David Black

“Editors should be thinking of their products as a service that is part of a larger network of news.”

“The reasoning is simple enough: While unique visits and page views are useful in measuring how much incoming traffic a site has, it isn’t exactly a good or accurate way of measuring impact or even engagement.”

“Mobile multimedia ad spending is growing strongly in recent years - jumping from a niche $84 million in 2006 to $634 million in 2011, according to eMarketer.”

Hurrah! Google Gears for mobile. Boo! No iPhone version yet. Bring on the iPhone SDK…

“Condé Nast is relaunching the mobile content services for GQ, Vogue and Glamour as ‘off-portal’ sites.”

“OK, friends, let’s take up that challenge. I’ll start the bidding. Please add your ideas of how the Times and its public can work together to perform concrete acts of journalism.”

“How can you boost your web site’s credibility? We have compiled 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site. These guidelines are based on three years of research that included over 4,500 people.”

Jo on progress with our new Birmingham Post blogs - some good blog posts and comments getting underway.

More launch coverage: “Last week, celebrating its 150th birthday, The Birmingham Post launched a new website and moved into a Web-first strategy. The Post is currently leading bold blogging and citizen journalism initiatives.”

Which reminds me: when will the new del.icio.us site come out of beta and get some new features? Recommended links, recommended users, and comments on users’ link descriptions, anyone?

“Investment bank Jefferies is raising its projections for global online advertising from $60 billion in 2010 to $70 billion, due to stronger-than-expected growth in Western Europe and Asia.”