History Nexus is a new look website for history enthusiasts on the World Wide Web. The social bookmarking architecture it uses is a radical break from other existing history websites.
(1888PressRelease) November 16, 2007 - This winter a new history website called History Nexus has been launched.
Following along the blazing path of social bookmarking sites Digg.com and Del.icio.us, History Nexus makes best use of Web 2.0 architecture and aims to create a living community for the subject on the World Wide Web.
There are already a number of central focuses for history on the internet, such as the large directories on Yahoo and the Open Directory Project, but none offer the interaction that has come to be expected by users in recent years.
Initially, History Nexus offers the opportunity to submit, vote and comment upon history websites, but in the coming months’ new features will be added so that it will become a history portal.
The creator of History Nexus is Andy Walpole. Having authored and designed the popular local history website, Harold Hill: A People's History, he came to the conclusion that the subject was badly serviced by much that already existed:
“There are many sources for history on the web and some well-researched, imaginative websites, but there isn't a focus for all those different sites to come together.
“What exists is very bland. There are a number of directories but they amount to no more than a URL and a one sentence description. Even then they are not updated with many links pointing to non-existent sites.
“While a number of subjects, such as fashion and music are flourishing on the net, history is, at best, in a state of stagnation.
“It's time now for historians and those interested in the subject to come together in mutual respect and common cause: That being, to promote the subject on the World Wide Web to as big an audience as possible.
“The aim of History Nexus is to provide a central focus for the subject of history on the internet.”
The website is organised into several sections including local history, biographies, history courses and genealogy. This will expand into a multitude of new categories as and when the demand is created by the user.
History Nexus is a new look website for history enthusiasts on the World Wide Web. The social bookmarking architecture it uses is a radical break from other existing history websites. 
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