The Newseum website has an awesome feature that shows the up-to-date front pages of the print editions of 630 newspapers in 63 countries. Check it out and kill an hour....
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago the McCain campaign launched a “Spread the Word” feature on their campaign website that encourages volunteers to comment on prominent left and right leaning blogs as a way of getting the McCain message out. The feature was written up in Wired and has attracted a mixed reaction....
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal published a great piece yesterday about the struggles of LoudounExtra.com, the Washington Post’s bold attempt to provide hyperlocal news coverage for the DC suburb Loudon County (I’m sure the Post really appreciated the free press here). A year in, the site has yet to build a significant audience....
Continue ReadingPhotos on news site are often made deliberately small and/or buried in annoying Flash slide show software. Good photography ends up getting marginalized. Boston.com recently launched a dead simple photo blog called Big Picture that shows how powerful online news photography can be if you out of the way and let the pictures tell a story....
Continue ReadingHubSpot is an Internet marketing company that helps company increase their visibility online. As part of their marketing strategy, they have built an interesting tool that grades how visible your site is in search engines. Stealing an idea from TechCrunch, I ran a quick report that compared the McCain and Obama websites. ...
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