by Chris Snider | Dec 10, 2008 | Digital tools
We can’t add more hours to the day, but we can work more efficiently. Here are some tools that could help reporters be more productive. 1. Google Reader Don’t waste your time going to dozens (or hundreds) of web sites every day. Use the RSS feeds from...
by Chris Snider | Dec 9, 2008 | Digital fun, Digital ideas
Just got an e-mail about the St. Cloud Times’ holiday yule log. During these dismal times, we decided to offer the online readers a relaxing moment: A Yule log burning in a fireplace with local holiday music. The page doesn’t even contain an ad. Holiday...
by Chris Snider | Dec 8, 2008 | Digital information
Big news out of the Pulitzer Prizes camp today is that online-only publications are now eligible to win journalism’s most distinguished award. The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, which honor the work of American newspapers appearing in print, have been expanded...
by Chris Snider | Dec 5, 2008 | Digital ideas, Digital tools
Who says you need a staff of developers and tons of time to make a great web site? These tools are easy to use and easy to add to your site. 1. Coveritlive.com CoverItLive allows you to blog live from an event (you can even do it from your iPhone). It’s also a...
by Chris Snider | Nov 30, 2008 | Digital information
Back when I was a newspaper designer, there was a lot of discussion about “borrowing” someone else’s design idea. See here, here and here. Apparently the same rules apply in web site design. While reading a recent Gannett “best practices”...
