Comments on: Thank you, Harrisonburg

By: hburgnews.com » HburgNews - 2008 in Review

hburgnews.com » HburgNews - 2008 in Review — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:21:01 +0000

[...] posts this year, which averages to about 9 per week. Though Brent took a break as lead poster and handed over the reigns in November, he still wrote over 70% of the articles this year. We added the twitter sideblog and hashtag [...]

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By: cVillain

cVillain — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:58:50 +0000

*TEAR* RIP.

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By: hburgnews.com Closing Up Shop at cvillenews.com

hburgnews.com Closing Up Shop at cvillenews.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:23:54 +0000

[...] two and a half years, Brent is done with hburgnews.com. It started off modeled on cvillenews.com, but he went far beyond what I’ve ever done here. [...]

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By: What Makes a Great Hyper-Local Blog | Real Central VA

What Makes a Great Hyper-Local Blog | Real Central VA — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:51:00 +0000

[...] Finnegan at Harrisonburg News puts together the perfect analysis of what he’s learned in the t…. Everything he says is on point. It’s a shame that he’s “throwing in the towel” because the comments speak to the value that his site has brought to his community, but it’s good that the site will continue. All of his points ring true, and they speak to what I’m trying to start in Waynesboro and provide guidance and inspiration. [...]

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By: Barkley Rosser

Barkley Rosser — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:59:25 +0000

Thanks, Brent, for a job very well done, and all the best in your upcoing activities.

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By: Virginia Conservative

Virginia Conservative — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:20:23 +0000

Although I’ve only known you for a short while, I wish you well in your future activities.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:03:26 +0000

I took your critique of existing news structures and their deficiencies as constructive feedback, not criticism. I don’t know about everyone else but that’s how you came off in my eyes.

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By: the state

the state — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:28:48 +0000

thanks for the mention, brent. you are our go-to-guy for local news! what shall we do?
we are excited and ready, however, to work with the other local blogs out there to bring a new take on news, politics, art, music, food, and whatever people want.
long live hburg news!

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By: - of namedropping. & the future. « the state

- of namedropping. & the future. « the state — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:15:45 +0000

[...] in the post-brent era) to compliment and contradict other area news sources (cough.) here is what he says: But even if it dies out eventually, I’m encouraged by some of the other local blogs I’ve seen [...]

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