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Our staff is developing a locally new concept on the Web and you are invited to take part while we’re still in the beta phase. To find it, simply go to www.charlotte.com.
Wait. Isn’t that the address for Charlotte Observer online? It was until 15 months ago, when we moved that popular site to a new address, www.charlotteobserver.com .
The new Charlotte.com is designed to link you to news of the Charlotte area from more than 300 local sources. That makes it a portal site much like Yahoo!, only this portal is for “all things Charlotte” and the surrounding region. It also is a local social media hub.
You will be able to find news from all traditional news media – including other newspapers, TV stations, radio stations and magazines – as well as Web-only media ranging from community blogs to neighborhood news sites.
To make this site yours, create an account and decide which categories you value most. Much like Facebook, the site allows you to form groups that can discuss and recommend stories. In fact, you can use your Facebook log-in to join Charlotte.com. Please check out the new and evolving Charlotte.com and tell us how it can work better for you by clicking the Feedback button on the left.
Also, if you end up there while trying to link to the Charlotte Observer web site, you need only to change that bookmark to www.charlotteobserver.com.
Check out these videos to learn more about how the new Charlotte.com works.
-- How to navigate Charlotte.com
-- How to manage categories and feeds
Reach Ann Caulkins at acaulkins@charlotteobserver.com.
