Letter from the Editor – Jeff – Aug 31/09

Thanks for visiting! (And, apologies to Gabe Kaplan.)

We’re back!

Thanks for letting us sneak away for the week. (Sneak away from the website, anyway, we’ve got respectable jobs too.)

One of the big changes you’re going to notice is all our new pop-up ads!

We know this is what people want in a website and we’re going to deliver.

There will be ads that pop-up in front of you, others that drop down from the top of the screen and some that will roll around to try and block you from clicking on actual content.

What?

Oh, that’s right. Pop-up ads are stupid.

Consider them banned at this website. (I don’t think we can be paid enough money to use pop-ups.) And, consider me throwing down that challenge to every other media website in Edmonton.

Mostly, last week was a pause that was to refresh us. We hope that we can keep hitting you with all kinds of Edmonton stuff – from neat people and blogs and websites, to photos of the city (and all those little things that make a city interesting and odd), news and events – to keep you coming back for more.

We’ll also have our Back to School Blowout ready for the return to school.

And don’t forget that we want you to be driving the conversation. Let us know about cool websites, events, stories (that are out there and that are yet to be covered), people and businesses. We’ll point others in those directions, and we’ll ask you to write for us.

Not in that, “We’re big media and you’re so lucky we’re offering you a venue,” kind of way, but because you know better than others what you’re seeing and hearing on the streets of Edmonton and we want to make sure those experiences are shared.

Let’s see, what else is new around here? There’s our new Facebook Page (become a fan today!), and you can check out how to contribute. We’ll be posting our advertising policy (and how YOU can advertise) and our editorial policy soon.

Thanks for choosing the edmontonian. We know you have a lot of website choices out there and we’re glad you’re with us.

- Jeff Samsonow