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We hope you had a great holiday weekend, and are revved up for 2010. (Afterall, it can’t be as bad as 2009, can it? Really?)
To help usher in the New Year, we’re kicking off a month of new feature launches on Sheepshead Bites. Most of the features revolve around the software and technology of the site itself, but we’re also planning to announce a new content feature by the end of the month.
First up – and already installed – is our new commenting system. Powered by Disqus software, there are a slew of new features that you’ll love, and will help you get to know your fellow readers better.
With our new comment system you can sign in from several other services, or continue to remain anonymous
Perhaps the biggest change is that you can now connect your comments to other social media sites. By clicking the Facebook Connect, Twitter, or Yahoo buttons above the comment field, Sheepshead Bites will fill in your name and grab your profile photo – not to mention provide a link back to your account so the friends you make here can find you. Using this same service, you can automatically post your comment to your Facebook and Twitter accounts with a link back to Sheepshead Bites.
But wait, there’s more!
When Sheepshead Bites first launched in May 2008, it started on a lark. After freelancing for the community papers after college, Ned Berke went into stale world of trade journalism. So he started this site on the side to continue doing what he loved most: reporting on the community he was born and raised in. He never expected an audience to listen.
But now – nearly a year and a half later - Sheepshead Bites has a lot to be thankful for. Because of our amazing readers, our tireless writers, and our (sometimes) supportive sources, we’re blazing a trail to build community ties and raise the profile of Sheepshead Bay. Continue Reading »
As it says in the blurb to the right, Sheepshead Bites, the Bay’s first and only blog, will cover community meetings, development issues, local politics, interesting people, happenings and cool new places. But while that’s a mouthful, it’s not exactly saying much of substance. Which issues? What angle – if any – will we take on the meetings? Who are these so-called “interesting people”? What the heck is a “happening”?!
Well, dear readers, while we’ve got some ideas of our own, we’d much rather hear yours. So hit us up, and tell us exactly what you’d like us to cover and how you’d like us to cover it. Also, feel free to tell us about any neat-o features you’d like to see on the site, what you think of the site design, what community-related websites and papers you read, and where you think coverage is in short supply. Got nothing to say? Don’t fret! Feel free to just say hi and let us know who you are.
We can’t wait to hear from you, Sheepshead Bay!
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