Online News Squared ™

+ Google News has new filtering options at the “cluster” level that let you see blogs or local stories. Here. + Another Google wannabee (started by former Googlers) with an even more ridiculous name — cuil. Here. ( Just don’t accidentally mistype and visit culi.com, a nice little Italian. . . .porn site).  + NotTheLaTimes.com. [...]

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You say stealing, I say listening. Here. You say “charted the most influential or amusing blogs about politics, gossip, Hollywood, media, and miscellany,” I say “tarted up.” Over here. ONA’s job posting for a new executive director is right here. Bunch of do-gooders at Boston.com. A post about an actual positive trend in one print [...]

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Surely, the work of the devil. “Powerpoint is becoming an effective medium online. Amazing.” Craig Newmark on newspapers (too much of a distraction to start one); local news on Craigslist (“At some point there may be a good link, which given a ZIP code or whatever, we’ll provide really good-quality, trustworthy news for that geography”) [...]

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Big court victory for fantasy sports leagues and fans. And just in time for Google to get in the game? Online News Association Executive Director Lori Schwab has stepped down, ONA President Jon Dube said in an e-mail announcement Monday night. “During her time with ONA, the organization’s membership and conference attendance grew to record [...]

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