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dub3's pixel tribute to The Local in 2004: a Web 2.0-era news site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2004 page

dub3 card · www.thelocal.com

The Local (2004)

Still in beta.

Cost
2 RAM
Power
3
Rarity
Common
Family
Media
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +2 Power to the next card you play.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 3 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.

The site, in 2004

An English-language news site for expats in Europe, with nine national editions each run by its own editorial team.

Its readers are expats, labour migrants and second-home owners. Editions cover Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, from a parent company in Stockholm.

Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2004 page.

Put it on your site

Run The Local, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

The Local is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2004, then plays a short scene. Want The Local in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.