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Serious Business

2010-02-05T10:45:00.005-05:00

We just added a bunch of prominent business publications to the site. Here are the new additions:

Business Week
CNNMoney
Fast Company
Forbes
Fortune
The Economist
Inc. Magazine

You can find all of the latest headlines from these publications on the "National Headlines" tab of all StateNewslines sites. You can add any of these publications to your personal "My News" page by clicking the green plus icon beside the source name.

Enjoy!

www.statenewslines.com

StateNewslines iPhone App Coming Soon!

2010-02-04T14:13:00.003-05:00

That's right. Soon you'll be able to get all of your daily state and local headlines without being tethered to your desk! Get excited.

Here's a taste.

Expect to see this thing soon. We'll be bringing you much more on our iPhone app once it makes it through the rigors of the Apple approval gauntlet and hits the App Store in the near future.

New Site Features Live, We Want Your Feedback!

2010-01-12T13:47:00.002-05:00

We hope your year is off to a great start! To kick off 2010 we're rolling out some new features we think you'll enjoy. The changes are going online these next few days, so bear with us as we iron out any kinks.

It's Your News. Make it Personal.

The first major upgrade is the creation of the new 'My News' page, allowing you to much more easily select and personalize the news sources that you want to read each day. You can add or remove sources from your My News page with a single click on the green plus icon beside each source anywhere on the StateNewslines sites.

Politically Correct

Secondly, we're adding much deeper coverage of state political news with an all new politics section. Just click the politics tab on your StateNewslines site and you'll be able to see press releases and clippings for elected officials in your state. You can also add these to your personal My News page.

Select your state and see all the latest political news

Just Log In to Enjoy

Many of the new features will need you to login to the site. Just click the login link at the top right of the page (www.statenewslines.com). If you've forgotten your password, there's a link to recover, or you can register again to set up a new profile.

Tell Us What You Think!

We love your feedback. It's essential for us in creating a time-saving, daily news destination that you love to visit. We welcome all feedback, just click the feedback link and share any thoughts, concerns, problems, or suggestions you may have.

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All the best,

The StateNewslines team

The Most Time-Shifted Shows of the Fall Season

2009-12-18T16:06:00.006-05:00

The Most Time-Shifted Shows of the Fall Season

(via Advertising Age)

"NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The ability to delay viewing of TV shows by using a digital video recorder is giving rise to noticeably different habits, according to new research from Horizon Media.

Through November 2009, 11 fall season programs were regularly "time-shifted," or watched as many as seven days after the date of original air, by more than 3 million viewers, said Brad Adgate, the independent media-buying firm's senior VP-research. Last year at this time, only three programs -- ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," Fox's "House" and CBS's "CSI" -- fit that bill."

No Dr. House, it isn't Lupus-- you're the most time-shifted show on TV.

Robert's Ramblings: I've been wondering about how the rise of DVR has affected advertisers looking to keep their pitch timely and relevant. A lot of people I know who use DVR simply skip the commercial breaks entirely. In light of this study, an analysis of the most popular programs that aren't heavily time-shifted would be a great study to see next.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

The Social Network Timeline

2009-12-16T10:08:00.002-05:00

A Social Networking Timeline

(via Yahoo News)

"Milestones in social networking over the past decade:2002 — Friendster launches and becomes a social networking force until MySpace and the more buttoned-up LinkedIn hit the scene in 2003 and slowly gain more traction."

Robert's Ramblings: Wow, I had no idea Friendster was even still around. It turns out that 90% of Friendster's traffic comes from Asia. That's pretty impressive. Anyways, it's pretty neat to look back on just how quickly this social media thing exploded. I remember being on Facebook back when it was for college students only. Now everyone and their grandmother-- literally-- has a Facebook account.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

For Those Keeping Tally: 275 Magazines Launch, 428 Fold in 09

2009-12-14T11:39:00.002-05:00

275 Magazines Launch, 428 Fold in 09

(via MarketingCharts)

"The number of folded magazines far outnumbered new titles in 2009, according to statistics released by MediaFinder.com, which reported that the difficult economic year saw 275 new magazines launch and 428 cease publication."

