Archive for 'guardian'
Guardian launches WordPress syndication plugin
On the very day that the Times puts up its paywall, the Guardian goes the complete opposite direction - and unveils a WordPress plugin intended to gets its content out there, on as many other people's sites as possible, free of charge. Once you've installed the plugin, and signed up for an API key, you [...] read on »
Guardian Data Store: threat to ONS or its saviour?
When I first saw reports of the Guardian's new Data Store 'open platform', my heart sank. In a former life, I ran the web operation at the Office for National Statistics; I resigned in June 2004, when frustration started to turn to anger. I've still got a copy of my resignation letter, in which I [...] read on »
Here is the news
Some very interesting numbers from Robin Goad at Hitwise, showing just how dominant (or not, he concludes) the BBC News website is in the UK news market. What I find most interesting is the mix of news providers in this ranking. You've got broadcasters, newspapers, portals and aggregators (both social and automated), with no one [...] read on »
No10 Twittering is front-page news
A bit of a surprise this morning to discover that the venerable Today Programme is on Twitter... with its first tentative tweets as far back as September last year, and a (more or less) daily service since December. The username 'todaytrial' doesn't imply that it's being taken too seriously... although it's built into their BBC [...] read on »
New Comment Is Free adds 'blog of comments'
A big day for the Guardian today, as the new community-enabled Comment Is Free makes its debut. Site editor Georgina Henry describes the various mechanical and presentational changes, but one in particular catches my eye. Each user of the site now has a personal profile page... featuring an 'instant archive' of all the comments they've [...] read on »