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Patch Tops List of Important Online Publishers

Magazine puts Patch at No. 5 of 100 online publishing companies.

By now, a lot of people in West Orange know about  and have been coming here for local news. And if you're reading this, you're probably one of them.

There are more than 800 sites now and lot more people are beginning to know that Patch can be a great resource for local news. So much so that the Magazine for Online Media, Marketing and Advertising ranks Patch No. 5 among "The 100 Most Important Online Publishers." The top five in order are: Facebook, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Netflix, Patch.

That puts Patch ahead of CNN (No. 10), the AP (No. 26) and Charlie Sheen (the guy came in at #17 because of his 4.3 million Twitter followers).

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To see the full list, visit the MediaPost website

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