Robert's Ramblings: There is no doubt that 2009 has been a hard year for print media, so I am surprised at how many new magazines were launched. It's refreshing to see such optimism in the midst of so many doomsayers shouting through megaphones. I salute your bravery, new magazine publications, and I hope you see great success in the coming year and beyond.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

WSJ.com Shutting Out Google is Risky Business

2009-12-14T11:25:00.002-05:00

If the WSJ.com Says Goodbye to Google, it Will Also Say Goodbye to 25 Percent of Its Traffic

(via TechCrunch)

"About 44 percent of visitors to the WSJ.com are new to the site, so Google is doing a good job of introducing new readers to the WSJ. But Murdoch clearly would rather have loyal readers than those delivered by search engines. Or at least that is his story, and he is sticking to it. Never mind that in order to get people to pay for content, they first have to be able to find it."

Robert's Ramblings: I can understand all of the pressure that must be on Murdoch and many others to find new ways for monetization in the changing media climate, but turning your back on Google sounds like the wrong approach to me. I mean... it's GOOGLE. Don't they basically own the Internet at this point? While I'm sure that a number of people would buy into Murdoch's idea, there is a lot of content out there, and if readers can find it somewhere else for free, they are not going to pay for it.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

AP asks Facebook users to stop playing Farmville, vote on top stories of 09

2009-12-09T15:21:00.002-05:00

AP asks Facebook users to vote on top stories of 09
(via Daily Mail)

"Voting for the top news stories ends Dec. 17. This year's choices include the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the death of Michael Jackson and the state of the U.S. economy. Users can also submit suggestions for a top story."

Roberts Ramblings: The fine folks at the Associated Press, in showing their newfound love for all things social media, have decided to let the Facebook hive in on their yearly top stories survey. This marks the first time in the survey's 70+ year history that the public has been invited to participate. Status update: Voting for the top news stories of the year! YAY! LOL

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

Major Magazine Publishers Are Coming to a Mobile Platform Near You

2009-12-09T15:08:00.003-05:00

Major Magazine Publishers Coming to iPhone, Blackberry
(via CIO.com)

"More than 50 magazines including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Time, People, Sports Illustrated, Esquire and O, The Oprah Magazine are likely to be available digitally according to New York Observer."

Robert's Ramblings: Tired of fumbling around with that bulky copy of The New Yorker, in the process dropping your stuff on the ground and spilling coffee on your button-down oxford? Well, your hopes and dreams have been answered-- major magazine publishers are preparing to shrink their content down and go digital, so you can enjoy their stories on-the-go in delicious bite-size form.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

Media firms get on the trolley, unveil joint venture for digital devices

2009-12-09T09:55:00.008-05:00

Media Firms Unveil Joint Venture for Digital Devices
(via Wall Street Journal)

"Four major magazine publishers and News Corp. are set to unveil a joint venture to prepare print publications for a new generation of electronic readers and other digital devices, as media companies team up to tackle vexing industry issues.

The new company is expected to be announced Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. It will be jointly owned by News Corp., Time Warner Inc.'s Time Inc., Condé Nast Publications Inc., Hearst Corp. and Meredith Corp."

Robert's Ramblings: So the magazine publishers are coming together like Voltron in the name of a unified format for taking their publications to the realm of digital mobile. It's a good start. Let's see how it develops.

