Director's Alert: WKYC launches new wkyc.com

It's here! After many months asking users what they want in a news and information site, we're proud to unveil the all new wkyc.com.

Our new site is packed with all the features, tools, and interactivity you told us you were looking for, delivered 24-7.

Comments / Online community - One exciting addition to the new wkyc.com is our online community.

Our site offers social networking, similar to what you may have used with sites such as Facebook, MySpace, or LinkedIn.

Although you don't have to be a member of our community to read or view news and information on our site, you do have to become a member of our community in order to comment on our stories, or use any of our community tools.

Just click the "Become a Member" link at the top of any page within wkyc.com, and follow the easy instructions to set up your own wkyc.com Community Profile.

After you set up your profile, you can create your own blog, or talk to others in our wkyc.com community forums.

Video - See a video on wkyc.com you just have to share?

Our new video player will allow you to e-mail it, share it on Facebook, or even embed the clip in your own blog, making wkyc.com video available to you where you want it.

Weather - We know you frequently visit wkyc.com to keep up with the latest weather forecast, and you will find that our brand new wkyc.com weather section gives you all the tools you need to know what to wear and what to expect for the day and week.

This includes Channel 3 WeatherPlus, WKYC Weather TV, Live Radar and our weather widgets.

Events - Our searchable online calendar aims to become Cleveland's one-stop-destination to share and discover what's going on each day.

From concerts to plays to sporting events to church functions, you can find something to do using our calendar.

Plus, we have designed the calendar so that you can submit your own events to be featured on our site.

Just click the "submit an event" button on the calendar, and fill out the easy-to-follow online form to see your event included.

Homepage - You'll still find that our homepage offers up-to-the-minute coverage of the very latest news in northeast Ohio.

However, we've made some changes we think you will appreciate:

You will notice that the way our top news stories are laid out is bolder, with larger photos.

The top stories of the moment cycle slowly on the main page, and you can see any one of them at any time by mousing over the story you want.

Please consider registering for the site by clicking "Become a Member" and letting us know what you would like to see on the new wkyc.com

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