Locater maps are easy with Google

Ah, locater maps — useful for print, but not all that useful for online unless they’re somehow interactive (or it least easily printable, but still …). So why not partner up with the Google Maps to add easy locaters to stories? It takes about two minutes, and it gives your readers a portal to perhaps [...]

A fail in online journalism, or the start of something good?

Print journalists: Ignore your print sensibilities. Ye old Web is so much different

Why Google Wave is the next big thing for journalists

Apologies for the lack of posts. With the semester starting (and a flood in our server room yesterday) I’ve been a bit distracted from what’s been going on in the rest of the world. But here are a few things that have caught my eye: First off, the new iPhone. I’m not going to spend [...]

Link Gmail to Outlook Live

Getting your Outlook Live e-mail into your Gmail account is pretty straightforward, once you have the right numbers — and we’ve got them.

Sleek New York Times photo blog

Check out Lens, the new photo blog from The New York Times! Might want to grab a suit and tie, too — you’ll feel like you’re at an art gallery.

Quick and easy government page

The Oregonian has a very cool new government page using (as far as I can tell) the Congress API that the New York Times developed. Right now, you can use the page to find representatives, track a bill or search for a bill. That’s not a lot of different functionality than you might find on [...]