The New York Times Reader, a piece of software you can download to read the NYT on your PC, came out in beta last fall and I immediately downloaded it for a few reasons — including the fact that I am a geek, a newspaper journalist and a big NYT fan. And I have to admit that it was (and is) pretty slick. Thanks to Microsoft’s presentation software, it replicates the look of a newspaper, but updates itself when connected to the Web, etc.
Adobe Labs Testing Social Newspaper
MyFeedz.com launched quietly in ‘technology preview’ mode from Adobe Labs recently, offering a web-based application that learns from the visitor’s reading habits to continually improve the information it presents.
World’s Oldest Newspaper Moves Online
Sweden’s Post och Inrikes Tidningar, known as the worlds oldest newspaper has ended publication of its print edition and will be available only online. The paper has become more of a government bulletin and has not reported news stories for over a hundred years.
Google’s Newspaper Troubles
If you are in the frontline you will get the most bullets. That is how Google’s troubles with newspapers worldwide can be explained. Google had only recently reached an agreement with Associated Press to use the latter’s content and photos. The latest to hit the headlines is the case with Belgian publishers.
Newspaper Sites Need More Video
To help with the transition from purely print-based operations to the online world, it has been suggested that newspapers need to have more than static text and images on their websites to keep the attention of their visitors.
Google To Test Newspaper Ads
There have been rumors of this occurring for a while now, and it finally looks like it’s coming to pass – soon Google will be offering another outlet for search marketers to display their ads in: print newspapers. Google will be conducting a 3-month test, displaying their ads across 50 newspapers with over 100 AdWords […]
Newspaper Readers Moving To The Web
Viewership figures compared to print circulation numbers by Nielsen//NetRatings for the Newspaper Association of America showed significant growth in the percentage of readers turning to the websites of papers rather than the dead-tree editions.
Yahoo Hires Newspaper Pro To Run Classifieds
Looking to consolidate its listings services while horning in a bit on Craigslist’s local classifieds business, Yahoo! has hired former Knight Ridder executive Hillary Schneider to head up the company’s new Yahoo! Marketplaces unit.
First Paper-less Daily Newspaper
De Tijd newspaper of Antwerp, Belgium, will soon become the world’s first newspaper to publish a digital version on electronic paper’ which is automatically updated during the day.
Maybe Neville Will Read This Print Newspaper
Neville Hobson, popular PR blogger and my co-host on For Immediate Release, has pretty much given up on print.