From the editor: Upgraded website launched
Our website has an updated graphic design and is less cluttered than the previous version. Among the improvements are easier-to-find subject categories, and a more robust photo gallery. The site can be easily viewed on a smartphone or tablet, something that was difficult to do before. We will continue to feature real estate agents and open houses and now you will be able to search for a new home from our site.
Our new design encourages reader interaction. Each week a poll question will be prominently displayed on the home page. The results of the poll will be published each week on the editorial page of the printed edition. We’re also launching a photo contest, where readers will be asked to submit topic-specific photos, then vote for their favorites. (The first topic is cute kids.) At the end of the judging period, the winning photographer will receive a dinner for two at the Amaya Restaurant at the Grand Del Mar in Carmel Valley.
The Poway News Chieftain and Rancho Bernardo News Journal have been supported by a web site for more than 10 years. We have found that the site is popular not only with local residents, but with folks who have moved out of town or who are thinking about moving here. College students also enjoy keeping up with hometown news by clicking on the site. Pomeradonews.com averages more than 35,000 unique visitors and 87,000 page views each month.
For us, the site provides a way to inform our readers of news happening between our weekly editions. This is especially true for our high school sports coverage, where games are often played following our Wednesday morning publication deadline. We have become the “go-to” site for scores and stories on the big games. On the news side, our reporters write and post stories throughout the week and monitor the City News Service for breaking news stories as well.
The site also enjoys a reputation for robust reader comments on posted news stories and political commentaries. Those opportunities will continue, but with one change. In order to post a comment you must have a Facebook account. That is the identity verification process used by many other newspapers across the country. Comments will be screened by Facebook editors to make sure remarks are civil.
We are proud of the “new” pomeradonews.com and hope that you will take moment to check it out.
