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Maine informational website launched

Maine.Info (www.maine.info) launched recently and has become a leader in Maine information. Owner Gary Korn said that he started the site from "a desire to help disseminate information about traveling to and living in Maine. It is a home-grown effort, not funded by a travel company or by government. It has grown into a labor of love, and an opportunity to help organizations, associations and businesses throughout the State of Maine."

Korn said that he has spent over 100 hours collecting information from over 60 chambers of commerce in Maine. Moreover, Maine.Info lists many charitable organizations, from birding to the performing arts. Upcoming events are uploaded as they are announced.

Maine.Info is intended to be easy to use, and to help present information in an accessible manner.

The "Brochures" section of Maine.Info lists the links businesses need in order to request brochures directly from the State, from the Maine Tourism Association and from the 60 Chambers of Commerce. "This feature has been a big hit," Korn said.

An additional feature is in the "Jobs" category. "Rather than just list some job search engines, I scoured the websites of employers throughout Maine and included, on Maine.Info, the human resource pages of these companies. Now, using Maine.Info, people can go directly to company websites and find available job listings," Korn explained.

Maine.Info reports that the site is receiving getting over 10,000 site visits per month, with people viewing almost 40,000 pages per month.

Maine.Info is also one of just 16 websites listed not just in a Google search, but in the Google Directory for Maine (Travel & Tourism - Guides). It takes it place alongside websites run by the State, a major newspaper and other very well known companies. "A particularly nice recognition was by Afilias, the entity that runs the entire .INFO internet domain. They have cited to Maine.Info as one of a few "Great INFO Sites". It is quite an honor to be listed alongside the Austrian and Spain National Tourism Offices, and more so to be recognized by the very creator of the .INFO domain."