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Industry News - - Page 12
19
Oct
Day one of the conference will kick off with the Revenue Roundtable at 10AM Eastern on Thursday, featuring publishers, editors and ad directors from various publications discussing techniques and innovative ideas for increasing revenue. The Editors Roundtable will begin shortly thereafter at 11AM Eastern and will feature an in-depth discussion on how editors have managed their newsrooms, particularly in the past couple of years that have seen many newspaper employees […]
18
Oct
Our-Hometown is incredibly excited to help out our friends at the New England Newspapers & Press Association as a Platinum Sponsor for their upcoming 2021 New England Newspaper Conference, taking place virtually this Thursday & Friday. Day one of the event will feature a Revenue Roundtable where publishers, editors and ad directors will share ideas and innovations geared towards increasing revenue, as well as an Editors Roundtable where a number […]
14
Oct
Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to invite you to join us once again for a LIVE webinar, 25 Years of Automating Digital Publishing for Newspapers, on Thursday, November 4th at 12PM EST. This special webinar will focus on the history of Our-Hometown, Inc. as host Matthew Larson takes attendees on a trip down memory lane, highlighting the achievements and milestones the family business has achieved since its inception in 1997. Originally […]
4
Oct
Last month, news began circulating online warning readers that some of their internet-enabled devices may stop working after September 30th, 2021. Now that the deadline has passed, we wanted to make sure our publishers were aware in case they get complaints from readers who are unable to access their website. The reason is quite technical, and ultimately has to do with the expiration of Let’s Encrypt‘s root certificate. As a […]
27
Sep
At Our-Hometown, the security of our customers’ websites and data is one of our top priorities. While there are no new specific security threats to warn you about, we thought it would be a good idea to pass along some general tips for internet security in the COVID-age. 1. Use Two-Factor Authentication Two-Factor Authentication is probably the single most powerful tool you have to protect against criminals trying to access […]
27
Sep
With support from the Virginia Press Association Digital Initiative, the Scott County Virginia Star has launched a new modern website powered by Our-Hometown’s fully customized WordPress platform. In 1993, Rex and Lisa McCarty purchased the newspaper and reaffirmed the focus of the newspaper as a community-based publication. They have been proud residents of Scott County since that time and consider themselves fortunate to be a part of the community. To […]
24
Sep
Last month, Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson and Sales Representative Tyler Woods had the opportunity to sit down with our good friend Guy Roginson, Excecutive Editor of SignalsAZ.com, to discuss the growing audience of mobile users and how websites should adapt to give these users the best experience possible. Together the trio discusses the importance of designing websites with the mobile experience in mind, the benefits of creating iOS […]
21
Sep
Here at Our Hometown, we try to stay on top of the latest developments when it comes to online newspaper publishing. In this News Brief, we’re highlighting a piece by Micaeli Rourke over at Digital Content Next about the ways podcasting is impacting ad revenue. “The podcast advertising market continues to rise steadily, quarter after quarter.” – said Micaeli Rourke The article, “As podcasting soars, advertising follows,” discusses the ways […]
20
Sep
National Public Radio (NPR) recently interviewed Our-Hometown, Inc. customer and friend Art Cullen from the Storm Lake Times and has published the full audio of the conversation online, along with a text transcription. The Storm Lake Times is being featured in an upcoming PBS documentary named “Storm Lake”, prompting Art to join NPR host Dave Davies to discuss the family-oriented newspaper. To read or listen to the entire interview on […]
13
Sep
Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series has been extended to include several more informative LIVE WEBINARS, all of which are open to Our-Hometown customers free of charge! During the first round of webinars included in our partnership, Kevin covered several highly-relevant topics, and many of our customers were able to immediately apply his expertise to their digital publishing workflow. The feedback we received was […]
