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On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, James B. Morrison, Jr. wrote:
 
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >From: [log in to unmask] (James B. Morrison, Jr.)
> >Subject: Merger, Employment,Collaboration
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> >FROM:  [log in to unmask]
> >TO:  [log in to unmask]
> >Dear Mr. Tate,
> >       After our telephone conversation Wednesday I think that it is importan
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> to
> reiterate the fact that I must make a decision to either return to my real
> estate practice in Columbia or work full time in the development of Internet
> related work.  I have no choice!  The financial obligations of a four member
> family require that I provide the necessary basic items.   I can no longer
> put them through doing without while I persue a dream - no matter how
> promising that dream may be.
> >       Our conversation revealed that you are a wealthy man.  Now or in the p
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> t
> you have had millions of dollars and you are in a struggle to keep your
> money after having lost a lot in the satellite business.  I on the other
> hand am not a financially wealthy man but I am the richest man  to whom you
> have ever spoken.  I have the love and respect of my family, my business
> associates and am well thought of in my community.  My family has struggled
> with me and sacrificed because they believe in me and my ideas; so do my
> business partners. They have confidence in me, also believing that we can
> make money with Internet Publishing.
> >       John, the danger in the Internet world is there are false realities,
> mirages, things that appear to be good ideas but for some change in
> technology, some alluding mis-calculation, some educational shortcoming ;
> the entire picture changes.  The net is moving so fast that a simple error
> is magnified and even the need for correction may have passed you by.
> >       An example is that we thought that we could design the best and most w
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> l
> thought through "web pages"; today with  home maid web page design programs,
> my child can design a respectable web page.  Technology overcame the
> opportunity  It will continue to be difficult to singularly sell web page
> design when there is a computer hacker in the basement that can quickly and
> at minimal cost produce a facsimile of a " web page" but not a true
> Information System.  Considering that there are web page designers on every
> corner I have determined that the best way to use web page design is to use
> that skill for your own purposes.  Don't set up a vacation system for
> someone else; set up your own.  Use your design and information structure
> skills and your domain name advantage to your own benefit.
> >       A little about web page design.  I remember when I first started on th
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> Internet it seemed that I had to go through a lot of commands to end up with
> a lot of nothing.  Today on the net it still seems that way in many
> instances.  I think that each page of an IS should have a planned reason for
> existing as well as each link.  Those combination of pages should be
> calculated to draw the user into only one natural interactive conclusion.
> That conclusion is to take the pre determined action planned by the IS
> designer.  That action could be to place an order, call for information,
> E-Mail a request, or participate in some other way.
> >       As I said each page and link should have a reason for existing but it
> should also provide some valuable information. After clicking on ten links
> you should have ten times as much information as you did when you started.
> >       I have looked over your GCC site.  There are a lot of ways that we cou
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> work together.  Combining sites may not be a bad idea.
> >INTERNET PUBLISHING, INC.
> >       I.P.I. was originally designed to have three departments:
> >               1. Web page (information system) design.
> >                       A. Domain
> >                               I. The company domain names (example 1,&2)
> >                               II. Customer domain
> >                       B. Contract domain
> >                               I. Development plus monthly maintenance fee
> >                               II. Development plus % (no inventory for us)
> >               2. Research and posting
> >                       A. Discussion groups
> >                       B. Establishing DS and ML
> >                       C. Development of mailing lists
> >               3. Internet training
> >                       A. E-mail
> >                               I. Personal
> >                               II. Business
> >                       B. M.S., Lotus, Symantec, ect.
> >                       C. Seminars
> >There is something missing?  SALES SALES SALES
> >
> >
> >Some of the information systems that we have under development are;
> >       1. IREN ( International Real estate Network)
> >Simple concept:  Realtors post to IREN and agree to pay us:
> >                       1. a membership fee,
> >                       2. a placement fee,
> >                       3. under a separate referral contract, they agree to p
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>  us                                 a
> referral fee.
> >We require that they put there special http:// address on every ad and
> their   E-Mail address on their business card.( [log in to unmask] )
> >               Who else would like to be on IREN?  Banks, Mortgage Companies,
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> oving
> Companies, Title insurance Companies and in a special membership (fee) area
> lawyers, accountants and commercial Realtors.
> >               We have broken this IS ( information system ) down into manage
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> le parts
> such as:
> >               Platinum real estate
> >               Waterfront properties
> >               Retirement Communities
> >               Farms and Ranches
> >               Tell me your dream
> >               Tax exchanges
> >       2. IVAN ( International Vacation Network)
> >       We have worked hard to develop the bed and breakfast part of this IS.
 Th
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> potential for affiliation with a new publication Affordable Vacations could
> catapult us into immediate success.
> >       I have four national publishers representatives waiting to market the
> vacation network .  I also have Michael Low, of Canadian Travel Television
> waiting for materials and instructions.
> >PARTNERS
> >       Partner one-  This physician is a brilliant business man.  He has take
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> his company from the brink of financial ruin to a state wide company with
> annul revenue of more than $14,000,000.  He is financially and
> technologically well read and continually offers help when he can.  His
> company is growing so fast that he doesn't have the time to devote to this
> endeavor.  This partner will help us develop the employment domain name
> within the medical community.  He hires more than ten physicians each year
> and is expected to hire many more over the next few years.  Part of his
> companies stock was purchased by a large insurance company and that
> connection could help in the future.
> >       Partner two-  This vice president of an emergency medical facility wit
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> offices all aver the state offers an international outlook and is well
> traveled   He offers connections in the international community that could
> be very important.  We are currently working on a product we discovered that
> is grown in India that may replace pesticides used in treating houses for
> termites.  He is also helping in the international time share business in
> the vacation IS and the realestate IS.
> >OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
> >       There is no doubt that I could help you avoid a lot of pitfalls.  I co
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> d
> speed up development of your ideas.  But most importantly I could evaluate
> your concepts and see them through the eyes of a consuming netsurfer with
> lots of experience.
> >       I WILL NOT WORK WITH OUT A PLAN AND BUDGET  REEVALUATED EVERY
> QUARTER----THIS GIVES US CONFIDENCE, GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION.
> >       As we or our staff come up with ideas, they are put on  a project form
> with certain evaluation arguments (implementation, time/cost arguments,
> assessments and how it will fit into our plan).  The choices of projects
> will be yours :enthusiasm of employees can divert us from our focus- SALES
> SALES SALES.  Focus is the most important thing here
> >       This is a seductive business; it throws opportunities at you so quickl
 y.
> It is important to evaluate them insight of where you are, how far you have
> to go to complete the development of your existing systems and tine/cost
> considerations.
> >       The long and short of it is that I will need sixty thousand a year.  I
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> ay
> have to work as an employee but would rather work as a merged partner or
> working board member.  With the right kind of agreement I would at least
> have a part time administrative assistant and my html editor, I now pay him
> sixteen thousand dollars per year.  A lot of this would depend on your staffin
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> >       Before I could run off to Tennessee I would have to have a clearer
> understanding of what type commitment you are willing to make.  John, this
> is a serious business with lots of concrete financial opportunities.  In my
> case you have me at a time when my knowledge and planning level is at an all
> time high and my cash is depleted.  I will somehow make this work if I have
> to list and sell every house in Columbia!
> >       You sound like a man that I would enjoy working with.  I have spent
> several hours writing this letter telling you what I have done and what I
> would like to do: would you take the time to do the same?  It would be very
> important to me and would help me determine if we would be working toward
> the same end.
> >
> >       With kindest regards, I am
> >
> >
> >       Jim Morrison
> >        President
> >        Internet Publishing, Inc.
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