Newspapers and TV stations have been throwing around the hyperlocal buzzword for years. Some have actually done something with it and launched web sites focused on tight geographic areas. But many of …
A big job: fixing classifieds
For years, newspapers thought Monster was the enemy. And for a while, it was. After enough people in the business had their "Holy crap, Monster's stealing our business!" moment, Careerbuilder was …
Aggregation works
Newspapers need to be dragged kicking and screaming, but Drudge knows it and Google knows it. Aggregation works. An outstanding way to build audience is by sending people away. One of my favorite …
What can be done to stop the free-fall in classifieds?
Steve Outing, of E&P and, more recently, Reinventing Classifieds, is asking for your help, and he's offering $500 as an incentive: WHAT CAN THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY DO TO 1) BRING BACK CLASSIFIEDS …
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The online news solution, simple and easy version
What's the one thing that news organizations could do to increase their readership and, by extension, their bottom line? Link out. UPDATE: The Washington Post creates a new feature that's all …
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Manhunt: The Wire meets Our American Cousin?
Episode One: The ground-level investigators have good ideas on how to catch the assassin, but they're hamstrung by idiot superiors who keep insisting that they follow stupid leads for political …
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