New discussion area on FT

The Press Gazette reports that the Financial Times unveiled a new discussion area for its blog-site Alphaville which is based around a renowned City of London pub called The Long Room.
The original bar and restaurant on Throgmorton Street was once said to be a hub for City chatter - and the new Long Room section of FT.com hopes to emulate that by creating a number of virtual discussion tables that registered users of the site can sit in on.
The move comes as the webby award-winning Alphaville section of FT.com expands with the appointment of New York-based writer Stacy-Marie Ishmael.
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