Some of metro Atlanta’s traditional media outlets have made a big push onto the web recently. This post is mostly a reminder to me to review the new sites and features later since I haven’t had time to really dig into them.
- New web site for Air America affiliate - I’ve never actually listened to Air America, but maybe I’ll give it a shot now that they’re posting old shows on the web at www.1690airatlanta.com. I’m mostly interested in Air Loaf, Creative Loafing’s local politics program, but will probably dabble with the other shows at some point. The site’s design is pretty hideous, with a jump page and frames, but… well, like I said, at least they’re posting old shows.
- AJC4Me - AJC4me is a new off-shoot of the AJC’s regular web site. My first impression is it’s like Yahoo’s personal homepage, but on a more local scale. It’s an aggregator where one can drag and drop blocks of content from both inside and outside the AJC’s site. This gives the site a Tivo-like shine instead of the impression of an identitiy crisis that most newspaper sites (including the AJC’s main site) give off.
You might remember that the paper has also created an expansive blogs section during the past year or so. I was skeptical of it at first, but I’ll give them credit for letting it evolve into something more than just re-branded news stories. This primarily occurred because they let readers comment on the site, a relatively bold step for a company like Cox (which owns the AJC).
- Creative Loafing redesign, blogs, podcasts - The new site isn’t quite as pretty as the old site, but it’s hella better as organization and actually using it goes. I’d be hard-pressed to tell you exactly when the site changed to the new design since I mostly have been reading the print edition of the Loaf, but I think that — like the podcasts and blogs — it must have happened after the new web editor Laura Fries took over (she has her own web site). I definitely want to check out the podcasts when I get some time.
The nerd in me would have liked to have seen all the companies use standards-licious XHTML and CSS on their web sites, but I’m just happy for now there are more (and better) options for how to get my news.
[...] via Rusty, who has, for the most part, escaped Marietta, I give you a web link to Air America Radio’s old shows. Unlike Rusty, I actually have listened to Air America over the past 6 months or so, since my rental cars and Airtran flights feature XM Radio, which pushes AAR relentlessly. Rhandi Rhodes tickles me to no end, with her unfailing buckshot approach to covering liberal issues, Al Franken bores me even more than he did when he was doing Stuart Smalley, and Jerry Springer is…well, he’s Jerry Springer. [...]
Hey–speaking of CL…how did the political party the other week go?
At the last minute, I ended up deciding not to go. I am planning to go next time though.