Providing on-line interactive bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users concerning classified listings and listings for announcements, events, classes, meetings, activities, housing, real estate, roommates, rentals, for sale advertisements, want ads, employment, resumes, volunteerism, services, community, personals, politics, family, arts and information on a wide variety of topics of general interest to the public; providing on-line forums and discussion groups for transmission of messages among computer users concerning health, family, arts, politics, leisure, romance, work, and information on a wide variety of topics of general interest to the public; providing an on-line directory listing of selected businesses; providing news of general interest to the public in an on-line format; providing of electronic mail services; electronic mail subscription services; and electronic transmission of messages, data and images