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Weather coverage made easy

Mandy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:30:23 +0000

When it comes to weather coverage, sometimes all we need to do is give readers the latest information. We at Cincinnati.Com used Wordpress to get the weather updates out in a simple, quick way during this month's snow storms. [...]

New AP plan: Taking web traffic from members?

Mandy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:09:03 +0000

While the AP's new plan to protect its content shows a bit more online savvy than past declarations, they still don't seem to get why it could be an issue. [...]

It’s time to cut off support for Digg

Mandy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:43:26 +0000

Digg's recent decision to hijack shared links from content publishers back to their own home page should be the last straw for online media that has supported sharing content with Digg. [...]

Google has the new “must have” persona

Mandy — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:45:37 +0000

The new Google profile rivals Facebook as your "must have" persona page. It essentially lets you control your name in Google searches - even if your company website has terrible SEO. [...]

A catch-up on recommended reading

Mandy — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:01:58 +0000

These are my recommended links for the past couple of weeks (sorry, I’ve been busy!):

New ‘WSJ’ Conduct Rules Target Twitter, Facebook – These rules for WSJ staff could and should be applied at any news organization. You want your reporters to be out there in social media – but there’s so much potential for disaster if [...]

The Diggbar: Friend or foe to news sites?

Mandy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:36:45 +0000

The jury is out as to whether or not the Diggbar will be good in the long run for news websites, but everyone's weighing in. [...]