editor on the verge

Online musings from the newsroom and beyond . . . by Yoni Greenbaum

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Don’t fear the Internet

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Journalists, take chances! I’m not saying try base jumping or alligator wrestling. All I’m suggesting is — try something new online. I’m truly surprised by the number of journalists who don’t use or even try sites like Twitter or Pownce, Facebook or Myspace, Mixx or Digg, del.icio.us or Mister Wong, the list; can go on […]

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Tags: Best Practices · Branding · Innovation · Online

Is there good traffic reporting online?

November 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Does online traffic reporting work for you? While broadcast cable news spent most of Wednesday talking covering the situation at local airports and, in the case if CNN, highlighting the road traffic data available either through Google Maps or traffic.com, it wasn’t typically until the early afternoon that newspapers got on the bandwagon. Most newspaper […]

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Tags: Industry · Innovation · Local Newspapers · Online · Traffic

Thanks for stopping by

November 17th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s my plan to blog Monday through Friday (holidays included). So I’m off for the weekend. You can continue to follow me via twitter, digg, pownce, etc. But in any case, make sure you check back for a new post Monday morning.

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Tags: Mission