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IDea Day presentations are underway here at NPR Digital...

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:19:00 -0400

IDea Day presentations are underway here at NPR Digital Services.

First up, local acoustic duo Tall Heights performs for the crew.

We’ll hereby dub it the first Tiny Kitchen performance.

Jackie and Pete brainstorming it up during today’s IDea...

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:43:14 -0400

Jackie and Pete brainstorming it up during today’s IDea Day at NPR Digital Services…

Did you see this?: Assorted Moments From the Night Osama Bin Laden News Broke

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:09:28 -0400

Did you see this?: Assorted Moments From the Night Osama Bin Laden News Broke:

Eric Athas, now of NPR Digital Services, remembers the night the news broke about Osama bin Laden.

ericathas:

I never really did a retrospective post on the night Osama Bin Laden was killed. So now I will, one year later.

Almost all of Sunday, May 1, 2011, was a slow news day. Painfully slow. At the time I was a home page editor at The Washington Post working Sunday night duty.

There were four…

No finer activity on a rainy Boston day… todd: Deep...

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:16:20 -0400

No finer activity on a rainy Boston day…

todd:

Deep diving into Argo @nprdigitalsvcs (Taken with Instagram at NPR Digital)

The River of News concept isn’t magical: you get success when...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:18:00 -0400

The River of News concept isn’t magical: you get success when you devote some time and energy to your site, and you understand that increasing audience and engagement online increases audience loyalty to your station.

There’s a ton of useful advice in this presentation by Matt Thompson at the Knight Digital Media Center for the Leadership Summit on the Future of Local News and Public Media.

(via Why Does the River of News Grow Audience? | editorial)

Behold NPR Digital Services’ own David Alkire helping to...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:34:00 -0400

Behold NPR Digital Services’ own David Alkire helping to bash bugs during our recent in-house party to identify bugs, quirks and generally unexpected behavior in the alpha version of the new Core Publisher mobile site.

Clearly, Dave is the guy to call if you see a cockroach in the kitchen.

Yes, we have no bananas - but no, we don’t not have...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:32:43 -0400

Yes, we have no bananas - but no, we don’t not have bagels!

We’re awash in tasty carbs today, thanks to the generosity of our own Kathleen Grant.

Thanks, Kathleen!

Note: no actual knights are involved at this event (unless Paul...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:47:04 -0400

Note: no actual knights are involved at this event (unless Paul McCartney shows up).

todd:

@npr’s @mthomps presenting at @nprdigitalsvcs Knight Leadership Conference (Taken with Instagram at NPR Headquarters)

As Shakespeare once wrote: The truest expressions of love are...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:41:06 -0400

As Shakespeare once wrote: The truest expressions of love are printed on beach balls.

I’m paraphrasing.

Happy birthday to the one, the only, our very own Carl...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:29:22 -0400

Happy birthday to the one, the only, our very own Carl Kasell!

You can see how excited he is…

nprfreshair:

Happy Birthday Carl!!!

Carl Kasell, NPR News (by Melody Kramer)

In what’s quickly becoming an NPR Digital Services’...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:40:31 -0400

In what’s quickly becoming an NPR Digital Services’ tradition, our own Eric Athas recently donned the groom hat as we celebrated his impending nuptials.

And impending they are - as in this Saturday! But, in an amazing display of dedication (or maybe too much champagne), he said he’ll be back at work on Tuesday.

However, there’s no truth to the rumor that he’ll be leading a webinar on editorial best practices at the reception.

Join us in wishing him a hearty “Atta boy!” and many years of wedded bliss.

Congrats, Eric!

Why is our own Rakiesha Chase so happy, you may wonder? Well, it...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:18:00 -0400

Why is our own Rakiesha Chase so happy, you may wonder?

Well, it could be because spring has sprung but, more likely, it’s because she’s helping out with the WBUR pledge drive!

Congrats, Andy! npr: Once again, our colleague Andy Carvin...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:44:16 -0400

Congrats, Andy!

npr:

Once again, our colleague Andy Carvin (@acarvin) is among those in the “News & Information” category in ‘Time’ Magazine’s ‘140 Best Twitter Feeds’.

Next year, @tdoubleb!!!! — tanya

Knight News Challenge: GeoGraph

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:42 -0400

Knight News Challenge: GeoGraph:

We’ve thrown our hat into the Knight News Challenge ring!

Watcha think?

newschallenge:

1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]

Leverage an organization’s broad following on Facebook to build audience for local content creators using Facebook’s geotargeting capabilities.

2. Is anyone doing something like this now and how is your project different? [30 words]

Our GeoGraph approach…

Here’s NPR Digital Services developer - and soon to be...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:32:55 -0400

Here’s NPR Digital Services developer - and soon to be daddy - Dave Moore being feted for his upcoming bundle of joy.

While we celebrated with cake, champagne and cookies, the gift bags, unfortunately, don’t contain the one thing new parents need most: sleep.

Congrats, Dave!

Don't forget, there's a universe of other public media Tumblrs out there. Check them out!

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:24:05 -0400

Don't forget, there's a universe of other public media Tumblrs out there. Check them out!:

If you like Tumblr and you like public media, then you will like this list.

jorlando492: NPR Digital Services’ Superstar-Kathleen Grant. ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:47:52 -0400

jorlando492:

NPR Digital Services’ Superstar-Kathleen Grant. Application Developer, Cookie Baker, and Quilt Quilter, keeping NPR Digital Services smelling ‘freshly baked” all morning!

Here he is, our leader, Bob Kempf, VP of NPR Digital Services,...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:28:31 -0500

Here he is, our leader, Bob Kempf, VP of NPR Digital Services, speaking at the iMA conference in Austin, where he shared this nugget: the 5 pilot stations using NPR Digital Services’ Core Publisher have seen +381% growth in audience year over year.

In honor of the host state, he may be wearing cowboy boots; can’t tell for sure.

NPR Digital Services’ Steve Mulder at the iMA...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:35:00 -0500

NPR Digital Services’ Steve Mulder at the iMA conference demonstrating via science that site takeovers during pledge don’t increase donations.

He’s blinding us with science!

NPR Digital Services’ own Keith Hopper demonstrating the...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:54:37 -0500

NPR Digital Services’ own Keith Hopper demonstrating the new Core Publisher mobile prototype for stations at the iMA conference in Austin.

If you’re at the conference, stop by our booth for free beach balls and buttons! Aww yeah - swag!