4 THE COURIER SUN • OCTOBER 15, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com The future is now: QNS.COM HAS ARRIVED! BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF [email protected]/@QueensCourier The “World’s Borough” now has a world-class website for trend-setting local news and social media connections: QNS.com. Schneps Communications launched this week the new online home of The Queens Courier and its sister publications, the Ridgewood Times, Times Newsweekly and BORO Magazine. While continuing to offer the high-quality, up-to-theminute news content that readers have come to expect, QNS.com is more than just a news website. It features elements designed to connect the 2.3 million people that call Queens home like never before, including pages dedicated to entire neighborhoods and free classifi ed and event listings. “QNS is all about informing and connecting as many people, neighborhood by neighborhood, as possible,” said Joshua Schneps, co-publisher of Schneps Communications. “We invite anyone living, working or interested in Queens to discover our award-winning content, communicate with their neighbors on their own community pages as well as post free classifi eds and events. The best part is accessing the site on desktop, mobile or tablets as a great user experience. We look forward to your feedback and welcome it directly at jschneps@queenscourier. com.” “Although we have been enormously successful with our 19 print products, we understand that we must be as powerful a presence on the Internet,” said Victoria Schneps, co-publisher of Schneps Communications. “A year and a half has been spent building what we think will be the state-of-the-art website for our devoted readers and new friends. Enjoy it and use it!” QNS.com is offering registered users a variety of incentives and contests to help spread the word about the new website, including VIP membership and the unique opportunity to help a hard-working individual in Queens and their family win a dream vacation to Cancun. NEIGHBORHOOD PAGES BRING QUEENS RESIDENTS TOGETHEr QNS.com offers registered users the ability to connect with people in their neighborhoods. QNS.com’s neighborhood section provides readers with local news, discussions that can help neighbors c o m m u n i - cate with each other, local events, classifi eds and more. Users can post status updates or start discussions to act as neighborhood watchdogs, post pictures of things happening in their backyards and get questions answered by those who know it best: people who live and work in your neighborhood. When you sign up on the website, you can choose the neighborhood in which you live, work or enjoy spending time. This neighborhood will then appear in your navigation bar for direct access. Post your events and watch them go live immediately with the option to include images and maps to the destination and the ability to track RSVPs. We will promote select user-generated events in our publications, social media and email newsletters. So get started today! POSTS FOR FREE: LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS QNS.com offers registered users the ability to post neighborhood-specifi c classifi eds immediately with images and text for free — like Craiglist for your neighborhood. QNS.com’s classifi ed section is a great source to fi nd products and services, as well as a safe place to sell and promote your items or business. The interactive event calendar allows users to immediately post their upcoming events for free including options to add an image, description and map of the event, as well as an RSVP functionality. Once registered, go into your user profi le to add or edit an event listing. NEED A VACATION? LET QNS HELP YOU GET TO CANCUN QNS.com will give our registered users the chance to win one trip for two to Cancun, Mexico, simply by telling us their stories. To enter the contest, sign up as a QNS.com member. When signing up, each user must pick their neighborhood. Then, on their neighborhood queenscou- ers
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