How to boost your paper's web traffic by 928% … October 20, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a comment… if you're in Anchorage, Alaska: the Palin effect (Nielsen figures reported by E&P):
"The Web site of the Anchorage Daily News zoomed up to make it in the list of top 30 online newspapers. The Web site enjoyed a 928% spike to 2.1 million monthly uniques in September, no doubt due to the paper's excellent coverage of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin."
Times and Tribune have biggest reach on Twitter October 16, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a commentNew York Times and Chicago Tribune head the list of most-followed newspaper accounts.
"Erica Smith’s impressive list of newspapers that use Twitter includes an snapshot of the most followed newspaper accounts. Running that list through the newish twInfluence site shows that organizations can reach a large number of Twitterers even with a small number of followers."
Are College Students Techno Idiots? :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, Views and Jobs September 30, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a commentLarge-scale study suggests poor information literacy skills, including evaluating websites and searching online effectively: "For the study, information was gathered from over 6,300 students found at 63 universities, colleges, community colleges, and high schools (seniors). Each institution selected participants to take an information and communication technology literacy assessment. Because the institutions did not make random selections , caution should be taken when evaluating the results. The challenge was to see if students could identify trustworthy information, manage that information, and communicate it effectively. The results do not inspire confidence. […]Results also show that students might even lack the basics on a search engine like Google. When asked to narrow a search that was too broad, only 35 percent of students selected the correct revision. Further, 80 percent of students put irrelevant points into a slide program designed to persuade an audience."
Debate Watch: Student View – The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com September 28, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a commentStudent journalists live-blogged the Obama–McCain debate: “The New York Times enlisted student newspaper editors from around the country to weigh in on the first presidential debate in real time. Some are watching in student centers; others at debate parties near campus.”