From press@gateyourself.com  Thu Nov  2 13:41:21 2000
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:41:21 +0100
From: GateYourSelf press@gateyourself.com
Subject: [Patents] PRESS RELEASE : General public Community Sites.
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Thursday, 2 november 2000 : It is by now possible to set up a community =
site free of charge and in just a few minutes.

Home: www.gateyourself.com=20

Create your own site : www.gateyourself.com

Contact: Clement Colliard press@gateyourself.com

Many Internet users would like to have their own directory, run their =
own Forum, circulate articles or present a photo-album. We all of us =
wish at one time or another to swap our hobbying skills, spread our =
knowledge on some subject that we know well or react publicly to an =
event that concerns us. To do so those of us who have mastered the HTML =
code have often spent long hours in setting up their personal site. But =
the vast majority of web users is far from mastering these techniques =
and so must resign themselves to being just a 'surfer'.



What is GATEYOURSELF?

>From today on, all Internet users are enabled to set up their own =
Community Site without the need for any particular expertise. In just a =
few minutes they can avail of:

  a.. Their own URL=20
  b.. Their Forum=20
  c.. Their Directory=20
  d.. Their Chronicle=20
  e.. Their Photo-album=20
  f.. Their Chat=20
Each of these Community Sites can welcome members who will participate =
in the content or structure of the site. To facilitate the organisation =
of these interactivities, various modules are available:

  a.. Management of users (list of Members and rights of access)=20
  b.. User groups (management of users by interest group or by role)=20
  c.. Bulletin boards (posting of messages to site Members)=20
  d.. Site frequentation statistics=20
Finally, to personalise their site, web users can modify at will:

  a.. The colours=20
  b.. Fonts=20
  c.. Layout of information=20
  d.. Their logos and background image=20
All this is easy to use and can quickly be put in place. In effect, =
there is only one way to convince yourself of this : create your own =
Community Site (www.gateyourself.com/signup).=20



Maximum interactivity

Additional to these services GATEYOURSELF provides an effective means to =
interact with web users since each Community Site is optimised for =
search engines and inscribed on their databases. In the same spirit, the =
www.gateyourself.com basic portal presents a directory of all Community =
Sites and classification of the more visited sites.

This general public service bears the evocative name of GATEYOURSELF. =
Otherwise expressed, "Become your own gate". Over the months of =
September and October 2000, GATEYOURSELF has been tried out by some 100 =
Internet users of different socio-educational backgrounds. The =
interactivity and simplicity of use have been among the more highly =
appreciated features offered by the System.=20



Business facts

GATEYOURSELF is financed by on-line advertising and is entirely free of =
charge for its users. It is designed for private persons of all ages and =
associations but also for enterprises. In the coming weeks two further =
versions of GATEYOURSELF will be marketed :

  a.. GATEYOURSELF no banner : which will offer the same services but =
without advertising on the various pages of the site. Marketing will be =
carried out under the form of quarterly subscriptions and it will be =
possible to host a domain name. The cost will be around $ 15 - 30.=20
  b.. GATEYOURSELF intranet : which will enable an enterprise or a group =
to utilise the facilities of the system independently, internally and in =
a personalised manner. Available under the form of a wholly pre-set =
server, GATEYOURSELF intranet will cost between $ 10,000 - 25,000.=20
GATEYOURSELF will generate between 200,000 and 500,000 pageviews per =
month from the time of its launching thanks to the use of NODUS traffic =
generators and a banner campaign developed in partnership with 24/7 =
Media Europe. This latter body has also been chosen by GATEYOURSELF for =
the management of its advertising spaces. GATEYOURSELF aims to achieve a =
target of 2000 community sites and 1,000,000 pageviews between now and =
March 2001. 7000 sites and 4,000,000 pageviews are envisaged for October =
2001.



GATEYOURSELF
Contact: Clement Colliard press@gateyourself.com
S=E9beillon 9B
CH-1004 SWITZERLAND
T +4121 623 77 13
F +4121 623 77 14


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<P><B>Thursday, 2 november 2000 </B>: It is by now possible to set up a=20
community site free of charge and in just a few minutes.</P>
<P>Home: <A href=3D"http://www.gateyourself.com/">www.gateyourself.com =
</A></P>
<P>Create your own site : <A=20
href=3D"http://www.gateyourself.com/">www.gateyourself.com</A></P>
<P>Contact: Clement Colliard <A=20
href=3D"mailto:press@gateyourself.com">press@gateyourself.com</A></P>
<P>Many Internet users would like to have their own directory, run their =
own=20
Forum, circulate articles or present a photo-album. We all of us wish at =
one=20
time or another to swap our hobbying skills, spread our knowledge on =
some=20
subject that we know well or react publicly to an event that concerns =
us. To do=20
so those of us who have mastered the HTML code have often spent long =
hours in=20
setting up their personal site. But the vast majority of web users is =
far from=20
mastering these techniques and so must resign themselves to being just a =

