Abstract: A method of purchasing goods or services over a network including the steps of providing an interactive recording system on the network, receiving one or more communications from a device associated with a user seeking to purchase said goods or services via the interactive recording system, providing a purchase order to a merchant offering said goods or services and billing the user for each purchase of said goods or services, wherein the step of billing the user includes including a cost for said goods or services on a billing mechanism.

Abstract: Services, systems and methods for managing, streamlining and tracking the communication between administrators and members of an organized group such as sports teams, scouts, church groups, PTA, clubs, business teams, board members and the like. The service is well suited for activities whose events are subject to change on a short notice, but is equally attractive to activities that require a fair amount of communication. Communication with activity members is managed as a combination of email, recorded and dynamically generated telephone messages depending on the urgency of the information.