Poptel
Poptel was a British internet and on-line services provider that was run by an employee cooperative (worker cooperative) from 1986 to 2002.
In the 1980s Poptel offered on-line communications and information services to international NGOs, working in particular with the Interdoc group. Poptel was a partner in the Manchester Host and the Kirklees Host and became known as a provider of Internet services to the Labour Party. Working with the National Cooperative Business Association of the US, it launched the successful bid to create a top level Internet domain for use exclusively by cooperatives - ".coop" .
Poptel was "demutualised" and broken up into smaller businesses in September 2002. Staff from the web development department formed a new co-operative, Poptech (now Fused Technologies) and OSG Co-op (now Midcounties Co-operative) took over the .coop registry operation.
History
Poptel's first on-line service, based on the GeoNet platform, was launched in March 1986. The Manchester Host was launched in 1991.
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Music Of The Sun
by: BabydollListen closely,
Hear the music playin',
Let it take you,
To places far away,
And relax your senses,
Just do what you wanna do,
No need for questions,
It's all there for you
And it's so amazing,
You can't escape it,
The movement takes you,
And never lets you go,
Can't you feel the music in the air,
Close your eyes let the rhythm take you there,
Doesn't matter who you are or where you're from,
Come and dance in the music of the sun,
Forget about your troubles it's alright,
Let go until we see the mornin' light,
Come and dance in the music of the sun (the sun),
Come and dance in the music of the sun (the sun),
Come and dance in the music of the sun (the sun)
So real, so right,
Can't explain the feeling,
Like a sunlight,
Brings the life new meaning,
No need for stressing,
Praying for another day,
No second guessing,
Just trust me when I say