Business & Tech
Welcome Video Redux—Celebrating Geneva Patch's 6-Month Anniversary
Here's a little video trip down memory lane—a rerun of Geneva's Patch's "Welcome Video" along with some thoughts about our first six months online. (Plus, doesn't summer look great?)
Yesterday came and went so quickly I forgot to celebrate Geneva Patch's six-month anniversary.
We started on Aug. 23, just in time for the . After driving to and back on Friday night and into the wee hours of Saturday morning, I covered the Paul Ruby Foundation's , and it feels like we've been going 110 mph ever since.
We've done some in our first half-year, from to , from to , from to , from to weird ones like . We used text, photography, graphics and video to tell stories in ways we could not in the past.
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I'm especially proud of our columnists, who have made the conversation so interesting. We've assembled some of the best in Geneva (and the known universe, in my estimation.) They include , , , , , , , , , , , , among others, and "Essays from Educators" including principals , and .
Along the way, Geneva Patch has grown to become one of the most-visited sites in the Chicago region, thanks to you. And I think we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
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There are a lot of Geneva folks who still don't know Geneva Patch exists. So please, tell a friend, "Friend" us on Facebook, subscribe to the daily newsletter and log in every day.
And thank you all, for making the first six months such a delightful, interesting ride.
Rick Nagel
Geneva Patch Editor
February 2011
