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Our Hometown, Inc. - - Page 26
10
Jan
Yesterday the GrossePointeNews.com went live on Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. The paper recently had a technical problem with their previous provider and their site was down for several weeks. That’s when John Pigott, editor of Grosse Pointe News, came to us for help. The Our Hometown team was able to produce a prototype, train John on using the system, and get the site live in a couple weeks (despite working […]
18
Oct
There are a ton of weather widget options out there for your website (WordPress or otherwise). If you’re on WordPress, you might think you need to download a plugin but really, all you need to do is copy & paste some code if you want a free, good-looking weather widget on your site. Our Hometown’s publication & newspaper platform has 2 different built-in options, included in our list below, but there are […]
5
Oct
Our Hometown, Inc. is attending the National Newspaper Association’s 131st Annual Convention and Trade Show, held at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa. This year’s convention will address pressing business objectives of community newspaper owners, publishers and senior staff with educational sessions and peer sharing activities. Registration to the convention includes four general sessions, five sets of round table discussion sessions, an exhibit hall with more than 30 exhibitors and tickets to […]
3
Oct
Google, after much publisher input, will be ditching it’s “First Click Free” policy, implemented more than ten years ago. With their new “Flexible Sampling” option, publishers can offer a set number of free stories over a time period, such as a month, instead of each day, allowing them to share stories with Google without having to sacrifice a paid content model. Read more at digitaltrends.com
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Jul
New York – Our Hometown, Inc. has launched its first client newspaper website in New Zealand. The Post of Franklin & North Waikato. The Post is a free weekly community paper, distributed every Tuesday. The Post is the only locally owned and operated community newspaper in the area, distributing 26,000 copies weekly in and around Franklin & North Waikato, reaching over 50,000 people weekly. This includes the Waiuku, Pukekohe, Karaka, […]
6
Apr
Join Our Hometown, Inc. at the 2017 New York Press Association Spring Conference & Trade Show, occurring on April 7th & 8th, 2017 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Stop by booth #13 to see the latest & greatest from Our Hometown, including our WordPress-powered platform, reverse publishing, & our mobile-friendly interactive eEdition. Meet VP of Sales & Marketing, Matt Larson as he gives live demos of our newest products & talks about […]
22
Feb
We’ll have a booth at the 2017 New England Newspaper Convention, running from February 24th through the 25th in Boston. Stop by our booth to see the latest & greatest from Our Hometown, including our WordPress-powered platform, reverse publishing, & our mobile-friendly interactive eEdition. Meet VP of Sales & Marketing, Matt Larson as he gives live demos of our newest products & talks about the future direction of Our Hometown, one […]
26
Jan
We’ll have a booth at the 2017 Ohio Newspaper Association Convention, running from February 8th through the 9th in Columbus, Ohio. Stop by our booth to see the latest & greatest from Our Hometown, including our WordPress-powered platform, reverse publishing, & our mobile-friendly interactive eEdition. Meet CEO Paul Kozma & VP of Sales & Marketing, Matt Larson as they give live demos of our newest products & talk about the future […]
17
Jan
We’ll have a booth at the 2017 Texas Press Midwinter Conference & Trade Show, running from January 19th through the 20th. Stop by booth 24 to see the latest & greatest from Our Hometown, including our WordPress-powered platform, reverse publishing, & our mobile-friendly interactive eEdition. Meet CEO Paul Kozma & VP of Sales & Marketing, Matt Larson as they give live demos of our newest products & talk about the future […]
16
Nov
Facebook likes to talk about all the money publishers can make on their Instant Articles platform – just look at the information provided in the following infographic: 20% more clicks than mobile web articles 70% less likely to abandon the article due to page load speeds 30% more shares than a mobile web article Seems too good to be true, right? What Facebook doesn’t come right out & say is […]
