Archive | August, 2010

Are you ready for some football coverage?

30 Aug

College football season kicks off this weekend and pro football the next. Which means your football coverage plans are likely in full swing.
So here’s a checklist to make sure you’re ready for the opening kick.
The basics

Schedule page
Roster page
Historic results, statistics page
Desktop wallpaper (could be schedule or just photos of players)
Printable [...]

Facebook social plugins and your news site [video]

6 Aug

From the Facebook + Media page:
Watch this video to learn more about the “Like” button you see on other websites, and how social plugins let you take your friends with you around the web.

Help for your smartphone strategy

6 Aug

The Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Digital Media Test Kitchen takes an in-depth look at the state of news on mobile devices in a new report.
Among their 15 recommendations:

Step up mobile interaction
Create mobile-exclusive content
Use location-based technology
Target teens with news games

Read the full report.
Follow the Digital Media Test Kitchen on Twitter.

Top 100 newspapers on Facebook August 2010

4 Aug

A look at the most popular U.S. newspaper Facebook pages – based on the top 100 newspapers by print circulation.

Media companies using Tumblr to extend social media reach

2 Aug

The New York Times ran an article Sunday about media companies using Tumblr to increase their social media reach.
Over the last few months, other media outlets have caught wind of Tumblr, which is free to use. The newest recruits include The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, BlackBook Media Corporation, The Paris Review, The Huffington Post, [...]