MidcoastMaine.com relaunches
Pemaquid has launched a redesigned Web site for the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber, the chamber of commerce based in Topsham and which represents the towns from Brunswick to Wiscasset.
We loaded it up w/alot of goodies found on no other Chamber of Commerce site in Maine, including:
- An Interactive Regional Map that is a Google Maps Mashup. Want to know where the Sebasco Harbor Resort Golf Course or Popham Beach are located? Check the box and see the Google dart.
- the swfIR (pronounced “swif-fer”) for spiffing up (I guess that’s “swiffing up”) ordinary photos that Chamber staff upload through the site’s content management system. The swfIR adds borders, shading and other effects on the fly but still supports the site’s standards-based design concept. You can see the swfIR in action dressing up the photos on the left side of the home page.
- MyMidcoast - a handy, basic, trip planner that allows people who sign up for an account to collect a list of events, restaurants, lodging establishments and activities for their next visit to Midcoast Maine.
- Microformatting of listings in the Member Directory that allows you to save a business’ contact information as a vcard and import it into a desktop address book application like MS Outlook.
The site also has a custom version of the Pemaquid Content Manager, allowing every one of the Chamber’s 700+ members to log in at any time and update their member listings and post news and events, all moderated by Chamber staff. MidcoastMaine.com also boasts a simple ad server and e-commerce features.
