Niki Doyle

Help me name the newest addition to my family before he comes home

Niki Doyle — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:22 +0000

I picked a few potential names -- most of them geeky -- and need your feedback. Vote on your favorite, or suggest another name! Also, bonus points if you get the jokes behind these names.

Anonymous letters are by far the best

Niki Doyle — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:34:35 +0000

Our Crimson-Tide hating anonymous reader has struck again. Back in June, The Times received a postcard (if you can call a piece of a brown cardboard box a "postcard") with a headline clipped from the newspaper, followed by a hilarious anti-Alabama rant written in Sharpie.

I change my site like I change my clothes

Niki Doyle — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:15:23 +0000

I've finally decided to redesign my website so it better reflects my current job and interests, and I have removed the heavy focus on the blog. Yes, I'll still write here occasionally for the five of you who actually enjoy reading my rambling, but it's time to abandon the traditional blog setup.

What is social media?

Niki Doyle — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:35:07 +0000

Since I carry around the lofty title of social media editor at The Huntsville Times, I frequently find myself explaining the concept of [...]

Going mobile (it’s about time)

Niki Doyle — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:19:20 +0000

I just downloaded the WordPress app for the Droid, and I have to say ... I'm impressed. It's sleek, easy-to-use and super fast. Traditional blogging has always been so, well, traditional. Before mobile apps and QUERTY keyboards became widespread, bloggers were forced to pull out a laptop and establish a connection. Now, it's as simple as tapping an icon and moving your thumbs.

Projects in the works: Exercising my under-used writing muscle

Niki Doyle — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:50:00 +0000

I’ve been working on so many Web projects lately that my writing muscle is starting to atrophy. Sadly, this is one of the [...]

Letters to Santa seem so sad this year

Niki Doyle — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:31:43 +0000

I read a touching story today by Robert Samuel (a promising young journalist that I had the fortune of meeting in St. Petersburg) [...]

You’re right, Pioneer Press — It is a wonderful job

Niki Doyle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:24:35 +0000

I’ve had little bursts of holiday cheer this season, but my merriness diminishes when I let myself think too much about the problems [...]

The Blue Cupcake of Death finds a victim

Niki Doyle — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:56:30 +0000

So … let me explain: My kind coworker Eric Schultz left a cupcake on my desk on Friday, March 6, as a birthday [...]

The loss of ‘the American dream’

Niki Doyle — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:10:43 +0000

A source died last week. Not just any source, and not just any way — He was a unique man, and one that [...]