Tag Archives: Block by Block

Put metrics to work for you

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Anna Tarkov

If you can’t measure it, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it. That was Susan Mernit‘s message to the roomful of publishers who gathered for her session on harnessing metrics. “Think about how hard you work,” Mernit went on to say. … Continue reading →

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Photos: From the afternoon sessions of BxB 2012

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Howard Owens

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Tech Tools for Community Publishers

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Denise Civiletti

Breakout session: Round 1 Tech Tools for Community Publishers– Moderated by Kenny Katzgrau and John Crepezzi,  owners of Broadstreet Ads, an interactive ad platform. Both are coders and developers. John was formerly lead engineer for Patch. Kenny was formerly with … Continue reading →

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Photos: BXB 2012, morning sessions

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Howard Owens

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Photos: Block by Block 2012, Day 1

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Howard Owens

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Lessons from Block by Block Super Camp – An experiment in business mentoring

Posted on September 11, 2012 by MicheleMcLellan

By Janet and Rusty Coats When local independent news publishers gathered for the first Block by Block Community News Summit in September 2010, we heard two recurring themes: First, publishers told us just how much they had needed to connect so … Continue reading →

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Indie publisher: From reaction to action in online local news environment

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

This article originally appeared Oct. 5 on Mike Foucher’s Vouchification blog and is crossposted here with permission from Fourcher, a member of the Block by Block indie publisher network.  Inflection Point By MIKE FOURCHER, founder/publisher The Center Square Journal, Chicago … Continue reading →

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Headlines and indie local news tips from #bxb11

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Over three days last weekend — Sept. 29-Oct 1 — more than 100 people gathered for the second Block by Block Community News Summit in Chicago. The majority of those present were independent news publishers who run local, digital commmunity … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Indie online news trade association forms at #bxb11

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

  Mike Fourcher, publisher of Center Square Journal in Chicago, announced today he and 20 other publishers have formed the Independent Local Online News Publishers Trade Group (unofficial, working title) during talks at this year’s Block by Block Community News Summit. … Continue reading →

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Livestreaming #bxb11 Block by Block Community News Summit 2011

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Watch live coverage of Block by Block Community News Summit 2011. Follow us on Twitter: @mybxb Summit hashtag: #bxb11.

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