NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- News of the impending resignation of County Councilman Carl Persis demonstrates the power of Internet news reporting and the speed at which the public gets its news. Headline Surfer reacted quickly to the news.
Our headlined story, "Carl Persis resigning from County Council due to technicality to continue his run for Volusia County chair," was listed near the top of the first page of a Google search for "Carl Persis" within 15 minutes of being published through HeadlineSurfer.com.
Our story was posted as the lead item in Google News Directories under DeLand 5 minutes later.
With 21st century technology of the Internet age, more and more people are leaving print media because they can get their news much quicker online. Headline Surfer was the first true Internet newspaper in Florida when it was launched four years ago as NSBNews.net from our home base here in New Smyrna Beach. We are among the few Internet newspapers across the country.
The name was changed to Headline Surfer because we were able to obtain a worldwide trademark to protect our editorial, legal and financial interests, including branding. The trademark was an expensive and lengthy process requiring us to retain a layer, but it was worth it.
Headline Surfer looks forward to continuing its efforts to provide timely and relevant news as we continue our push for local advertising to support our mission of providing breaking news and investigative reporting.
Here is a general Google search using key words "Carl Persis" to emphasize the speed at which news travels on the Internet, especially when tied directly to breaking news coverage.
Editor's Note: This blog installment was the top-ranked item under "New Smyrna Beach" in the Google News Directories when we checked at 9 p.m., showing it had been placed there shortly after we published it on HeadlineSurfer.com.