- Robert Oberlander, New Media Marketing Manager, www.StateNewslines.com

StateNewslines teams with Capital Communications Group for Public Relations

2009-11-18T11:30:00.002-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jodi Fallecker

Phone: (304) 345-5556

StateNewslines Selects Capital Communications Group
As Agency of Record (AOR)

Washington, DC/Charleston, WV (November 18, 2009) – Today, StateNewslines (www.StateNewsLines.com), announced its selection of Capital Communications Group (CCG), an international public relations firm with locations in Washington, DC and Charleston, WV, as its agency of record (AOR). Specifically, CCG will be providing public relations services and strategy and marketing and advertising support (both direct sales and placement) to StateNewslines.

“StateNewslines provides the most comprehensive index of local news in every state and helps busy executives and decision makers save time and quickly find local articles of interest. In expanding our services nationwide, we couldn’t think of a better partner than CCG,” said Paul Helmick, CEO of StateNewslines. “Their extensive experience managing press and media at highest levels in business and government and having served as advisors to Fortune 500 companies and in official capacities with the White House, give CCG the insights and experience to help us grow and extend this valuable service to executives worldwide.”

In addition to public relations, marketing and advertising counsel, CCG will act as StateNewslines Corporate Communications Office, providing daily media monitoring, media relations and corporate communications services as well as lead StateNewslines social mission to help advance children's literacy in the U.S.

“We are thrilled by this opportunity to work with StateNewslines – it's the most innovative and time-saving resource for local news I've ever seen.” said Healy Baumgardner, President of Strategic Communications for Capital Communications Group. “There is no other way to get such instant, real-time access to state, local and community news. StateNewslines truly enables decision makers and leaders – from CEO's to elected officials as well as press secretaries, corporate communications practitioners, government relations professionals and busy professionals – to quickly get most accurate information on a local level – which is critical for successful decision making and execution. In today’s 24/7 online world, StateNewslines free set of news/media tools are a powerful resource to save time and quickly find state and local articles of interest.”

StateNewslines provides great value to publishers as well. In today’s environment publishers are facing many challenges building new digital business models. StateNewslines helps publishers in two ways – first by indexing links to local news articles and sending publishers valuable traffic and increasing their readership – often 30-40% of a publishers web traffic comes from search engines, indexes and social media mentions by readers. Second, many executives have disengaged to some degree with their local news, because they are just too busy to visit the dozens of sites they would like to keep up with. StateNewslines helps professionals save time finding articles of interest – and reconnects them with publishers to stay current and connected.

About StateNewslines – State By State, Your News for the Nation^TM

(www.StateNewslines.com): StateNewslines is a community news network providing the most comprehensive index of state and local news articles in the nation. StateNewslines index of news headlines and links to stories is continually updated with headlines from more than 1,500 daily newspapers, 5,000 weeklies, 1,400 television stations and over 1,000 college newspaper, sports and alumni websites. Busy executives, professionals and leaders rely on StateNewslines to help them save time each day by letting them browse, search and share state and local news and quickly find and visit articles of interest.

About Capital Communications Group (CCG) – StateNewslines AOR:

Capital Communications Group (CCG) is an international public relations, marketing/advertising and government affairs firm with locations in Washington, DC and Charleston, WV. CCG’s expert public relations and government affairs practice groups include Corporate Communications, Litigation Communications, Energy and Environment Communications, Crisis Communications, Issue Advocacy and Public Affairs, Grassroots Advocacy, Gaming, Healthcare and Travel and Tourism. CCG’s breadth of experience spans many years, most issues of public debate and every continent. For more information, visit www.CapitalCommGroup.com.

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Graphic: Ad Spending Across Four Benchmark Sites

2009-10-22T09:00:00.012-04:00

Great insights from Permuto Discoveries:

Average Internet User Now Spends 68 Hours Per Month Online

2009-09-25T11:05:00.002-04:00

From Mashable

FAQ: How Often are Headlines Updated?

2009-08-26T20:03:00.000-04:00

StateNewslines is a quick, convenient way to stay current with all the news in your state. Many users have asked how current are the news headlines?

More than 90% of the news sources we monitored are updated each hour. You’ll see a small timer underneath each news source showing you how long it has been since the last update.

