I was enjoying reading about LeBron conquering Canada when I came across the city site for Toronto -- www.toronto.com

 

It compares more to http://www.positivelycleveland.com/ and http://www.cincyusa.com/ than our own Cleveland.com and Cincinnati.com (is there a Columbus equivalent??), since there is no news reel.  (the Toronto Star has its own website that takes care of that--but so does the PD and Enquirer??).  What makes it really different from the first two sites is a majority of the content is geared towards those who live in and around the city (although PositivelyCleveland seems to be decently local friendly as well).  Besides being easy to follow and aesthetically pleasing, the lack of bombarding news stories really helps the overall site--probably since news tends to be more negative in its own nature. (for example, tough to sell Cleveland to tourists and its own residents when stuff like “teens get shot” or “not walkable” is on the homepage for a majority of time).

 

Not saying either c.com’s should get rid of the news, but I think both sites do a poor job of promoting the cities themselves (both to the residents and prospective out-of-towners).  But I do kinda wish the PD and Enquirer stayed within their own site and maybe the two c.com's only posting occasional positive stories.

 

Comments?

 

 

 

no response on Cleveland.com or Cincinnati.com being primarily news?

 

Maybe naming this toronto.com doesn't get enough attention..