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Poynter Eyetrack 2007 study says online readers read deep
The non-profit Poynter Institute has just released the preliminary results of its Eyetrack 2007 study, and some of the findings may be surprising to those who think online readers merely speed through news sites. From the Poynter article, titled ‘The … Continue reading
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Best of online color palette creators
Needing a quick color scheme for your site? Or, perhaps you don’t own a color wheel nor have the expertise to use one well. Enter the plethora of nifty online color palette generators. The latest and most AJAXy of them … Continue reading
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Herald-Tribune database tracks bad Florida teachers
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune has published ‘Broken Trust,’ a triumph of an investigation in which the staff revealed widespread problems with the way Florida handles complaints alleging abuse by teachers. Backing up the comprehensive graphic is an enormous database the … Continue reading
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WordPress plug-in love for Journalistopia
It was about time. I finally got around to upgrading this humble publication to WordPress 2.1.2, and boy is it swell. It has more robust options and better post editing. And kudos to Dreamhost for providing a hassle-free upgrade tool. … Continue reading
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Infographics to save the world
Can visualizing data help us save the world? Hans Rosling, a professor of international health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute seems to think so. Rosling is the founder of Gapminder, a non-profit venture that aims to make use of the many … Continue reading
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Spreading the news You Tube style
Big, big kudos to the Allentown Morning Call for their Breeders and Kennels search widget. While there’s nothing especially extraordinary about setting up a searchable database, the Morning Call took it a step further and made their search widget embeddable by … Continue reading
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The. Coolest. Want Ad. Ever.
As if the Roanoke Times doesn’t already produce so many great multimedia news projects, now they go and produce one hell of a want ad — in this case for the top editorial job at the paper. This is one … Continue reading
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When is the gee-whiz Flash graphic worth it?
Online Journalism Review has written a piece about how to decide when to treat a story with a Flash graphic or when to just go the basic HTML page route (thanks Angela). Certainly, many newsrooms are exercising greater sophistication with … Continue reading
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Have you checked your domain name lately?
Martin Stabe reports on a strange occurence: Google Germany apparently lost its domain name, Google.de, to a domain squatter last night but quickly got it back. The lesson: Check all of your domains right now and make sure your web host has … Continue reading
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News design roundup, new monthly column
The Editors Weblog is beginning a new monthly column on news site design, and their first post is a great roundup of some changes taking place in the industry. Their first column features National Geographic, the Guardian and the recent … Continue reading
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Design inspiration: Chihuly glass art
Chihuly glass art Originally uploaded by DannySan. I visited Fairchild Botanical Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida over the holiday to see the glass installations by world-renown artist Dale Chihuly. The sculptures, as well as the plant life, were absolutely inspirational. … Continue reading
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Making CSS redesigns practical
Web designer Mani Sheriar has written a brilliantly easy-to-understand piece on ThinkVitamin.com about making your Web pages flexible in their design. If you’re looking to understand the good practices of making your site stand up to the test of a … Continue reading
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