CAPE PENINSULA (SOUTH)
the community internet forum for residents & visitors to the south peninsula

USENET Online is the realisation of a dream, a dream encompassing the desire to utilise the internet in a truly practical way and give it a "form" which is both practical and functional at 'grass roots' level.

For too many individuals the internet is an "out there" thing ........ a way perhaps of obtaining some obscure information which (in the past) they had to go to the library to find, but with little other perceivable value. For others it is construed as being purely a business tool ...... B2B, B2C, Online Brochures, Marketing and all that jazz ...... and a great many of those who fall into this category aren't entirely convinced of its efficacy in this respect despite the billions being transacted via the internet annually.

For the vast majority however the intenet has no "real" perceived value whatsoever other than 'somehow' providing an adjunct service called "email" which seems to be a pretty neat way of staying in touch with family and friends in far away places. USENET IS HERE TO ALTER ALL THESE PERCEPTIONS!

USENET is in the process of altering these perceptions by using the internet to put the residents, businesses and services within "defineable communities" directly in touch with each other and the world at large through the use of:

• Localised Business and Tourism industry database listings (free)
• Projects & NGO interactive information pages and forums (free)
• Essential Service Information (free)
• Local area news (free)
• Calendars of local events (free)
• Local area classified advertising (free)
• Local schools noticeboards and forums (free)
• Ratepayers information pages and forums (free)
• Retired Persons information pages and forums (free)
• Local Business & Tourism Sitering (free)
• Local Business & Residential subscriber newsletter ring (free)
• Project, NGO and Scholar Siterings (free)