South Dakota no longer web-homeless

The recently launched website My605.com calls itself South Dakota’s Web Home, and aims to be the hub of all things digital in the state. At this point it seems primarily Aberdeen-focused, but it also includes news, political blogs and more from around the state, social networking feature, and forums.

I know that the Snooze has poked fun at the multiplying Aberdeen websites recently, but I actually like this one. Here are several reasons why it’s different:

1. It’s not funded or promoted by taxpayer money
2. It’s actually pretty useful
3. It’s unique idea that doesn’t overlap with a bunch of other SD websites
4. It features AberdeenSnooze.com in the blog section!

That’s right; My605.com, which was created by the American News web team (credited as “aberdeen digital” on the site), has included the Aberdeen Snooze on its list of Aberdeen blogs. I would like to applaud and thank them for doing so, especially since this publication is not always universal in its praise of Aberdeen’s Other News Source.

I did notice that currently many of the other local blogs on the list seem to be written by American News contributors. While I would certainly like to see more independent blogs like this one added to the list, I have discovered that it’s hard to find many local bloggers right now, for some reason.

There are a few bugs to work out, but it seems to be a work in progress, and I hope that this site will continue to be refined and expanded in the future.

Aberdeen Digital, thanks for creating a website that provides some real value for SD web users like me. It’s off to a good start, so keep it up!