One of our goals for 2007 was to make inthepanhandle.com more user-friendly. One way we hoped to achieve that goal was to provide better support.

Today, we've taken a step in that direction by adding Live Chat Support to the site. Visitors can now chat with inthepanhandle.com support by visiting the Live Chat page. (note - Live Chat is currently available only through this blog... More about: Live Chat Support now available

We've had an ouch video of the day before but this one is sure to make you grimace.

... More about: VOTD: Ouch! Redux [02.21]

It seems that head shaving is becoming popular among the elite - a trend that I feel like I was way ahead of the curve on - what with Britney shaving her head and Vince McMahon challenging Donald Trump to a death-match by proxy and all (full article: Donald Bets Dome On Bout - NYPost.com).

Apparently, buzz cuts aren't just for rednecks, statement-making pop stars... More about: POLL: Who would you like to see shave their head?

inthepanhandle.com has added a new feature for owners of local websites which will allow them to provide their visitors with an easy way to find any of the over 900 businesses found in inthepanhandle.com.

We call this Local Search. Local Search is a bit of code which webmasters can copy/paste into the code of their website to add a small inthepanhandle.com search box to their webpage. This search box allows visitors to search the entire directory by keyword.

Businesses like... More about: Add Local Search To Your Website

inthepanhandle.com has added an easy way to remember you favorite business listings using del.icio.us and Yahoo! MyWeb. Del.icio.us and Yahoo! MyWeb are both online tools for keeping track of your links (or bookmarks).

What is del.icio.us? del.icio.us is a collection of favorites - yours and everyone else's. Use del.icio.us to:
• Keep links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, restaurant reviews, and more on del.icio.us and... More about: Del.icio.us and Yahoo! MyWeb Links Added

In an effort to provide more functionality to users and visitors of inthepanhandle.com, we have just launched the FREE inthepanhandle.com Classifieds page.

The inthepanhandle.com Classifieds are currently in Beta (meaning - we are still testing it out and there may be some minor bugs here and there) but we should have all of the bugs worked out within the next two weeks.

In the mean time, feel free to post... More about: Free Classifieds Launched

On Sunday, May 29, 2006, I (Brad Hopkins) was invited to talk about inthepanhandle.com on the Carol and Alan Show, a weekly feature of WDTF-LP (view the WDTF-LP listing) in Berkeley Springs, WV.

Listen to the entire, http://inthepanhandle.com/archives/WDTF-interview.mp3 15 minute interview [7.07 MB]*... More about: inthepanhandle.com on WDTF (107.9 FM)

One great feature of inthepanhandle.com is the Event Calendar [ http://calendar.inthepanhandle.com ] which allows businesses and organizations to announce their upcoming events to tourists, other businesses and the general public. The calendar can be viewed as a monthly calendar or you can view all of the events that are posted on the calendar by clicking the List All Upcoming Events link.

As you can see by browsing the... More about: Announce Your Events on the inthepanhandle.com Calendar

Welcome to the inthepanhandle.com Blog. Now that we've launched the site, we'll use this space to communicate with visitors, customers, etc., keeping everyone informed of new features, new business listings, new ways to promote your business and anything else that seems appropriate.... More about: Welcome to the inthepanhandle.com Blog