CentralPark.com among Time’s coolest sites of 2006

We love it when passionate publishers succeed.

Way back in April when the blog first launched, we ran a Publisher Spotlight featuring Aric Boyles and his already outstanding web site, CentralPark.com. Well, Aric continued to enhance his site, adding quality content, new features and functionality. At Yahoo!, we were pretty pleased to see Flickr and Yahoo! Answers interactivity badges among the many additions and refinements. “I’ve found that the addition of Yahoo! content really enhances the overall user experience on my site,” Aric told us over the phone from his home New York.

Now Aric’s inventiveness and attention to detail have won the site recognition. On August 8, Time magazine announced its 50 Coolest Web Sites of 2006 and CentralPark.com was one of them. Time’s Maryanne Murray Buencher enthuses:

This comprehensive, interactive guide to one of the world’s most famous public spaces offers up-to-date information on 43 different attractions, from the Carousel to the Conservatory Garden, Strawberry Fields to the Swedish Cottage. A model of organization and design, it’s a pleasure to navigate.

We think the award is well deserved. CentralPark.com is a living case study for good publishing practices—great, original content; clever use of interactive features; attractive design and crisp layout.

Congrats, Aric.

—Willan Johnson, Vice President & General Manager, and the Team