I am working though a classroom in a book to improve the look and reduce the maintenance time on the web site for one of my orchestras. I volunteered to put a site up for them a couple of years ago and have been lurching my way along since. The sad part is that, with my limited talents, I am probably the most technically skilled web person in the orchestra. We still have a few people who refuse to use a computer at all, and many of those that do are challenged at anything beyond the basics.
But their reluctance is understandable. Many of the players live in rural spots, some miles out from a town center that is itself limited in services. Internet access is slow or not available for these folks. It's difficult for them to view a web site, let alone create and maintain one.
Our new age of communication has some interesting contrasts. Revolutions are being run in the Middle East via Facebook and cell phone text messages. But 35-40 miles from a good-sized metropolitan area in the US, we have people who face an uphill climb to access the internet at all.
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