'surfer'.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P><B>What is GATEYOURSELF?</B></P>
<P>From today on, all Internet users are enabled to set up their own =
Community=20
Site without the need for any particular expertise. In just a few =
minutes they=20
can avail of:</P>
<UL>
  <LI>Their own URL=20
  <LI>Their Forum=20
  <LI>Their Directory=20
  <LI>Their Chronicle=20
  <LI>Their Photo-album=20
  <LI>Their Chat </LI></UL>
<P>Each of these Community Sites can welcome members who will =
participate in the=20
content or structure of the site. To facilitate the organisation of =
these=20
interactivities, various modules are available:</P>
<UL>
  <LI>Management of users (list of Members and rights of access)=20
  <LI>User groups (management of users by interest group or by role)=20
  <LI>Bulletin boards (posting of messages to site Members)=20
  <LI>Site frequentation statistics </LI></UL>
<P>Finally, to personalise their site, web users can modify at will:</P>
<UL>
  <LI>The colours=20
  <LI>Fonts=20
  <LI>Layout of information=20
  <LI>Their logos and background image </LI></UL>
<P>All this is easy to use and can quickly be put in place. In effect, =
there is=20
only one way to convince yourself of this : create your own Community =
Site=20
(www.gateyourself.com/signup). </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P><B>Maximum interactivity</B></P>
<P>Additional to these services GATEYOURSELF provides an effective means =
to=20
interact with web users since each Community Site is optimised for =
search=20
engines and inscribed on their databases. In the same spirit, the=20
www.gateyourself.com basic portal presents a directory of all Community =
Sites=20
and classification of the more visited sites.</P>
<P>This general public service bears the evocative name of GATEYOURSELF. =

Otherwise expressed, "Become your own gate". Over the months of =
September and=20
October 2000, GATEYOURSELF has been tried out by some 100 Internet users =
of=20
different socio-educational backgrounds. The interactivity and =
simplicity of use=20
have been among the more highly appreciated features offered by the =
System. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P><B>Business facts</B></P>
<P>GATEYOURSELF is financed by on-line advertising and is entirely free =
of=20
charge for its users. It is designed for private persons of all ages and =

associations but also for enterprises. In the coming weeks two further =
versions=20
of GATEYOURSELF will be marketed :</P>
<UL>
  <LI><B>GATEYOURSELF no banner </B>: which will offer the same services =
but=20
  without advertising on the various pages of the site. Marketing will =
be=20
  carried out under the form of quarterly subscriptions and it will be =
possible=20
  to host a domain name. The cost will be around $ 15 - 30.=20
  <LI><B>GATEYOURSELF intranet</B> : which will enable an enterprise or =
a group=20
  to utilise the facilities of the system independently, internally and =
in a=20
  personalised manner. Available under the form of a wholly pre-set =
server,=20
  GATEYOURSELF intranet will cost between $ 10,000 - 25,000. </LI></UL>
<P>GATEYOURSELF will generate between 200,000 and 500,000 pageviews per =
month=20
from the time of its launching thanks to the use of NODUS traffic =
generators and=20
a banner campaign developed in partnership with 24/7 Media Europe. This =
latter=20
body has also been chosen by GATEYOURSELF for the management of its =
advertising=20
spaces. GATEYOURSELF aims to achieve a target of 2000 community sites =
and=20
1,000,000 pageviews between now and March 2001. 7000 sites and 4,000,000 =

pageviews are envisaged for October 2001.</P><FONT color=3D#000080 =
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<P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial,Helvetica,sans-serif=20
size=3D-1><B></B></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial,Helvetica,sans-serif=20
size=3D-1><B>GATEYOURSELF<BR>Contact</B>: Clement Colliard </FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:press@gateyourself.com"><FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,sans-serif =
size=3D-1>press@gateyourself.com</FONT></A><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial,Helvetica,sans-serif =
size=3D-1><BR>S=E9beillon=20
9B<BR>CH-1004 SWITZERLAND<BR>T +4121 623 77 13<BR>F +4121 623 77=20
14</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY><!--So as your consumer electronics adviser, I am advising you to donate your
current VCR to a grate resident, who will laugh sardonically and hurl it
into a dumpster.  Then I want you to go out and purchase a vast array of
8-millimeter video equipment.

... OK!  Got everything?  Well, *too bad, sucker*, because while you were
gone the electronics industry came up with an even newer format that makes
your 8-millimeter VCR look as technologically advanced as toenail dirt.
This format is called "3.5 hectare" and it will not be made available until
it is outmoded, sometime early next week, by a format called "Elroy", so
*order yours now*.
		-- Dave Barry, "No Surrender in the Electronics Revolution"
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