| I live in Key Biscayne, a local community of 10,000 | | | | all on We Love Key Biscayne. |
| residents about 10 miles from Downtown Miami in | | | | A local community website, such as is independent, |
| Florida. Key Biscayne is on a barrier island so the | | | | privately run, has no axe to grind or affiliations to |
| community is very much in ‘splendid isolation' | | | | pamper. Businesses get a free Bronze Level inclusion |
| being accessed by one road and 2 bridges. As such, | | | | of name, address, contact information and a brief |
| the ‘village' has its own local shops and | | | | description and can then upgrade if they want to |
| businesses but cannot support any of the big retail | | | | include more information such as posting menus, a |
| outlets. We have a local community website called | | | | location map, logos, photographs, videos, special |
| We Love Key Biscayne at which includes a | | | | offers etc. The free level ensures that ALL |
| searchable database of all the businesses together | | | | businesses are on the website and available on the |
| with an Event Calendar and a Message Board. The | | | | searchable database. The Message Board is open to |
| website was started because there was no instant | | | | all and freely includes comments of interest to Key |
| resource available to residents, visitors, tourists, | | | | Biscayne. There is a Restaurant Review section, |
| workers and business owners. While others purport | | | | people looking for recommended tradesmen, |
| to provide similar information, they are either politically | | | | comments about the speed limit, the death of a local |
| motivated or logistically constrained. The local weekly | | | | cyclist etc. The Event Calendar is limited to |
| newspaper is dying because of the availability of | | | | ‘public community' events locally and in Miami, |
| ‘instant' news, and the Chamber of Commerce | | | | with the next 5 appearing on the homepage. Again, |
| acts on behalf of local businesses but only those who | | | | anyone can send in an event for the calendar. Past |
| pay. | | | | events stay on the calendar as a record with |
| ‘When does the Library open?', ‘Quick, I | | | | photographs and stories being sent in by readers. |
| need a plumber', ‘What shall we do this | | | | This constantly changing local information ensures |
| weekend?', What's the number of the local Chinese | | | | that Residents keep logging in. |
| Restaurant?', ‘I need to let people know about | | | | Every local community deserves its own ‘We |
| my Event', ‘I've found a great electrician'' ‘I | | | | Love' local website. Our concept is available for |
| want to buy that book that's on special offer' – | | | | franchising. |