They're not quite sure. During these calls, representatives from some of these companies offered to write fake reviews of the yogurt shop and post them on consumer-review websites such as, Google Local and, as part of their reputation management services. In remembrance of former days nt.com. His last day at the Times Union is February 17 -- though he tells Amy Biancolli (in the TU) he'll continue to contribute columns as time allows. If you talk with people in online marketing and/or content you'll hear all sorts of stories about stuff like this. The Journal Register Co. -- the parent company of the Saratogian and the Troy Record -- announced today that it's filing for bankruptcy.
This was all before the newsfeed started beaming directly to the chip in your head. An upstate New York mayor who became the Pied Piper of Guyanese immigrants. Any system with value to someone -- whether it be online recommendations, Google's Page Rank, the world financial markets -- will end up being the target of manipulation. Screengrab: Times Union. In remembrance of former days net.fr. In addition to the $65 million, the suit is also seeking to have the article pulled from Metroland's website. Update: Be sure to read the comment from guild president Tim O'Brien.
By Jeffrey Gettleman. The Post-Star recently laid off a trio of reporters, and appears to be pulling back from covering Saratoga Springs. In remembrance of former days not support. The nation needs to get back to its struggle to do its great works. "There's Mitt Romney and a few others, but not much else. The event is Thursday, November 29 starting at 6 pm at the the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany (405 Washington Ave). Other high density spots: entertainment venues (like the TU Center), hospitals, shopping centers.
It's not really news that newspapers have been struggling to find their financial footing as the media world transitions from print to digital. Her last night on Spectrum is Thursday. From the blurbage: WMHT's OUR TOWN TROY features stories told by those who live and work in Troy using their personal video cameras. We're all for opening up the governmental process to the public. And they kind of create the impression that YNN is actually the fake TV station in a sitcom about a character named Kate. Eric Fisher -- the UAlbany grad who was the guy in the famous Fountain Day photo -- is now an on-camera meteorologist at The Weather Channel. This is citizens first, " says the guy who built it. I have said that often enough in the past.
Here's a quick Q&A... From the state attorney general's office: Posing as the owner of a yogurt shop in Brooklyn, representatives from Attorney General Schneiderman's office called the leading SEO companies in New York to request assistance in combating negative reviews on consumer-review websites. Check it out: Longtime Capital Region journalist Michael DeMasi has a book coming out that's based on the many stories he's covered around this area. You can't demand quality local news and expect it to be free. This is the third time President Obama has visited the Capital Region, and the second time I've covered his visit. As Mr. Bolten recalled, Mr. Gerson attacked a yellow pad "like an angry calligrapher" but was too anxious to watch the president deliver his speeches — which became awkward since Mr. Bush typically called immediately afterward to ask how it went.
The Lifetime Network says it's won an appeal in state appellate court that allows it to show the made-for-TV movie Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story this Saturday night. In this case we're not so sure it was a blooper rather than someone at the Gazette having some fun. Mr. Gerson, who helped craft the "axis of evil" address, never publicly expressed regret for his role in selling the war. If we had a vote, we'd cast it for more interview and less Achilles. And we've found some shortcuts to finding the way to the stuff we're really interested in: local news. The skit is more a spoof of local TV news and cringe-inducing public marriage proposals. That said, this is quite a move for Hearst, the Times Union's parent company. We remember doing a double take when we picked up the bundle of papers that morning. "As compelling as Mike's words were, " Joshua B. Bolten, Mr. Bush's last chief of staff, said in a tribute, "he was always much more. CBS6 has continued its "Retro 6" series with a handful of Rachael Ray videos from the late 90s and early 00s. Also: next time, more "Yakety Sax.
Some of the posts are about TV news. Of course, that's not true. And stuff like RSS feeds for individual Senators (Neil Breslin, for example) and a "plain language initiative" for public data are all encouraging. Tweeted WTEN this afternoon: a BIG announcement for WTEN tonight! The evening will also include a roundtable discussion about the #MeToo movement. As Quito suspected, the storm did seem to prompt some significant interest in Mr. Fisher -- who, if we remember correctly, was reporting from Virginia. I'll continue to play around on Facebook and Twitter -- and use those platforms to reach out to readers for story ideas and sources for two of my favorite features sections -- Solutions and Work Life.
He tells a good story about the time a judge asked him if he was going to stop being an asshole. Thank goodness Caporizzo was there to save the end of newscast. Because people will lose their jobs. Check it out: More than a century of back issues of the RPI student newspaper, The Polytechnic, have been digitized and placed online. The online archive of Poly issues stretches back as far 1869, with the bulk from 1885-2001. In the Capital Region, the Daily Gazette has a paywall that restricts access to subscribers for all but a few stories and features. Note to readers who stumble upon this post via a Google search in the future: As their name suggests, newspapers were once actually printed on paper ("newsprint, " it was called). And from the New York Daily News: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is turning herself into a leaner, meaner campaigning machine - showing a slimmer silhouette as a tough election battle looms. The last class talk was just a few weeks ago. The entry was re-corrected at 11:15 pm Monday by a user who did not login, but whose IP address does have a history of contributions. NXIVM is affiliated with the World Ethical Foundations Consortium, the organization that's bringing the Dalai Lama to Albany in April.
The discussion will be facilitated by Youth FX Assistant Director and co-founder Darian Henry. But it's an even more significant expenditure considering the way the media business has been heading -- away from products printed on paper. Part 1 of the project is embedded above.