http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-independent-in-washington-post-social-reader/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-independent-in-washington-post-social-reader/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:28 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=21196 Since we launched Recently Read last September, 4 million users have installed our Facebook open graph app to share their reading activity with their friends. Unlike other Facebook open graph apps, we were one of only two news apps to launch with the feature integrated into our website rather than within a canvas app on Facebook [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-independent-in-washington-post-social-reader/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/09/26/recently-read/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/09/26/recently-read/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:22:46 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=16739 In the buzz of actually launching Recently Read, the new Facebook Open Graph app we built and released for F8, it struck me over the weekend that I’d neglected to actually write about what exactly drove us to build it.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/09/26/recently-read/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-listening-post-hackers-identity-crises-and-googles-panda-diplomacy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-listening-post-hackers-identity-crises-and-googles-panda-diplomacy/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:33:23 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=11146 This week's update from the world of digital newsgathering and the place to let us know your thoughts on The Independent and i's digital operations.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-listening-post-hackers-identity-crises-and-googles-panda-diplomacy/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/06/the-listening-post-down-with-aggregators-and-what-is-an-aggregator-anyway/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/06/the-listening-post-down-with-aggregators-and-what-is-an-aggregator-anyway/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:42:12 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=10870 A brief history of the aggregator debate, and other developments in the digital publishing world this week.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/06/the-listening-post-down-with-aggregators-and-what-is-an-aggregator-anyway/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/03/30/the-listening-post-new-york-new-york/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/03/30/the-listening-post-new-york-new-york/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:37:10 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=10642 Each week, I'll be posting an update on developments in the field of digital publishing, particularly from a newspaper perspective, and mentioning developments from The Independent digital team. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/03/30/the-listening-post-new-york-new-york/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/11/friday-playlist-sugarland/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/11/friday-playlist-sugarland/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:48 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=8699 This week’s Friday playlist comes via Sugarland. Listen to it here on Spotify and read the American duo’s explanation of the reasoning behind their selections below. The National – Terrible Love This band always reminds me to reach further, try harder and use my heart to make music not just my fingers and voice. This song will [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/11/friday-playlist-sugarland/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/31/traffic-to-independent-co-uk-from-egypt/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/31/traffic-to-independent-co-uk-from-egypt/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:01:23 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=8343 I love graphs, but some are just frightening. See, right, traffic to Independent.co.uk from Egypt over the last few days, following the government’s decision to cut off access to the internet . Follow our continuing coverage of the situation in Cairo here.  ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/31/traffic-to-independent-co-uk-from-egypt/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/21/friday-playlist-everything-everything-picks/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/21/friday-playlist-everything-everything-picks/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:20:14 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7961 Those of you with Spotify and your boss' permission to plug in your headphones at work rejoice; Mancunian art rockers Everything Everything pick their favourite tracks for this week's playlist. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/21/friday-playlist-everything-everything-picks/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/17/irkafirka-daily-cartoon-for-a-digital-age/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/17/irkafirka-daily-cartoon-for-a-digital-age/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:16:33 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7824 A quick hat-tip today to the excellent Irkafirka, who took me up on the challenge of illustrating one of those vague metaphorical conceits record labels use to confuse reviewers recently.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/17/irkafirka-daily-cartoon-for-a-digital-age/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/11/disassembling-the-monolith/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/11/disassembling-the-monolith/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:14:28 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7703 Our latest social initiatives at The Independent are designed to give users access to our content through social networks in categories which are more representative of what they're interested in.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/11/disassembling-the-monolith/feed/ 4 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/31/2010-how-we-grew/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/31/2010-how-we-grew/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:21:18 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7410 On the back of four consecutive months of record-breaking traffic, and since the year-end is traditionally an appropriate time to take stock, I thought it might be worth taking a quick glance back at the digital strides the Independent has taken in 2010. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/31/2010-how-we-grew/feed/ 4 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/23/battle-of-the-sexes-christmas-gift-guide-edition/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/23/battle-of-the-sexes-christmas-gift-guide-edition/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:47:01 +0000 Jack Riley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7257 Of course the publication dates are a slightly confusing factor, but nonetheless, here's the traffic for two of our biggest articles of the month (as they are every Christmas), the his and hers 50 best gift guides.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/23/battle-of-the-sexes-christmas-gift-guide-edition/feed/ 0