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TheDigitel Myrtle Beach







Site URL:http://myrtlebeach.thedigitel.com
Target community:Myrtle Beach Area (Horry County)

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:1%
Community members:39%
Target audience size:more than 100,000

Year founded:

2011

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:http://facebook.com/thedigitelmyr
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/thedigitelmyr
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Donors:Yes
Micropayments:Yes
Venture capital:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:0
How many part-time staffers:3
How many volunteers:3

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:North Myrtle Beach
State/Province:SC
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:myrtlebeach@thedigitel.com

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

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:1
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:1
Helping your community solve problems:5
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:4
Involving community to shape local content:6
Making a profit:6
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

TheDigitel is not interested in first-reporting or beating the larger media outlets at their own game. Our intent is to enhance and highlight their local stories.

What are your suggestions and/or links to other community news sites that should be added to the directory?

TheDigitel Charleston, TheDigitel Beaufort (different corporations than our site)

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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