Wall Street Journal, Community Web Sites Explore How to Sustain Themselves Financially
"Community Web sites started showing up a few years ago, often as a labor of love by some Web-savvy local resident. Now, many of these sites are trying to become actual businesses, complete with the sort of profits that can make them self-sustaining..." Read more

Tim Porter, First Draft Citizen Journalism: Making new mistakes
"Compare the bland, templated, almost scrapbook quality of a Your Hub site to the idiosyncratic nature of hyper-local sites like Barista.net or Fresno Famous or H2otown that reflect the personality of the people behind them. They have voice and emotion and quirkiness, human qualities that appeal to people and bring the news down to a small-town level..." Read more

Los Angeles Times, Fresno's Brain Drain Leaves the Town Smarting (Front-page story; PDF)
"But it was hard to find out what- if anything- was going on in Fresno...with no alternative weekly and few entertainment listings, so she launched the Fresno Famous website..." Read more

Fresno Beehive, Jarah Euston: Round 2
"The Beehive caught up with her on Instant Messanger this week to discuss Famous' role in Fresno." Read more

Fresno Beehive, Fresno Famous: The Interview
"Since its debut in April 2004, Fresno Famous has been covering Fresno's funkier side, posting a new issue every week featuring the city's artists, musicians, restaurants and other creative types." Read more