The Brief

	News Website with CMS and E-commerce  , ASP.NET , MSSQL Server

• The foremost desire was to design a site, which will speak the stories left untold by the residents of Oakland and Berkley. The website should project the true vibe of the metropolitan bearing about half a million resident. It should be the open forum to picture the happening upshots in the various parts of the city.

• The foremost motive was to offer a place, where everyone can tell his or her own set of stories. Thus a platform will be created to reveal the different news about the changing neighborhood. The website was required to include the updated version of the listings of the program to take place in and around the city. It should include the upcoming art exhibitions, the new theaters, the places to eat and drink, the schools and several other enchanting piece of info. In short, theoakbook.com had the desire to be the looking glass, through which one can explore the nook and crannies of the city being anywhere, anytime.

• The approach of the website should be that of a virtual reporter offering a glimpse on every aspect of the city life. So, that, even you are away from Oakland, but you should always bear the feel that you are never away from it.

• The objective was to provide an organized appeal to the entire website, so that the bulk of visitors should never find it difficult to reach their interest. The principal goal was to attribute a whole new avatar to the news site, which will make it unique and attractive in every way.

The Technology

ASP.NET 2.0

MSSQL Server 2005

The Solution

An appealing site was created to enchant people around the globe, who want to know about Oakland in the most intimate way. There have been the specialized touches that can really act as the element bringing up the nostalgic charm to everyone, who miss their hometown badly. The website acted as the mirror of the city and disclosed all the facades that was not open to the mass.

The Results