6 posts and columns on Topix

Voices

Hearst Launches Aggregator Site LMK

in News on October 9, 2009 at 12:16 pm PT

Hearst today launched LMK.com, a low-cost Web roundup on topics from college football to reality television. (For the youth-challenged, “LMK” is the texting shorthand for “let me know.”) LMK joins a crowded field of aggregation sites, which cull news and information from across the Web and organize them by topic or in other user-friendly ways. Other aggregators include Topix, Newser and Daylife, and sites like the Daily Beast that combine aggregation with their own content.

Voices

Tying the Hyperlocal Knot

in News on March 27, 2009 at 12:07 pm PT

The Knot is launching 75 new localized sites in the hopes of reaching brides-to-be from Tampa to Tucson. David Liu, CEO of the wedding Web site, said the idea is to provide the “ingredients” that people planning weddings seek out. Brides are best served by content available in their specific location, he said. Likewise, wedding vendors want to advertise in bridal outlets that target a region.

There Goes the Neighboorhood …

in News on February 7, 2008 at 12:54 pm PT

On the great list of words no tech executive ever wants to hear, “Google has entered your market” ranks right up there with “Microsoft’s made a hostile bid for the company” and “Hello, I’m Chris Hansen with ‘Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator’.” So local news aggregators like Topix and EveryBlock can be forgiven for [...]

What? No 'Anonymous Cowards’?

in News on August 8, 2007 at 8:25 am PT

Publications that have taken issue with Google for excerpting their articles have another reason to be peeved at the company today. This morning, Google added a new feature to Google News that allows newsmakers to comment on the stories in which they’re featured (here’s an example). “We’ll be trying out a mechanism for publishing comments [...]

What? No ‘Anonymous Cowards’?

in News on August 8, 2007 at 8:25 am PT

Publications that have taken issue with Google for excerpting their articles have another reason to be peeved at the company today. This morning, Google added a new feature to Google News that allows newsmakers to comment on the stories in which they’re featured (here’s an example). “We’ll be trying out a mechanism for publishing comments [...]