The Orange County Register unveiled a redesigned local community-oriented Web site on Monday. With a focus on customization, users can now add or minimize content, edit settings and rearrange the
site.
New hyperlocal community pages include business directories, school ratings, events, photos, videos, restaurant listings, discussion forums, traffic info, user-generated content and
a "Deal of the Day" ad. A new crime map displays calls made to the local sheriff's department in the last 24 hours.
The new site gives advertisers packages ranging from a basic
$19/month deal to a $299/month listing that allows them to host their own Web site on the Register's servers. In preparation for this week's launch, beta sites for three local communities were
offered in March, and in the three months since, traffic to those sites nearly doubled.
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