Posts filed under 'Internet'
NYT Article mentions Newssift
Great mention concerning Newssift … The author walks through an interesting query.
Newssift
Add comment August 24, 2009
The Decline of the Roman Empire
Yet another stepping stone to mark our decline into the abyss.
Add comment June 26, 2009
Next Release
So far, we have received great press with the launch of Newssift. At the same time, user feedback has been positive but qualitative findings suggest that the UI is not entirely intuitive and our corpus needs to be larger. Our next release begins to address both matters.
Add comment April 8, 2009
Newssift
We are about to open our beta to the public. The team is looking forward to gathering more user feedback and insight on how to improve the tool. More to follow.
Add comment March 18, 2009
Yahoo wins Gold!
According to the most recent comScore statistics, Yahoo Sports, which has its own dedicated Olympics Web site, generated 1.3 million more visitors than NBC in the first three days of the Games.
Finally some good news for Yahoo, and yet another example of a traditional media company falling short. One word for 2012: live!
Add comment August 21, 2008
My Favorite Sites
www.ft.com
www.politicalbase.com
www.irisheyes.com
www.ebay.com
www.compete.com
Add comment February 2, 2008
Newspapers and ads: Missed delivery
Great article today from News.com on newspapers and the state of their classified business. As an executive was quoted, “the ship has sailed.” Historically, newspapers have been monoplies or order takers unlike today were they are forced to compete against a slew of more nimble and new competitors.
“The culture in the newspapers is the real culprit. There is inertia,” said Greg Sterling, principal of Sterling Market Intelligence. “I don’t necessarily think it’s too late for them, but the challenge always with newspapers is execution.”
Add comment November 12, 2007
The Industry Standard Is Coming Back
The bubble has been back for some time. In fact, when I attended my first WEB 2.0 conference almost three years ago I had that feeling of déjà vu. I guess this announcement marks the jumping of the shark.
Add comment October 3, 2007
