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Is there a web hosting site that will allow me to build...

Jul 15, 2007 4:55PM PDT

My mother would like for me to design a web site for the family to access and communicate long distances. I was thinking about perhaps having more of an private online community where each family member can log in and perhaps chat online, leave messages on bulliten boards, read news updates, play games, etc.

Would yahoo offer something like that? I am a graphic design student, so designing the site is no problem. I have design a site http://www.ronniesaini.com. I just need a web hosting site to allow my to do so.

Examples of online communities: Blackplanet.com, Myspace.com, etc...

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Jul 16, 2007 9:58AM PDT

sorry dave, i am 101.015% sure that yahoo don't offer anything like that.

i would advise www.google.com and search there

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Why don't you
Jul 17, 2007 4:12AM PDT

Looking into a message board or something. You could install it into sub-directory on your already existing website, buy a new domain for $9 a year that goes directly to the message board. Make it so they have to login to see and post anything, and then a few message boards have chat plugins, you can also embed flash games... you can have a nice structure, custom design (style sheets etc)... I think I'd be perfect. No reason to re-invent the wheel Happy

Hope this helps.

~Sovereign