David Black

“Links are influential. Links set the agenda. Links direct public attention. Links connect ideas and people. Everything journalism has always aspired to do.”

“I’m looking for online news sites and projects that stray from the traditional definition of news.”

“Bryan Murley and Angela Grant touch on the idea that innovation is incremental, not driven by sudden flashes on insight.”

“Our plan is to give users tools that will help them ignore these characters but, in my experience, it’s impossible to eradicate trolls completely. The best advice is that old standby: do not feed the troll.”

“I’ve thought a lot over the last couple years about the problem of trolls. It’s an old one, as old as forums, but we’re still just learning what the causes are and how to address them.”

“Hooray! From tomorrow newspaper publishers in the UK will be able to report both their print circulations and online unique users in one monthly report. This is a significant and welcome move by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.”

“Online shoppers taking advantage of the January sales led to internet sales for the month jumping 75% compared to the same period a year earlier, according to research by industry retail body IMRG.”

“Following a pilot program that began last May, Google has announced the beta launch of its Adsense for video offering… [Ad] types include video-based blocks sold on a CPM basis, and CPC text overlays.”

“The Telegraph Media Group has [set] up an in-house technology lab dedicated to creative editorial projects. Aashish Chandarana, former innovations and production executive for BBC Sport, has been hired to head up the lab…”

Latest Nielsen US newspaper site audience figures from E&P.

Marc Reeves on the new Birmingham Post site’s launch next week. Looking good so far - good luck!