Jane-finch.com
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Jane-Finch.com is a website representing the infamous Jane and Finch neighborhood located in Toronto, Canada. It is the only poor/low-income community in Canada with a website. The goal of Jane-Finch.com is to actively promote the marginalized community, focusing on positive aspects.
[edit] History
Jane-Finch.com was created by Paul Nguyen in 2004 and reached international status and became an "international phenonmenon" (Allison Vuchnich, Global National) after the debut of Chuckie Akenz's "You Got Beef?" music video in early summer of the same year. Although Jane-Finch.com is a Canadian website exclusively promoting the Jane-Finch area, its visitors extend outside the Canadian border and most of the traffic is from international locations.
[edit] Features
The Jane-Finch.com features exclusive interviews, articles, and historical anecdotes pertaining to the area history. Jane-Finch.com's rap videos have reached cult status and broke into public consciousness with local, national and international media coverage by CityTV, Global National and a wealth of other public broadcasters. "Several videos featured on it have become hugely popular -- reaching into the U.K. and Australia" -(THANE BURNETT - The Toronto Sun) "Jane-Finch website now gaining worldwide fame" -(THANE BURNETT - The Toronto Sun)
The website produces exclusive videos for local Jane-Finch artists and performers. Jane-Finch.com has been featured in the media, discussing topics ranging from the hip hop industry to local community matters and news. The creator's use "the site as an outlet for their views and landed regular guest spots on City Pulse and CBC Radio" -(Candice Debi - The Varsity)
