By Pem McNerney on August 20, 2010
As news publishers scramble to figure out the best way to bring in revenue and boost profits, some dispiriting news came in recently from an unusually candid report by Norwegian Publisher Media Norge ASA. In a presentation to investors, Media Norge said traffic levels are reaching saturation and “online ad prices are stagnating,” according to […]
Posted in Content | Tagged Content
By Pem McNerney on August 17, 2010
While planning for an upcoming website redesign project, I sought advice on LinkedIn about the best way to conduct a content audit. We were in the midst of a time-consuming, page-by-page evaluation of our site, which has more than 2,000 assets. Compared to many sites, that’s not very big. But it started to feel like […]
Posted in Content, Content Audit, Design, Editing, Uncategorized | Tagged Alice Ainsworth, Content, Content Audit, redesign
By Pem McNerney on August 1, 2010
Stephanie Leary, the author of the recently released Beginning WordPress 3.0, began using WordPress in 2004 when it was known for its easy-to-use blogging capabilities for smaller sites. Lately, it has been gaining a reputation for being powerful enough to run larger sites and large collections of networked sites. Leary, who works as a web […]
Posted in Blogging, CMS, Content, Drupal, WordPress | Tagged blogs, Content, WordPress
By Pem McNerney on March 23, 2010
Last month, Middlebury launched it’s newly made over Web site. Take a look before you read further and see what you think.
Posted in Design, Drupal | Tagged Content, Design, Drupal, edu, Middlebury, Smashing Magazine, White Whale
By Pem McNerney on March 22, 2010
Profiles, photos, videos, and blogs will play a central role in a new site launched recently by the New York Institute of Technology, according to this report from 7th Space Interactive.The site was developed with the help of Expression Engine, a content management system that NYIT says will allow content developers to make regular updates. […]
Posted in Blogging, CMS, Facebook, Social Media | Tagged blogs, CMS, Content, edu, facebook, Social Media
How to gather information, assess it, and present it in a way readers will understand and appreciate