SUBSCRIBE — It’s the Smart Way to Read the Wave
September 10, 2012
Much as we’d like to feature a new story every day in the Cape Charles Wave, until more folks volunteer to write, it’s just not possible.
In the meantime, there’s a smart way to avoid any disappointment of calling up the webpage only to say, “I already read that.”
Just subscribe. It’s free of course, and you’ll receive an email every morning when a new story appears in the Wave. If there’s no new story, there’s no email.
Here’s what a typical email looks like:
Each new story is shown by headline and the first couple of sentences. If something looks interesting, just click on the headline and go straight to the story.
Subscribing is a two-part process:
FIRST, enter your email address in the subscription box found in the Wave’s advertising column to the right. You’ll be asked to decipher some script to prove that you’re a human and not some spam-generating device.
SECOND, check your Inbox for an email from Feedburner. Reply to the email, and your subscription is activated! (This is for your protection, to be sure you want to receive the service.)
Feedburner is provided by Google, and don’t worry — your email address will never be sold or shared.
The Wave now has several hundred subscribers, but almost 50 would-be subscribers never replied to the Feedburner email. Some have told us they never received an email from Feedburner. Perhaps it landed in their spam filter. If you don’t get a response from Feedburner, please just enter a new subscription request.
You can also “like” us on Facebook. Look for the Facebook box in the righthand column. Clicking on the “Like” button results in links to Wave stories appearing on your Facebook page. Here’s an example:
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are yet another way to receive the Wave. If you use an RSS reader, add the Wave by clicking on the RSS button at the top right of the page.
PARTICIPATE IN THE CAPE CHARLES WAVE
The Cape Charles Wave was founded as a medium to disseminate local news, events, and opinions. Now we’re looking for readers who would also like to be writers. If there’s a subject relevant to Cape Charles that is of interest to you, it’s likely to be of interest to others as well.
On a scale of 1 to 10, here’s how you can participate:
1 — Read the Wave.
2 — Subscribe to the Wave.
3 — Submit a comment to the Wave.
4 — Submit a free classified ad.
5 — Submit an event notice for publication in AROUND TOWN.
6 — Write a Letter to the Editor.
7 — Write an op-ed (opinion) column.
8 — Write a story.
9 — Write a story and take pictures to illustrate it.
10 — Join the Wave staff!
To carry out #4-10 above, you need our email address. It’s [email protected]. Send us your submission, and you too can be a media contributor to the Cape Charles community!
Very helpful. I’m looking forward to future issues.
We made our way back to Cape Charles this June, retracing our steps since we lived on Tazewell Ave & Cape Charles AFS (1963-1966). We fell in love with the town all over again. Two of our children were born in CC and we returned to Colorado with two crosses we bought from St. Charles Church, where Bill was the lector during part of Fr. Robert Freiler’s tenure as pastor. What fun for Bill to visit with the gang seated in front of Watson’s Hardware! They knew all of (LT.) Bill’s old drinking buddies, including his commander, Col. Joe Routzong. Pat was reminded of the great times she had with our kids on the beaches. Now we’re hooked on the Cape Charles Wave and love the stories and pictures that remind us that we must return! Bill & Pat Wallisch, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Yes the Waldo fire was terrible!)
Your articles are impressive – every e-mail in my in-box led to an article worth reading. One might or might not agree with the viewpoints, but reading the articles offer both information and attitude, and thus be educational and entertaining.
Even scrolling through your ads is helpful: I can already plan on some activities this fall; I placed the Birding and Wildlife Festival on my calendar and will do the same with the Gingernut Pub performances – nice to see their pretty building… miss going there.
I read that Karen Jolly Davis is no longer writing for the WAVE. Is this true? She’s a long time professional journalist who writes the best stories you publish. How did you let her get away? Now it looks like you’re trying to find people who want to write about what — more mayhem in Cape Charles? I had great hopes for another news source. All I can do now is cancel my subscription.
We deeply regret Karen Jolly Davis’ decision to leave the Wave. The decision was hers, and hers alone. Without her, there would have been no Wave — it was her idea to found an online newspaper for Cape Charles, and she chose the name. And yes, she did write the best stories we published.
We continue to believe there is a compelling need for a news source in Cape Charles — including, but by no means limited to, reporting the “mayhem” that sometimes ensues in any municipality. Residents who do not want to read about problems and disagreements the Town may experience always have the opportunity of cancelling their subscription to the Wave. Others, who wish to stay informed — not only about controversy, but about important Town events such as the Clam Slam Festival, the July 4th celebration, the Birding Festival, etc., are encouraged not only to subscribe to the Wave, but to participate as outlined in the story above. — EDITOR
I grew up in Cape Charles and remember reading “The Eastern Shore News” every week. One of our favorite sections was what could be called a “social column”. Residents would put in information on who was visiting whom, who had been in the hospital, and who had new arrivals in their families. It was a way to stay connected with people you might not see every day. I enjoy reading the WAVE, as it pertains just to the town of Cape Charles. I do think a great addition would be just such a social page.
This is a suggestion based only on what I enjoyed in the past.
Keep up the good work you are already doing. I enjoy reading about my old home town. Especially since I now live in a “big city”, it is nice to read about the goings on in one of America’s small towns.
Debbie Dyke (nee Elliott)
(Thanks Debbie — that’s a great suggestion! Any readers out there interested in writing a social column for the Wave? Doesn’t have to be every week — just when you feel like it. -EDITOR)