Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Wishing a joyous and peaceful holiday to all of our readers and to the community.
Thanks to all of the readers, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, newsletter subcsribers and advertisers of East Cobb Patch for helping to make our site and social channels a convenient, indispensable resource for community news, information, events and commerce. This is the third Christmas since our launch, and I'm proud of the strong mix of traditional breaking news, coverage of local government and schools, small business and real estate, public safety, features, sports, the arts and more that we strive to bring to you every day. I'd also like to thank the freelance contributors and bloggers who've done a great job informing you and stimulating conversation. East Cobb Patch's advertising manager, Allison Bentley, does a tireless job …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
A grateful editor thanks readers, contributors and colleagues on the birthday of this site.
A year ago today I wasn't thinking all that much about what I would make for Thanksgiving or how I would kick off the start of the holiday season. The only basting I was doing was putting the finishing touches on the launch of East Cobb Patch, which went online as one of the first Patch sites in Georgia. What a whirlwind year it's been. Starting a community-oriented website two days before Thanksgiving isn't something I'd recommend. But since this assignment was bestowed upon me, my editor, colleagues and I prepared quite a bit for readers to feast on that very first day. It turned out to be a lot of fun jumping in just as the holiday season began. Since then, we've provided East Cobb citizens and readers with a wide range of news, …
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
East Cobb Patch has online for a year now, and a lot has happened on East Cobb Patch. We've gotten to know the community, covering East Cobb stories and have created a local following. It's been fantastic. In addition to site visitors, we're proud that we have more than 600 "likes" on our Facebook page and more than 1,000 Twitter followers. We're very humbled by those numbers, but they're important because they represent readers who have become active in conversation and activity in East Cobb via Patch. We wanted to take the time to remind you why we're here and what this site is all about. Simply put, it's about you. We've built Patch so that you have plenty of opportunities to comment on stories, share your opinions, post photos and …
Lori Roberts
8:28 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Birthday, Patch team in East Cobb!! more ›