A New Era For Pacific NW Portal
Today, Pacific Northwest Portal, the regional information gateway for progressives, is entering a new era. The site, which we launched just one month ago at the end of January, has become a phenomenal success.
Pacific NW Portal allows progressives in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to easily access news and viewpoints in their own region - and for other progressives around the country and the world, the portal represents the entire region as a whole.
Today, we're pleased to unveil a number of new and highly useful features that we're debuting on the site. We hope they make the site experience better for everyone who visits, and we believe these new features mark a new era for Pacific Northwest Portal, which is still incredibly young as a website.
The new features:
If you haven't bookmarked Pacific Northwest Portal yet, add it to your list of favorites, and visit often. It's built to be your start page.
Pacific NW Portal allows progressives in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to easily access news and viewpoints in their own region - and for other progressives around the country and the world, the portal represents the entire region as a whole.
Today, we're pleased to unveil a number of new and highly useful features that we're debuting on the site. We hope they make the site experience better for everyone who visits, and we believe these new features mark a new era for Pacific Northwest Portal, which is still incredibly young as a website.
The new features:
- Homepage Improvements. The main page has been greatly improved. The link structure has been revamped, and the features at the top have been shuffled around. Several new features have also been introduced - there's Regional Highlights, which will showcase the best of the region's progressive viewpoints, and What's New, which quickly puts you in touch with recent improvements to the portal. The Recently Added Blogs feature is also new, and lists seven blogs we've recently added to our ever growing directory of progressive blogs in WA, OR, & ID.
- Blogs & Websites Directory. The completely revamped Blogs & Websites directory is much easier to read. But the biggest change is the addition of 16x16 pixel images next to each blog. If the blog has a favicon, you'll see it displayed next to the name of the blog, and if not, you'll see a tiny screenshot of the blog instead. We've also expanded the directory by adding a number of new blogs.
- New About Us section. The About Us section talks about the mission of Pacific Northwest Portal, policies for syndication and inclusion in the blog directory, a useful site map, graphic buttons for linking to the portal, and a brief history.
- New Business section. Interested in business and labor news? Browse the new Business section to get labor and business headlines from the Seattle Times, Seattle P-I, and Yahoo! Also get the latest overview on the market from our MarketWatch stock ticker.
- NPI Calendar Link. Want to know what events are going on in your area? Now, from any page, you can access the NPI Calendar of Events, with information on Democratic Party happenings, Democracy for America meetings, presentations, and other progressive get-togethers.
If you haven't bookmarked Pacific Northwest Portal yet, add it to your list of favorites, and visit often. It's built to be your start page.
