URL and name of site -- http://www.parallax.org/
name of company/organization -- Parallax Press
physical location of site -- Berkeley CA
date site first went public -- 5/5/96 officially opens June 15, 1996
name and email address of Webmaster -- ahbadiner@igc.org
main business goal of Web site --to sell books, tapes, videos
peripheral benefits -- to familiarize people with Zen
in what sense is this site a success? -- people enjoy the interface
to what do you attribute your success? -- good design
nature of content -- books-->their covers and content
target audience- the reading public with an interest in things Eastern
do you own your own Web server? --no
if no, name and URL of host company --IGC www.igc.org
authoring tools used -- pagemill, BBEdit, Photoshop
are stats publicly viewable? no
other special software used --fetch
special features of the site intended to attract and hold audience --slide shows, RealAudio, server pushs
do you use outside design services? -- yes
if yes, name and URL -- teknozen @ction websites www.teknozen.com
do you use other outside services? no
size of internal staff devoted to your Web site -- 3
approximate quantity of browsable content -- text (Mbytes) -- 30
do you provide Web-based access to databases? -- yes
if yes, type and size -- FileMaker Pro
do you allow interaction among users and with users? -- no
biggest headache faced -- shopping cart system--but it works now!
most gratifying moment -- when it worked
wish list (what you want to do to make your site even more successful, and what you need for that) -- shockwave!!!
From: ahbadiner@igc.org
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 20:25:07 +0100
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