Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

All About databases

The next step after multimedia and interactivity? Just add data.

When I find myself face to screen with an online news site that is still in the Nightly Shovelware Posting stage, I think of two things: How can I add multimedia to this, and how can I add interactivity to this.
I think a lot of us go the same route, especially those with more [...]

The fundamentals of structured data

Still wondering how to cram all these cool new Web-based tools and toys into your newspaper’s content management system? What, you mean it didn’t come with a database to manage all those user-submitted photos you’re getting through your MySpace page?
Even if you’re not quite that friendly with the social-networking set yet, chances are you’ve [...]