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9
Mar
Our-Hometown is excited to announce that president & CEO Matt Larson will be joining our friends at Online Media Campus on Thursday, April 7th at 2PM EST for another LIVE WEBINAR event: “Serving the Growing Mobile Audience – Tips on Responsive Websites and Native App Design.” The presentation will focus on optimizing your website for the best reader experience on mobile devices, including the benefits of using a native iOS/Android […]
4
Mar
The following is a guest column contributed by Mr. Kevin Slimp, aka the “News Guru” and host of the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series. It’s late as I write this column, just around midnight. There’s nothing unusual about that. I tend to write my columns, stories, and books late in the evening. Apparently, that’s not the norm for most famous writers in history. Maybe I should take a clue from them. […]
3
Mar
As a news publisher, it’s natural to want to get as many eyes on your newly published content as possible, but how can you make sure that only those who’ve paid for access are able to read it? In the age of Netflix and other content streaming services, account sharing has become a natural way of life for many digital consumers — is there any way to stop it? Fortunately, […]
23
Feb
Our-Hometown, Inc. is happy to announce that our partnership with Mr. Kevin Slimp has been extended once again, guaranteeing all Our-Hometown customers FREE entry to his upcoming webinars! Kevin Slimp is a stalwart in the industry, spending much of his time educating news publishers on best practices across a wide array of different tools and software and helping them to improve their publications in whatever ways possible. Slimp holds a […]
23
Feb
The Clarke County Democrat recently became one of our first customers to incorporate full Audio Articles functionality within their iOS & Android applications! Audio Articles is an exciting feature available to Our-Hometown customers that automatically converts your published articles into audio files that are played back to the reader, freeing up their hands for multi-tasking while consuming the news. Each Audio Article is automatically assigned to a Playlist of articles […]
22
Feb
Our-Hometown is excited to announce that Lee Wolverton has agreed to join Thursday’s LIVE WEBINAR as a guest panelist along with Paul T. Farrell Jr. of Farrell & Fuller LLC and Bob Fitzsimmons of Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC. Wolverton is the vice president of news and executive editor at HD Media Co., LLC — the plaintiff in the federal antitrust lawsuit filed against Google & Facebook — and will provide […]
16
Feb
Our-Hometown’s support team is often asked how to track statistics for an advertisement or banner that is included inside of a newsletter, or if it is even possible to do so. It is important to be able to provide stats for these newsletter banners and advertisements so that you can provide reports to advertisers and potential advertisers inquiring about an open ad slot. We’re happy to report that it is […]
15
Feb
Through its participation in the Our-Hometown Digital Initiative — Virginia Press Association partnership, the Courier-Record has been able to build upon a large Facebook following, with the launch of a new website powered by our fully customized WordPress platform. The award-winning Courier-Record is a weekly news publication in Blackstone VA. Serving Nottoway, Lunenburg and surrounding counties, the Courier-Record newspaper has a weekly circulation of 6,150. With a reputation for honest […]
10
Feb
The news publishing industry is an ever-changing landscape, and with all of the added uncertainty that the pandemic introduced to the scene, it is no secret that many newspapers world-wide are still trying to cope with the ripple effects. Many newspapers have reduced the size of their news teams, and the remaining employees have been burdened with picking up the slack. In speaking with publishers, several have noted that they […]
31
Jan
Redesigns. They’ve been on my mind a lot lately. When Ed Henninger, the undisputed guru of newspaper and magazine design, decided to retire three years ago (I never really thought he was serious), we had several conversations about his decision. I’ll never forget when he told me he was “done.” “I’m closing down my website. I’m getting rid of my Adobe software subscription. I’m going to give my large page […]
