tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post5294206587217702958..comments2011-06-13T09:05:44.092-05:00Becky McCrayhttps://profiles.google.com/109969779660139278806noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-72847379834052735642009-04-02T08:54:00.000-05:002009-04-02T08:54:00.000-05:00Ellie, thanks so much for your compliments. I'm glad you found some value here. And congrats on your terrific site, too.Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5355947195469636062009-04-02T07:53:00.000-05:002009-04-02T07:53:00.000-05:00Found your site while looking for how small towns and cities are surviving in 2009. Your site is informative with real people talking, not marketing guru 'spin'. Great site. In reference to websites, check out my labor of love for my community of about 12,000. www.havredegracethemeetingplace.com I get about 100,000 visitors a year. <BR/><BR/>By the way, if I've posted twice - my apologies.Elliehttp://www.havredegracethemeetingplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-25487460164064205112009-03-20T13:27:00.000-05:002009-03-20T13:27:00.000-05:00Elizabeth McLachlan chimed in on Twitter too @elizabethishere: small town sites: check out http://www.bend.or.us and http://www.healdsburg.comShawn Khttp://www.thattalldude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-49964799401366021722009-03-20T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-20T13:15:00.000-05:00seelowitz commented at mixx (http://www.mixx.com/stories/4240774/when_will_small_town_website_get_modern): Good points made. I'm currently working with some small businesses as a design consultant, figuring out how they can integrate social media tools into their sites to be used effectively. So many are just online business cards or product catalogues, and unfortunately for them, that internet model is a dinosaur.Shawn Khttp://www.thattalldude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-14139209294303085122009-03-19T16:28:00.000-05:002009-03-19T16:28:00.000-05:00Great post. I think this is a very important issue and will become even more so in the near future. As online choices for &quot;news&quot; &amp; &quot;events&quot; grow more and more, it is all that more vital to produce a quality &quot;local&quot; hub for key stakeholders in those communities. Love the topic.Mark Krupinskihttp://www.rasmussencorporate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-68200509485532132112009-03-19T15:43:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:43:00.000-05:00Richard Azia, @warza commented: For a start find out how many of those people are on facebook, what events can you promote? Triathlon, skating events?<BR/><BR/>And then of course the brocantes, that's when the sellers go out and install stalls from which to sell things, markets :-)Shawn Khttp://www.thattalldude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-71298945310270275952009-03-19T15:11:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:11:00.000-05:00Ben Kutil @benkutil shared a link to a good city site on Twitter: <BR/>"Citizen Wausau is one of the best looking I've found <A HREF="http://citizenwausau.com/" REL="nofollow">http://citizenwausau.com/</A>"Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.com