I really wanted to look for something fun and exciting for this blog post. Maybe a fun interactive visualization on what Baltimoreans are eating (sidenote: why on earth are people in the UK eating so much mutton?) or what Netflix movies are in their queues, but no, my options were limited and I had to go with the interactive crime map. Read the rest of this entry »

I'm picturing, thank you.

It may go back to the ridiculous scrolling you have to do to navigate the Baltimore Sun’s website, but it was nearly impossible to find an example of crowdsourcing. And even the one I did find isn’t a stellar example. But, here we go …

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I’ve made a decision on something finally. I think I like vicious, anonymous online comments. This is most likely a polar opposite opinion than everyone else’s–besides Matt Zoller Seitz–but his argument was strong enough to convince me. More on that after the break (and after I assess the Baltimore Sun’s commenting policy). Read the rest of this entry »

Now the Baltimore Sun may be on to something …

The Baltimore Sun promotes itself as the “Social Sun,” but does it live up to this self-proclaimed nickname? Overall, I would say yes. But, they are still missing some opportunities on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Discovering someone new on Twitter is somewhat like solving a riddle. It makes you think. It can frustrate you. And sometimes, it can force you to see something in a new light. I already regularly follow @justin_fenton from the Baltimore Sun, who I find very imformative. And somehow, even while covering the crime beat for one of the most violent cities in the United States, he manages to engage his followers and showcase a small portion of his personality. For the sake of this assignment, however, I decided to try and figure out a new riddle: @pinkgrammar. Read the rest of this entry »

At quick glance (before the endless scrolling begins) the Baltimore Sun website seems to have a great, clean design. The newspaper logo is prominently featured in the upper left. Also located in the upper left are the newspaper’s social media icons. Read the rest of this entry »

While it seems that the Baltimore Sun’s website is ahead of most with its social media outreach, unfortunately for them this week’s blog is about SEO. The site’s SEO approach is acceptable, but there are plenty of other things the Baltimore Sun needs to be doing in order to improve its Search Engine Optimization. Read the rest of this entry »