Communities across America are looking for low-cost, grass root concepts to help promote their community and its commerce.

Being able to apply technology online has become an integral component in marketing.

In order to successfully compete online, local organizations like Chambers of Commerce, membership organizations and even community colleges are now using the tools of technology to build content.

Location carousel provides the infrastructure to gather, organize and then post valuable information through directories, kiosks and area search engines that are powered by Google.

The carousel is a data circle, which gathers local information through patent-pending techniques. These techniques can be adapted to the community being served.

Once data is gathered, many e-services are activated, converting the entire community into a powerful advertising system for participating members.

The Location Carousel may be accessed by multiple user groups to form an assembly line. This provides the necessary flexibility for placing thousands of businesses online.

Being competitve today requires a focus on data publishing. The location carousel will play an important roll in this.

Current user groups are:

• Membership Management Staff
• Members of the Organization
• Students within the Real Work Experience program.

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