More extreme urban sports, skateboardable signage c/o Christof Damian
Regular readers know by now that there isn’t much self-conscious metablogging on WebUrbanist. The site is mostly about producing quality content related urban cultures, engaging designs and alternative arts. However, as with anything in urban life, it is worth pausing once in a while to take note of where we’ve been, reflect on where we are and consider what the future might hold. Don’t worry, though, it wouldn’t be a WebUrbanist article without some reader and artist-submitted urban arts and oddities mixed in the middle!
More nomadic culture, home is where I lay my head c/o Stacee Droege
Past Successes: WebUrbanist has grown considerably in these last months and has been increasingly linked to from high-profile sites. The site was given a Google PageRank of 5 at the last update, is in the
More creative urban art, freak bicycle culture c/o Stacee Droege
Present State: WebUrbanist’s current design was created by a highly skilled web designer who generously volunteered his abilities to reshape the site’s layout, look and feel. Hector Jarquin is currently working on some great social web projects, including a way to find interesting events and activities in your area. Have feedback on the new layout? Feel free to comment below or contact us with your thoughts.
More great guerilla actions, entering without breaking c/o J. Vorsthammer
Future Developments: WebUrbanist is not and has never been about one-way communication from editors to readers. In fact, the site is at its best when reader feedback (via comments or the contact form) shapes the direction of the site. For lurkers and regular commentators alike, this is an opportunity for you to be heard. What would you like to see more or less of on WebUrbanist? What do you enjoy most or least about the site?
More culture jamming, alternate IKEA instructions c/o J. Vorsthammer
What You Can Do: Beyond your feedback, there are a few ways you can help WebUrbanist as the site moves into the future. If you have a tip or wish to be a guest blogger on WebUrbanist, contact us anytime. If you haven’t already, please consider signing up for the RSS feed and making WebUrbanist a favorite on Technorati, Delicious and/or MyBlogLog. Finally, if you wish to help with the ever-growing costs of maintaining and hosting WebUrbanist, considering using the following link this holiday season to make a purchase
Another incredibly skinny building from Strasbourg, France c/o Benjy Bass
Thank You: There are some folks who have helped build WebUrbanist in a variety of ways - too many, really, to count. Here are just a few of the people who have had a role in shaping what the site is today. Mike, Jeff, Kurt and Kris are critical to producing content and maintaining WebUrbanist. Avi, Alex and Shane have continued to inspire the site’s progress. Without technical assistance from John and moral support from people like John, Gil, Skipp, Halil, Noid and K. Stone the site would not be what it is today. Thank you all, and thank you dear readers.
11 Comments
December 1st, 2007 at 7:09 pm
If I was a dilapidated building, I would definitely let you pimp me.
December 1st, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Without weburbanist I would think that an old building was just an old building, or paint on the wall was just vandalism. I now know that and old building is a step back in time and paint on a wall is one man’s thoughts about society. Keep up the great work
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:48 am
The Internet would have been a boring joint with just some large corporate websites and no weburbanists. Thanks to the entire weburbanist team for putting up this site and making the web a better place. Also many thanks for mentioning me on this closing para. I could hardly believe my own eyes. me? moral supporting weburbanist…? mmm :)
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:19 pm
WebUrbanist - I love your blog, man! You broaden my horizons everyday! For someone who loves to learn knew things, like myself, this is a treasure trove of the eclectic, interesting, beautiful, and more. I love how you report on rebel artists and that your message is always positive. You obviously work hard. You deserve all the success you are having and I wish you tons more! I know the day will come when major media outlets will be making note of your site and it’s success!
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:12 am
(/sentimental mode on)
aaahhh, the picture at the busstop! Both bus 42 and 43 stop right in front of my old residence, I took that bus for maaaaany years….
(/sentimental mode off)
very very cool pics btw!!
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:25 am
Thanks for the shout out :) Here’s to the ongoing success of WU, and more of those trademark intriguing articles!
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:27 am
i recently came across this site, and its probably one best ones ive come across. let me know if you need anyone to write for new york.
December 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
A heartfelt thanks to all who commented on the update! It really makes the site worthwhile to know people appreciate it.
@Mu: best comment ever.
@Shane: glad the site could change your view of the world!
@Gil: you’ve got a great site and your recommendations/reviews of WU have been absolutely stellar - the shout was well-deserved.
@K Stone: not to brag, but some major outlets already have :) the site has been linked from Wired, WebWare, Pronet, Fox and other sources! Now if only that happened every day …
@Peter: glad that image struck a chord!
@John: thanks!
@s.lee: would love to have articles from the art, architecture, guerilla or other scenes of New York. Drop us a line via the contact form with an idea for an article and let’s do it!
@Everyone: thanks for reading :)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
I just discovered this wonderful site several days ago and it quickly became one of my favorites.
To all of you involved, you’re doing an outstanding job of bringing remarkable images and fascinating subjects to light. Just want to thank you all and look forward to visiting again and again.
December 15th, 2007 at 4:10 am
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
December 15th, 2007 at 10:03 am
I believe the above comment is a spam? Akismet didn’t catch it.
Great work, WebUrbanist! I’ll be visiting this site frequently.
Blogrolled it too.
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