I’ve noticed that quite a few media/journalism bloggers have written posts about the will.i.am/Jesse Dylan produced Barack Obama music video. Bloggers from Jeff Jarvis to J.D. Lasica and Wendy Withers have posted the video and many cases written about it, mostly focusing on its political implications. While the politics of the video struck me as […]
Obama video offers valuable lesson
February 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Online · Reporting · technology · Video · YouTube
What does “Most Popular” mean on your site?
February 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Increasingly, on newspaper websites, I see “Most Viewed,” “Most popular” and “Most Linked” lists. Having my own blog, I know that these types of features can help increase the amount of time that people spend on a site and interlinking helps spread page rank throughout the site. But as a visitor to these sites, the […]
Tags: Analytics · Audience Development · Best Practices · Branding · Metrics · Online · Tools · Traffic
What type of RSS newsfeeds do you serve?
January 9th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Does your site offer complete meals or just a tasting menu? The debate over partial versus full RSS feeds is far from new, but is just as relevant today. And as more newspapers, thankfully, offer RSS feeds, the issue is worth reexamining. This is another topic where, I believe, the online practices of newspapers are […]
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