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Rockville Central







Site URL:http://facebook.com/RockvilleCentral
Target community:Rockville Maryland

Who contributes your content?

Community members:100%
Target audience size:25,000 to 50,000

Year founded:

2007

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:www.facebook.com/RockvilleCentral
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/www.twitter.com/Rockville
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?No
Business model:Informal
What are your sources of revenue?

How are you staffed?

How many volunteers:2
Contact Information
City:Rockville
State/Province:MD
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:hello@rockvillecentral.com

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:5
Watchdogging local government and public officials:2
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:2
Helping your community solve problems:6
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:6
Involving community to shape local content:3
Making a profit:1
Being a sustainable operation:1

What else should people know about your site:

The site was founded on June 4, 2007 and soon after was published at RockvilleCentral.com. On March 1, 2011 we moved the site exclusively to Facebook as our publishing platform in the hopes of increasing participation and reaching new people in the community.

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This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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