Comments on: Gannett out to ‘re-engineer’ its TV stations http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-780255 Anonymous Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:45:43 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-780255 Lougee's still hawking? Lougee’s still hawking?

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774371 tdc Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:51:36 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774371 your friends are still saying "LOG ON TO..."????????????????????????????????? dinosaurs said that. your friends are still saying “LOG ON TO…”?????????????????????????????????

dinosaurs said that.

]]> By: Dave http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774360 Dave Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:47:06 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774360 I can just here my friends now: "Let's log on to Metromix! It's so hip and cool! I want to know what's trendy and connect with my local friends! Wow... I can even add events to their events calendar and post comments about bars. Hey look! There's a bunch of pictures of my fellow generation on the scene. I'm totally abandoning Facebook for this." I can just here my friends now:

“Let’s log on to Metromix! It’s so hip and cool! I want to know what’s trendy and connect with my local friends! Wow… I can even add events to their events calendar and post comments about bars. Hey look! There’s a bunch of pictures of my fellow generation on the scene. I’m totally abandoning Facebook for this.”

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774324 tdc Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:37:15 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774324 this is a perfect example of (and a good lead-in for) the renewed focus on direct navigation or type-in traffic URL's. seo folks (google) certainly don't like the idea of a method that can bypass them, but i just read where iac has inked a deal to work with the owners of 150,000 (no typo) direct navigation destinations. this is a perfect example of (and a good lead-in for) the renewed focus on direct navigation or type-in traffic URL’s.

seo folks (google) certainly don’t like the idea of a method that can bypass them, but i just read where iac has inked a deal to work with the owners of 150,000 (no typo) direct navigation destinations.

]]> By: Weaver http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774289 Weaver Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:11:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774289 The Greensboro Gannett station (WFMY) has transitioned away from the typical TV website model. Their website is now digtriad dot com. The Greensboro Gannett station (WFMY) has transitioned away from the typical TV website model. Their website is now digtriad dot com.

]]> By: JoeMo http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774209 JoeMo Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:50:30 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774209 If I remember correctly they are going to be using Maven for their video (yawn!) and The Platform to run everything behind the scenes. They sure are throwing some money at it; hopefully it will pay off in the long run. If I remember correctly they are going to be using Maven for their video (yawn!) and The Platform to run everything behind the scenes. They sure are throwing some money at it; hopefully it will pay off in the long run.

]]> By: Everett W. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774202 Everett W. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:44:30 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774202 Gannett also has DVMMoms.com associated with Washington, D.C. station WUSA/9. Gannett also has DVMMoms.com associated with Washington, D.C. station WUSA/9.

]]> By: Hussman http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774146 Hussman Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:50:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-774146 Our Parent corp is thankfully re-doing our stations site. It is in desperate need of such things. I feel pretty lucky that our corp is very forward-looking when it comes to the internet. Our Parent corp is thankfully re-doing our stations site. It is in desperate need of such things.

I feel pretty lucky that our corp is very forward-looking when it comes to the internet.

]]> By: Jason http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773675 Jason Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:14:29 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773675 Love the website... not against the idea of tossing more news gatherers into the field. However, in my experience, the problem isn't that you don't have enough bodies to cover the news. It's that you don't have enough bodies to dig up news. So having 24 people to go in the field is only effective if you let 8 of those people go out and hang in the courthouses and coffeehouses and city halls. If that's the idea: awesome. I worry that we'll end up throwing more people out to cover more things, and shove the stuff that doesn't make air online. So you end up with more coverage of less significant items. I don't see how that helps us bring eyeballs back to local news. Love the website… not against the idea of tossing more news gatherers into the field.

However, in my experience, the problem isn’t that you don’t have enough bodies to cover the news. It’s that you don’t have enough bodies to dig up news. So having 24 people to go in the field is only effective if you let 8 of those people go out and hang in the courthouses and coffeehouses and city halls. If that’s the idea: awesome.

I worry that we’ll end up throwing more people out to cover more things, and shove the stuff that doesn’t make air online. So you end up with more coverage of less significant items. I don’t see how that helps us bring eyeballs back to local news.

]]> By: Cory http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773669 Cory Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:08:58 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773669 Yes, full disclosure, Dave Lougee is the former GM of KING and SVP of Belo. Yes, full disclosure, Dave Lougee is the former GM of KING and SVP of Belo.

]]> By: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773662 Amanda E. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:06:06 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773662 Hm, did some googling, its a Drupal site with some rails modules Hm, did some googling, its a Drupal site with some rails modules

]]> By: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773655 Amanda E. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:58:04 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773655 Facinating site and concept. The web developer in me must know - is it a Drupal site or home built? Facinating site and concept.

The web developer in me must know - is it a Drupal site or home built?

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773603 Rob Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:14:10 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773603 Cory - Is this the same Dave Lougee that used to work at your Denny Way office? Anyway ... I remember you guys did a piece on IndyMoms a while back and I guess the success of that property is leading to their syndicating that platform into multiple markets. Pretty cool concept. At least a lot more relevant to local niche communities than that new social networking site being fronted by Mandy Moore. Cory - Is this the same Dave Lougee that used to work at your Denny Way office?

Anyway … I remember you guys did a piece on IndyMoms a while back and I guess the success of that property is leading to their syndicating that platform into multiple markets. Pretty cool concept. At least a lot more relevant to local niche communities than that new social networking site being fronted by Mandy Moore.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773424 Safran Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:30:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773424 "If a newsroom is only sending out eight reporters on a given day, what happens if they re-engineer the workflow and can send out 24 a day?”" This. “If a newsroom is only sending out eight reporters on a given day, what happens if they re-engineer the workflow and can send out 24 a day?””

This.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773355 tdc Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:51:01 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/gannetts-new-web-ventures-station-re-engineering/#comment-773355 haven't bought a local paper in a years, but thought the 'arizonamoms' thing sounded familiar... michiganmoms is also a gannett property. cute little frog on the screen right now. haven’t bought a local paper in a years, but thought the ‘arizonamoms’ thing sounded familiar… michiganmoms is also a gannett property.

cute little frog on the screen right now.

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