Let’s recognize some publishers who put up StoryMaps recently.  I find this roundup to be particularly interesting because of its diversity.  Apparently, publishers of all sizes have good reason to put a map on their site.

MyFoxBoston: They put a nice, large StoryMap on their homepage. Aside from the benefit of being able to zoom in and find stories in certain neighborhoods, I love the macro perspective that MyFoxBoston’s StoryMap displays.  With a quick glance, you can see that their writers are producing a very high volume of content all over Metro Boston as far west as Chicopee, MA, up into New Hampshire, and south to Milton, MA in just the past two weeks. Frequently, you’ll see stories out on the Cape as well.  The StoryMap gives the reader a thorough sense of where news is happening with minimum effort.

Sojourn Star Blogs: SojournStar Music has created an industrious network of sites that covers the music scene in Richmond, VA.  I’m really impressed by their community building.  Check out their sites below to understand what I’m talking about.

http://sojournstarmusic.blogspot.com/

http://rvaevents.blogspot.com/

http://musicrvawriters.blogspot.com/

http://musicrva.blogspot.com/

ThisBarSucks: But this blog doesn’t! Matt at This Bar Sucks does an excellent job at finding bars in Manhattan and Brooklyn and writing thorough reviews on them.  He also accepts user reviews.  So, if you’ve been to a bar that you like in Manhattan or Brooklyn, write about it and send it to Matt@ThisBarSucks.com. Who knows? Maybe you’ll become a famour bar blogger. Those of you know what New York is like in the nice weather know that Matt’s site could prove to be an invaluable resource in the coming months.

San Jose Has A Blog: And a mighty fine one at that.  The coverage of San Jose, CA is excellent, but what’s really impressive is the photography.  Apparently, they have really great taste in picking out photographs from the interwebs.*  With regards to design, San Jose Has a Blog is setting the standard for online news sites in their region.

*Photo Use (On San Jose Has A Blog)
All photos are copyright their respective owners. All posts include direct links to the original photo-sharing pages. Credit and attribution is always given. If you own rights to a photo I’ve posted, and have any objection to its use on this site, please let me know and I will remove the links immediately. Or if you’d like to alter the caption and attribution in any way, please let me know and I will gladly make the change. Most of all, thanks for sharing your incredible photos!

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