Category Archives: Innovation

Foursquare Gives Readers Way to Save Locations from Stories

Foursquare is offering publishers a button that lets readers “save” a location mentioned in a story — say a cool, new boutique or an interesting restaurant, and users can choose to have their phones remind them of it when they … Continue reading →

CNN Turning iReport into Social Network

Stealing a page from Facebook, CNN is transforming its innovative five year old iReport service, which has enlisted readers to send in stories, tips and photos that CNN has used as part of its news reporting, into a full-fledged social … Continue reading →

Google News Offers Publishers Tool to Promote Original Reporting

Google took a significant step this weekend to adding more signal to the noisy world of online publishing. Called “Standout,” the system allows news publishers to tag up to 7 of their stories a week as their best work. As … Continue reading →