This might be an example of teaching an old dog new tricks, I being the old dog.
The Internet has opened up so many more possibilities for keeping the public informed and our citizenry involved. My hope is that this blog is one example of that, but there are many more ways and I’m just learning about them.
Many of you know that Oil City is embarking on a Main Street Program. Two members of the Steering Committee, Susan Williams and Trenton Moulin, decided we needed to find a way to have a Web presence where everyone could be kept informed and even participate if they so desired. Next thing I know, Susan and Trenton are Ning Masters, knowing all things Ning.
I had never heard of Ning before, but it is sort of along the lines of a social networking site (i.e. Facebook or MySpace) but far better suited for the intended purpose.
So, to keep up with the goings on of the Main Street Program go to: http://ocmainst.ning.com/
And no more that I learn of Ning, I find out that the South Side Association now has a Web site: http://southsideassociation.getmynwsite.com/
Such Web sites and networking sites are a valuable addition to keeping up with important events in our community. If you know of a community group with a Web site or networking presence, please post them up. I hope we can develop a lengthy list here and that people will visit them and become involved.
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Hi John
Could you post those links in your sidebar with the other links of interest? That would be a great resource!
Done.
I hope others find interesting community links to post.
The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new Web site Wednesday.
The Web address remains the same, but the site is all new and it is great.
Kudos to the chamber and all involved in the project.
I urge everyone to take a look.
And what is the web address for the Chamber of Commerce???
Some people may not know it.
I listed the chamber under links of interest, but I probably should have put a link in my recent post as well.
The Web address for the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce is:
http://www.venangochamber.org/
Hi John,
I was looking at your site tonight and noticed you had shared the Southside Neighborhood Association website. It has been changed to an easy to remember site instead of the original lengthy one,
http://oilcity-ssna.net thank you for for posting our site on yours...
Web designer of the SSNA
Jacqueline L. Greek
John - You are probably the only one who will read this, but you made a fatal assumption when you promoted the use of the Ning.
You assumed that only SANE people would be using it. Unfortunately, this is still Oil City and for whatever reason we seem to attract crackpots on a regular basis.
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