These are my links for January 8th through January 9th:
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Eyetracking research shows how younger readers view news websites- Eyetracking study summary: What works- left sided ads
- sidebars (related links)
- moving ads with women (regardless of side)
What doesn't work
- video
- option to personalize the site
- busy design
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DiSEL-Project.org- Somehow I just found this:Consortium of papers that do 'eye-ball' research — fantastic implications for online advertising, and not in a good way.
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mental_floss Blog 6 Unusual Things Owned by Newspapers - The newspaper business just isn't profitable (anymore), but back when they were rolling in 20% profit margins, they could afford some horizontal growth. 6 things newspapers still own.
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Dan Froomkin: What Google Can Do for Journalism - A much better list of things Google could do for newspapers than
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/five-things-goo.html -
An Oral History of the Bush White House: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com - Fantastic piece on the entire Bush Administration. It's worth the long read. Format: Short summaries of major events chronologically introduce quotes from major players in the administration on the topic.
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Introducing Tweetbacks Plugin for Wordpress | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine - How to stylize the tweetbacks plugin for wordpress
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DigiDave | Communication is Key: Editors and Publishers - In a Battle Against Inertia- "If you have an idea - you should get your organization equipped to execute on it within two weeks, maximum." -
Eyetrack studies: What we've learned and how to conduct your own :: 10,000 Words :: multimedia, online journalism news and reviews- Interesting look at how people read newspaper sites.- People read in an "F" pattern
- Seems like video is not a hot topic
- banner ads are ignored