIDE-WORLD!

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But What IS a WEB?

The WEB is Text & Graphics & More:

• A "WEB" is made up of a collection one or more pages of text & graphics called a "Web Site" connected to the Internet.
• The Main WEB page is called the "Home Page" and is usually the first page seen.
• A WEB Site can be owned by an individual, organization, or group, and can be on any computer connected to the Internet.
• A WEB page can usually be accessed by anyone with a computer using a software program called a "Web Browser". However, access can be restricted to specific users, if desired.
• WEB pages can be linked to each other via "hypertext" and "hyperlinks"
• WEB pages can also contain links to other WEB Sites and to databases.
• WEB pages can initiate simple S/W applications (e.g., JAVA applets & CGI) via "hyperlinks" and "hypertext" that can provide many services.
• Web Sites Allow users to respond with instant comment & suggestion feedback!

The WEB is Accessible

• Anyone with a computer, the correct software, and a phone or network connection can connect to the Internet.
• The WEB is only one of many features of the Internet. (global e-mail, file transfer capability, and remote computing access are others)
• The Internet is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• There is no cost to use the Internet, except for equipment and access fees. (Access is available for less than $20/month)
• Internet access is available to businesses, homes, libraries, universities, agencies & schools.
• Millions of people use the Internet and the World-Wide-Web every day globally!

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Why CleveNet.com?

You Get SERVICE!

• Many Groups [such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs)] provide WEB hosting, but force your organization to develop its own WEB pages. You need expensive computers and software. We will develop the pages FOR YOU!
• We Understand small businesses (we are one too) so we know you and your needs!
• We will make sure that you get the service best for YOU, even if it is UNIQUE!

You Get SUPPORT!

• Customize! We can help customize your WEB site to meet your unique needs
• Adaptable! We will help you utilize the Internet today, and in the future, as your needs change.
• More! We can support ALL of your Internet and computer networking needs!

You will be part of a NETWORK

• CleveNet.com: We are building a NETWORK of organizations just like you!
• Advertising! This Network will be extensively advertised locally & nationally! We spread the costs out so that you benefit more for less!
• Cost! There is no additional charge to be a part of this network! It comes with your Web Site.

You Get VALUE!

• Let’s be honest. You want the most bang for your buck. We provide a very cost-effective way for you to advertise your services and reach your clients! We challenge you to find a better deal!!!

Don’t waste any time! Sign Up TODAY!!!!

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Definitions

Internet:

The Internet (always with a capital "I") is a collection of networks following the TCP/IP protocol. This protocol is captured in a set of documents called "Request for Comments" (RFCs). Anyone with a computer, appropriate software, and a phone or network connection can link to and use the Internet.

 

Intranet:

An "intranet" is a private network the uses the Internet’s TCP/IP protocols, and may or may not be connected to the Internet.

 

Hypertext:

Hypertext is text within a document or WEB page that, when clicked on with a mouse, launches a new WEB page or new window.

 

Hyperlink:

A hyperlink is the more general manifestation of hypertext, and can be a graphic or symbol as well as text, that can launch a WEB or program.

 

Web Browser:

A Web Browser is a computer program that allows a person to communicate with a WEB site using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) through an address called a Universal Resource Locator (URLs). Web Browsers convert the WEB, which is written in a language called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), into a visual display. Browsers also follow links within WEB pages and can provide feedback and download files. Examples of WEB Browsers are "Netscape Navigatorâ " and "Internet Explorerâ "

 

Home Page:

A Home Page is like the cover of a book, with the introduction and the table of contents integrated together. It is usually the first WEB page accessed by a browser, and is linked to additional pages, if any.

 

HTML/HTTP/URL/CGI/JAVA…:

These terms have to do with Internet protocols and technologies, and require more background than we can provide here.

For more information on the Internet, see one of the many books available on the Internet!

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