Many organizations create pages on Facebook and Twitter, but one local PEG organization in Maryland is taking it to the next level by creating a social network of their own.

The Community Media Center is a Public, Education, and Government Broadcast Television Facility that carries the signal for five local channels – Channel 18-Carroll Community College, Channel 19-the Public Access Channel, Channel 21-Board of Education Channel, Channel 23-Municipal Channel and Channel 24-the County Government Channel.

In September the center launched a new web site called www.ourcarroll.com. It’s a social network site, much like Facebook, but with the sole focus of Caroll county. In addition to creating your own profile, you can upload photos, videos and join local groups such as Carroll Cooks, Critter Chatter and the Carroll County History Project.

The purpose of the site is not to be a news resource, but a community resource. One that focuses on the topics and issues that are most important to those living in the county.

We’ve gone from a more global Carroll County view to a more local and specific area. Cynthia Piazza

Beyond the new social networking site, the Community Media Center is also looking to broaden it’s coverage of local municipality meetings at some of the larger unincorporated areas. This includes Finksburg, Eldersburg and others.

Creating a new community is not an easy task — we should know — so we applaud the efforts of the Community Center and hope that they have great success with their new site.

Source: Carroll County Times
Photo: Focus, courtesy of Dani Ihtatho