Ames Electronic Village
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Ames Electronic Village (AmesEV) is a comprehensive, fully integrated and interactive online community network for the city of Ames, Iowa, and surrounding communities. It provides a wide range of information in a variety of areas, ranging from news, entertainment and travel information to classified ads and employment information.
SITUATION
In May of 2002 the City of Ames, Iowa received the honor of being ranked 16th in the Nation of "Best Places to Live and Work", according to BestJobsUSA.com. In addition to its strong economy, one of the most noteworthy attributes of Ames is Iowa State University, which has a student population of more than 23,000. Keeping these facts in mind, Global Reach took the initiative to develop an online portal that would provide a wide range of information to the flourishing Ames community.
SOLUTION
The AmesEV portal has a collection of the following main interactive features:
- Classified advertisements and employment resources.
- Up-to-date weather and news feeds.
- Business directory that is regularly updated.
- Entertainment links to movies and art exhibits.
- Community resource links.
- Housing and real-estate information.
BENEFITS
The AmesEV portal designed and developed by Global Reach provides the following benefits:
- The portal functions as a central repository of information relevant to people living in the City of Ames and surrounding areas.
- Any public user can receive information and post a classified advertisement without incurring any charges.
- The exposure Global Reach receives from this free service has enabled us to effectively promote our company’s services in our home market.
- The AmesEV portal offers a powerful method to move transactions online.
