Tribe.net Sold to NBC
Tribe.net is being sold to NBC. The sale marks the official end of an era for a service that at one time was determined to bring Friendster-like social networking to the local level via various city "tribes" run by newspapers,…
Backfence Adding Chicago
Backfence, the hyper-local news and information site operating in several Washington D.C. suburbs and the Bay Area, is expanding. Chicago will be its third metro area, and it is continuing to go deeper into the suburbs of its existing markets.I…
DSL Usage Surpasses Cable Modem
DSL subscribers have surpassed cable modem subscribers, according to a survey by The Pew Internet & American Life Project.Pew Director Lee Rainie, speaking June 29 at The Media Giraffe conference at The University of Massachusetts in Amherst, said it was…
API’s ‘Newspaper Next’ Previews at Media Giraffe
The American Press Institute's $2.7 million Newspaper Next project is nearing completion on six innovation test beds and getting ready to share its findings with the rest of the newspaper industry in September, according to Managing Director Steve Gray, who…
British Columbia Site Pursues Alternative Ads
The Tyee, a community site based in Vancouver, BC, is pursuing a rich base of community advertisers and foundations left behind by the "establishment" views of CanWest, the publisher of The Vancouver Sun and other Canadian titles.CanWest is a local…