Danny is still off tending to his new baby, but despite what he’d have you believe, we’re still adding new things to the site.
Today we added live traffic data, so you can see in real time where there are wrecks, road hazards and other incidents of note. You can see it at www.sanluisobispo.com/traffic, or select the Live Traffic info link in the navigation.
At some point, we hope to be able to map this information for you, but for now, a quick check of our web site will give you all the information you need before you head out onto the roads.
Original post by sally
Filed in: 1089 | On: February 27th, 2008 | Comments: (0)
I noticed one of our regular web commenters has been asking why some stories allow comments, but others don’t. The person seems upset that a seemingly non-comment-worthy item - such as a photo - gets a comment section, while a breaking news-type item doesn’t.
Here’s your answer:
Any story that gets published from the print edition (which shows up in the “Today’s Headlines” section of the site) automatically gets a comment section. There’s no extra step required by a human. That means all stories, not matter how innocuous, have that nice box at the bottom where you can post away.
But items we post manually throughout the day and night in the “Latest from the newsroom” section at the top of the homepage doesn’t have that nice feature. After someone here at The Tribune posts a story to that section, they have to go in and manually add a comment section. It’s an […]
Original post by larissa
Filed in: 1093 | On: February 25th, 2008 | Comments: (0)
It seems like there are some questions out there about our Web site. Why are there two of the same stories on the homepage? Why is a day-old story still considered “breaking news?” And why is that story breaking news at all?
Well, lucky for you, I have the answers.
Our goal here at sanluisobispo.com is to get you the news as it happens. We know you don’t want to wait until the delivery person throws the rolled-up paper at your door early in the morning. By that time, the news is old. (That’s not to say the printed product is worthless. It has many features not available online).
But our goal on the site is providing up-to-the-minute updates. So when I get in at 7 a.m. (or sometimes 5 a.m.), I immediately start looking for the newest news. I check for press releases e-mailed or faxed to us by local police or […]
Original post by larissa
Filed in: 1097 | On: February 12th, 2008 | Comments: (0)