Thursday, July 21, 2005
Another story, still no website.
Daily News Web site gets redesigned By BGDailyNews.com, dnews[at]bgdailynews.com Thursday, July 21, 2005 The Daily News today is launching its newly revamped Web site. Bgdailynews.com first went live in early 1995 and has gone through a few revisions, but none as major as this one.
Ah-HA! The Bowling Green Daily news published a story about their new website. They are reporting that it will come out today. Now I'm not obsessing or anything, but I was a tad intrigued. The story reported that Melanie Weis of Townnews.com designed the site and that Townnews.com services 800 newspapers around the country.
"The site was designed by Melanie Weis of Townnews.com, a provider of Internet services and Web design to more than 800 newspapers across the nation. "Scott Lewis has been named to the new position of online specialist and will oversee the operation of bgdailynews.com and other sites to be developed.
I couldn't help myself, I had to poke around a little and see some of the other websites they produce. Now I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little critical so instead of me offering my opinion, I offer you links to Kentucky newspapers who use TownNews service. (see below)
Oh, and the last sentence... "and other sites to be developed" is GREAT! Welcome Scott! I'm really glad the Bowling Green Daily News is looking forward and putting resources behind the online community. I am sorry in a way because according to Mike Alexieff, their budget was 4 figures. (YIPES) I hope you can live on that. (Just kidding with ya.) Seriously, welcome and I hope to see you in the community sometime.
Just for fun, I took a picture of how the site looks today, I'll take another one tomorrow and let you decide.
Screen shot of the Daily News on 7/21/05 @ 2:30pm
Here are those links I promised, click around and decide for yourself. From http://townnews.com/members/states.php?stateabbrev=KY&state=Kentucky
- Ashland Daily Independent http://www.dailyindependent.com
- Bradstown Kentucky Standard http://www.kystandard.com
- Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal http://www.cknj.com
- Corbin Times Tribune http://www.corbintimes.com
- Cynthiana Democrat http://www.cynthianademocrat.com
- Elizabethtown News Enterprise http://www.thenewsenterprise.com
- Georgetown News http://www.news-graphic.com
- Glasgow Daily Times http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com
- Hazard Herald http://www.www.hazard-herald.com%20(needs%20registered)
- LaGrange Oldham Era http://www.oldhamera.com
- Landmark Communication http://www.lcni.com
- Lawrenceburg Anderson News http://www.theandersonnews.com
- Lebanon Enterprise http://www.lebanonenterprise.com
- Leitchfield Grayson County http://www.gcnewsgazette.com
- London Sentinel Echo http://www.sentinel-echo.com
- Maysville Ledger Independent http://www.maysville-online.com
- Middlesboro Daily News http://www.middlesborodailynews.com
- Murray Ledger & Times http://www.murrayledger.com
- Pikeille Appalachian News-Express http://www.news-expressky.com
- Prestonsburg Floyd County Times http://www.floydcountytimes.com
- Russellville News Democrat Leader http://www.newsdemocratleader.com
- Shelbyille Sentinel-News http://www.shelbyconnect.com
- Sheperdsville Pioneer News http://www.pioneernews.net
- Williamstown Grant County News http://www.grantky.com
CC: BGDailynews.com webmaster.
