Author Archives: neilbudde

Apology to the public

Posted by neilbudde on December 20, 2011

We apologize to the users of news sites powered by Newstogram who were affected by a technical problem today (Dec. 19). The problem resulted from a faulty update to the DNS mappings for the Newstogram servers. As a result, users … Continue reading →

Flying the user-friendly skies

Posted by neilbudde on March 24, 2011

The transformation of online media isnít analogous to trying to fly and rebuild airliners simultaneously, but it can be analogous to how you can rebuild a terminal while still handling millions of passengers a month, as MIA did. Continue reading →

Newstogram ad network passes 5 million U.S. users

Posted by neilbudde on March 11, 2011

The Newstogram ad network, which supports free versions of our personalized news recommendations on roughly 60 sites, has now passed 5 million monthly unique users, putting it among the top 250 ad networks in the country, according to Quantcast. Other … Continue reading →

Welcome to our world

Posted by neilbudde on February 11, 2011

Itís been a big month for news about personalized news (and February isn’t even half over). Youíd think a startup like DailyMe with several years invested in building and evolving its Newstogram platform for dynamic personalization would want to keep the space to itself, but weíre excited that so many others are deciding to enter the fray. Continue reading →

Newstogram network offers targeted ads

Posted by neilbudde on December 2, 2010

Last week we began rolling out new ad-supported personalized news modules on more than 30 partner sites. We’re delivering roughly 1 million modules a day through these sites. This new product combines personalized news headlines based on the Newstogram affinity … Continue reading →

Newsrooms finding data more useful

Posted by neilbudde on September 20, 2010

Nieman Journalism Lab recently used its Week in Review feature to sum up some great information about news metrics. It and the items it links to are worth a look for anyone interested in the subject. News metrics is a … Continue reading →

Letís be the íspyí who loved Me

Posted by neilbudde on August 13, 2010

If you get beyond the scare-tactic language and over-the-top talk about what the Wall Street Journalís ìinvestigationî has learned, its What They Know series can be a useful introduction to a complex world that needs more light. Continue reading →

We’ve cracked the nut and it’s not even close to 2015

Posted by neilbudde on July 16, 2010

Delivering news digitally in a personalized manner is a nut many a startup as well as many established Internet companies and publishers are desperately trying to crack. That’s the way TechCrunch began an article this week about another company entering … Continue reading →

Facebook recommendations still far from personalized

Posted by neilbudde on May 21, 2010
Tag(s): facebook, personalization

Let’s face it (pun intended), the launch of Facebook’s Open Graph put new buzz into the field of content recommendations and personalization. When the social networking giant offers up free tools that seemingly will increase traffic, website operators have to … Continue reading →

Of Pew’s three P’s, “personalize” got least notice

Posted by neilbudde on March 11, 2010
Tag(s): personalization, research

The recent release of the study “Understanding the Participatory News Consumer” by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Pew Internet Center received a ton of coverage and commentary. The report cited three P’s that are important to evolving news … Continue reading →