Newspapers buying local news startups is still a rarity, so this one is intriguing. The Omaha World-Herald, the largest employee-owned newspaper in U.S., has acquired WikiCity, a local user-driven network that serves as an online city guide for about 22,000 U.S. towns. WikiCity founder Pat Lazure would continue as president of the operation and of World Interactive Group, a new digital unit the paper has formed. Judging by the looks of Wikicity and how sparse most of its city sites are, the price was probably small. Neiman writes about it in more detail, and as usual giving it more importance that needed.
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