Topix News Archives

Which looks to me a slightly odd list. Topix has investment from Gannett, McClatchy and Tribune , three of the five also behind Classified Ventures and three of the four behind CareerBuilder .

In our ongoing effort to make Topix better and easier to use, we're introducing a few updates to the site.

Overall, we've compressed and simplified the hat (the top part of every page that includes search, navigation, logo, etc). We also made a concentrated effort to improve the navigation, which is no small task considering we've got over 450,000 topics...

I had lunch with Chris Tolles, CEO of Topix, yesterday. Among the many topics we discussed was the future of the newspaper industry.

Topix , the local news community that allows readers to submit and edit stories, has secured deals with six content providers as it moves to establish itself as a one-stop-shop for local information.

What's the biggest challenge for new News sites? Re-distribution, says Dan Farber. Watch the video.

From the day we launched findingDulcinea, we have wanted to involve our audience in a conversation with us. Users want to have a dialogue, and they want to be heard.

If there's anyone who has an interesting perspective on the new news model, it's Chris Tolles, CEO of Topix. According to Chris, 85% of Topix's content is commentary. Topix generates about 115,000 comments per day, which equates to about 20 pageviews per comment, according to Chris.

How local does local have to be? That's something the Washington Post is probably asking itself as it tries to breathe new life into its experimental local online service The Post's idea was a site that could ...

Reality check: half of the social media start-ups at Tuesday's Under the Radar Conference won't exist next year.