Newskyes Forum: A Community Forum for The Isle of Skye
Newskyes Forum: A Community Forum for The Isle of Skye
Newskyes forum is the second incarnation of my attempts to create somekind of social network for my local area.
I live on the beautiful Isle of Skye in the western isle of Scotland. Skye is the largest of the Hebrides and offers a wide range of stunning landscapes and hidden treasures.
The world famous Cuillin Mountain range draws many walkers/hikers and climbers to the island as dose the wonderful opportunities to see wildlife such as seals, otters, eagles, whales and dolphin. The island is also abundant in natural beauty and history.
But the one thing it lacks is any type of cohesive online precise and this is where Newskyes and it's host site Holidayskyes comes in, our goal is to create a catch-all site that will be the symbol for Skye Online. The second goal is to keep thing simple at all times and make sure we can offer the best possible information in the easiest way.
And just as importantly get not just visitors coming to the site but get the local people of Skye involved, so that we can as a whole represent Skye as a destination.
But my hope is that the benefits don't just stop at accommodation and tourism but go further by allowing local groups and initiatives a place to share ideas and information to better help the community.
After spending a little while looking into online communities and the power they can have i realise that if used correctly they can help bring people together on a global scale and when that happens in a positive way then the effects and results are truly wonderful.
As technology continues to speed the world up social communities will become the deciding factor for global direction and awareness, many already help bring the worlds attention to problems and issues that together we can all overcome. So even if it for just one small island in the world my hope is that I can help generate a strong and beneficial addition to this global community.