The Real Estate API that the New York Times launched a few days ago is interesting because it makes use of in house classifieds data and data from an official external agency to generate new user defined information. What kinds of information can it provide? “Have you ever wondered what the average apartment is worth…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Google News introduces timelines
A new feature that has been added to Google News recently indicates the different kind of innovation that becomes possible when techies, or a technology organisation, think of the different kinds of things that can be done with news. The timeline feature that has been incorporated into some of Google’s offerings has been extended to…
New York Times gets a global face
The new global edition of the New York Times was launched some days ago without much fanfare, it seems. It replaces the online edition of the International Herald Tribune, which I think it is a big step in the direction of transforming an established online site into a more powerful international brand. The potential for…
News sites’ strategies to drive traffic
"A more strategic, traffic-focused approach" with a better focus on making the best of their "core stories" had helped the web sites of Sun and News of the World achieve a great jump in traffic says a report in The Guardian. "This meant making the most of their exclusive story about Alfie Patten and a…
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