- Dates
- 1998-01 – 1998-07
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationtechnologycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1998 Beaver Beacon announced a new website at
http://www.beaver-island.com. It envisioned a web-based “space-BEACON” with
Island news, maps, business and service information, arts and crafts, history,
advertising, public-service announcements, and reader feedback.
The April issue reports that Beaver Island Realty had joined the Island’s online presence, that businesses were listed on both Chamber and Beacon sites, and that the Beacon site was being expanded with more news and Historical Society material.
The June issue reports that the Beacon site was continuing to add news and Historical Society history, and invited local businesses to develop their own Internet sites.
The July issue continues to promote the Beacon’s Internet presence and offers Island businesses a page under the Beaver-Island.com domain.
Evidence limits
The announcements describe planned and reported website content; they do not establish a complete deployment history, traffic, or that every proposed section was live at launch.
Sources
- Announces the Beaver Beacon website at http://www.beaver-island.com and proposes online news, maps, business and service listings, arts and crafts, Island history, advertising, public-service announcements, and reader input. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the website announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Beaver Island Realty online, lists Island businesses on the Chamber and Beacon sites, and announces planned additions of more news and Historical Society material to the Beacon site. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the April website expansion notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports continuing improvement of the Beacon website with more news and Historical Society history, lists Island businesses on the Beacon and Chamber sites, and invites local businesses to develop their own Internet sites. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the June website update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The issue continues to identify the Beacon website, promotes its Internet presence, and carries a notice offering Island businesses a page under the Beaver-Island.com domain. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the July Internet-site notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon launches a Beaver Island website in January 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-website-launch-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1998, “Stop In When You’re in the Cyberhood.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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