AAN News
Twitter to Unveil Geolocation Featurenew
The new feature, which Twitter hopes to roll out in the next few weeks, will allow mobile phone users to include precise locations -- via GPS -- with each tweet they send. On the other end, users will be able to limit their searches to messages from any particular location, which could help news organizations that are trying to curate local tweets. "Proximity can be this proxy for relevance," Twitter's Ryan Sarver tells the New York Times. "We are about delivering the right information to the right people."
The New York Times |
11-09-2009 10:22 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
New Google Analytics Tools Make it Easier for News Orgs to Track Metricsnew
Poynter |
11-04-2009 10:12 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
TheStranger.com Gets Most Traffic Ever in October, Cracks 1M Unique Visitorsnew
The Stranger |
11-03-2009 10:59 am |
Honors & Achievements
AAN Begins Search for New Executive Director
As we announced on Monday, AAN's longtime executive director, Richard Karpel, is stepping down to take the same position at the American Society of News Editors. AAN has placed ads to find his successor on four websites and has received more than 20 applications thus far. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors will do an initial screening of the candidates later this month; after this is complete, President Mark Zusman will appoint a separate committee that will likely meet and interview the finalists and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors.
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AAN |
10-30-2009 9:24 am |
Association News
AAN's Executive Director Stepping Down
Richard Karpel, who joined the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies as its executive director in July 1995, is leaving AAN for the same position at the American Society of News Editors. His last day will be Nov. 25, although he has agreed to help the association in an unofficial capacity after that date to assist in the transition to a new staff chief executive. "I have been at AAN for the better part of my adult life, and it has been an incredible ride," he says. "I want to thank all of the AAN members past and present who have made my time here such a rich and rewarding experience." MORE: Here's ASNE's announcement.
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AAN |
10-26-2009 1:14 pm |
Association News
Newspapers May Miss Out on Online Advertising's Growthnew
The New York Times reports that newspaper websites "are not holding on to ad dollars, even while overall internet advertising is creeping back." The reasons why are complicated, but a number of industry folks tell the Times that more ads are going to ad networks, niche sites and low-cost alternatives to newspaper websites.
The New York Times |
10-26-2009 9:01 am |
Industry News
Monterey County Weekly Redesigns Website, Launches Mobile App
The Weekly has completely redesigned its website and launched a corresponding mobile application. Among the cool new features on the site are a local business guide, a local song of the day on the site jukebox and feeds from local blogs and local, state and national news sources. "[The site] will be a boon to our community, expanding our content and how our readers can obtain and interface with it," Weekly CEO Bradley Zeve says. "It offers more in every way -- more accessibility and more content." The site and the mobile app were both designed in-house by longtime Weekly staffer Kevin Smith, who says he's happy to roll out the project to the public. "Plus," he adds, "maybe now I can have time to read my kids a good-night story."
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Monterey County Weekly Press Release |
10-23-2009 10:50 am |
Press Releases
Judge Tosses Defamation Suit Against Facebooknew
A New York judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against the social networking giant, ruling that the site isn't responsible for false posts by users. In her ruling, Judge Debra James said that "Facebook is entitled to the liability shield conferred by the Communications Decency Act," which protects websites from defamation suits based on user-generated content.
Online Media Daily |
10-23-2009 9:23 am |
Legal News
NOW Classifieds' Open House Listings Site is Online
NOW Magazine Press Release |
10-23-2009 10:16 am |
Press Releases
AAN Partners with Poynter's NewsU for Discounted Editorial Webinar
As part of the Editorial Committee's long-range plans to make affordable online training available to its members, AAN is collaborating with Poynter's News University to provide members a discounted rate for an upcoming seminar on navigating online comments to foster community and civic dialogue. The webinar, which is scheduled for Nov. 5 at 2 pm Eastern Time, will be just $9.95 for the first 25 AAN registrants. (Get the discount code here.)
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AAN |
10-22-2009 2:07 pm |
Association News
Federal Judge Tosses Sheriff's Suit Against Craigslistnew
A federal judge this week threw out Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's lawsuit seeking to force Craigslist to pull its "adult services" ads, ruling that the ads aren't explicitly offering sex. The judge said the online classifieds site is merely an "intermediary" that is not legally "culpable for aiding and abetting" folks who may commit illegal acts. "Sheriff Dart may continue to use Craigslist's website to identify and pursue individuals who post allegedly unlawful content," the judge wrote in his ruling. "But he cannot sue Craigslist for their conduct."
Chicago Sun-Times |
10-22-2009 10:03 am |
Legal News
Pew: Nearly 1 in 5 Internet Users Now Using Twitternew
The Pew Internet & American Life Project |
10-22-2009 2:19 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to Include Tweets in Web Searchesnew
Bloomberg |
10-22-2009 9:16 am |
Industry News
Washington City Paper Asks Readers: Would You Pay to Read Us?new
It's the big debate in mainstream journalism these days: Should publishers make readers pay to access the paper online? When the New York Times this week announced that more layoffs were on the way, many loyal readers posted comments signaling their interest in paying to read the website to avoid further cuts. Although the paywall debate has been pretty much absent from the alt-weekly world since the newspapers are free to begin with, the outpouring of support from Times readers led Washington City Paper's Jason Cherkis to wonder: "What Would You Pay To Read An Award-Winning Alt-Weekly?" As of this writing, of the five comments that actually address the question, two (and a half) say they'd pay to access City Paper online.
Washington City Paper |
10-21-2009 11:52 am |
Industry News
HuffPo Shows Value of Implementing Facebook Connectnew
In a piece about Huffington Post's continued growth, paidContent notes that "the biggest boost for September may have come from a project that launched Aug. 17: Social News with Facebook Connect." Since that date, Facebook referral traffic is up 48 percent and 15 percent of HuffPo comments now come from Facebook. (The number of comments jumped to to 2.2 million in September from 1.7 million in July.) To find out more about how Facebook Connect works, click here.
paidContent |
10-21-2009 10:49 am |
Industry News