It takes a fair amount of processing time and bandwidth to search, parse and aggregate these public headline links for you - so we’ve set the maximum threshold for updates to one hour. If you need even more current news - simply click on the name of the news source and it will take you directly to the content provider where all the latest news is posted.

Several publishers such as weekly newspapers and many magazines are updated less frequently. In those cases, we run a daily search aggregation to look for new news articles and update your news page daily for those publishers.

FAQ: Can I View Past Headline History?

2009-08-26T19:44:00.000-04:00

Many users have said when they are away for a few days, that it’s sometimes difficult to quickly catch up on past news. Our main screen just shows the most recent 15 articles from each news publisher in your state. For some publishers that might just be a few hours of stories, others a day or even a week's worth of news.

Now you can click on the ‘See More Headlines’ link next to the title of the news source or after the list of headlines. You'll get a quick, concise look at the that particular publisher's past news.

We work to index the main/most popular sections of many publishers. This is a great way to ‘look back’ at past news. We hope you enjoy this new feature.

Many users have said its a convenient feature that is greatly appreciated and helps them save time when catching up with some of their favorite news sources after being away for a while.

Remember too, that most publishers show their articles published in their free sections of the site for a little while. Often after a few days or a couple weeks - then the publisher moves their articles into registered areas or even paid archive areas.

We reference the link of the original article which usually gets you right to the article or the archive for the story.

Thanks for the Feedback

2009-08-26T19:30:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everyone for the great feedback that has been shared with us over the past couple months, the header and navigation menus to the site have been updated. Now they are higher contrast, easier to see and use. Included are now links back to the national site. We hope you enjoy the new design and layout.

As always - thank you for your continued readership, interest and most of all your feedback on how to continually improve the properties and make them easier to use and enjoy. We understand that you have invited us to become part of your daily news reading experience and we take that responsibility seriously.

Our goal is to provide you every time-saving convenience when it comes to letting you see all your state news on a single, easy-to-use web page.

Let us know how we are doing anytime by emailing us at feedback@statenewslines.com.

Flashback: Original Logo

2009-08-26T19:23:00.000-04:00

Here is a flashback looking at the orginal (back of the napkin) logo. This is of course before we found a great graphic designer and a trademark attorney :-)

Startup Logo:

Post Graphic Designer/Trademark Attorney :-)

Looking back at the Launch

2009-08-26T19:10:00.000-04:00

Here's a snapshot of when we first launched with the original 10 states... Wow! The service has come a long way very quickly. I'll continue to recap some of the prior blog posts so that everything is fresh and current on this new blog.

Welcome to StateNewslines.com

2009-08-26T19:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to a new day - a day where all of your state’s local news is quickly and easily available to you on one single web page. A day where you can save time by quickly scanning your state’s news headlines and find links to news headlines and articles of interest.

StateNewslines is a news headline indexing and aggregation service - exclusively focused on creating statewide, interactive media properties that pull together an entire state’s business, sports, and local news into one easy-to-use webpage.

We've the national website www.statenewslines.com to help everyone easily navigate to any state news website they would like to use. As a companion to the corporate website, we’re providing this interactive weblog, blog.statenewslines.com where we can publicly share information with you as the service expands nationwide.

Feel free to share with us your thoughts, ideas and any comments. We appreciate your suggestions that help us make each of these interactive state media properties as useful as possible to you. We look forward to hearing from you.

Most sincerely ~ the team at StateNewslines.com

First Post on New Blogger Weblog

2009-08-21T22:30:00.000-04:00

Just getting everything transferred over to Blogger. I'm looking forward to the posting, sharing, connecting and communicating with everyone to be a great deal easier to manage and administer.

We'll move some of the important posts from the previous weblog back over here so that everything is in one place. Thanks for all the feedback during our launch. It's been fantastic to have such an enthusiastic response to the team's hard work.

More to follow.
~ All the best, Paul