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Some of the rantings and ravings from the man in charge.
Fifth place is seldom ever an accomplishment most people would tout, except when places No. 1 through No. 4 are taken by Web giants Facebook, The New York Times, Huffington Post and Netflix.  Patch was recently honored by the The Magazine of Online Media, Marketing and Advertising, which ranked us fifth among the Top 100 Most Important News Publishers. "With a network of more than 500 community [now more than 800] news reporting sites, Patch now rivals much, maybe most, of local newspaper and tv coverage," reads an except from our entry.  Blush.  Patch is sandwiched between the big bosses …

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