Computer. How to Upgrade to WordPress 2.7 Safely and Ensure Compatibility. College press. This is a new weekly feature debuting today at the JI. Every week I’ll take a look at a student newspaper Web site, feature on that site, story or other content that I like. The inaugural College High Five of the Week goes to The Independent Florida Alligator for its Best Photos of the Week in News feature.
Here is why I like this feature: it’s an easy way to get more life out of content, while also serving users better. Does it get any better then that? Basically, Alligator staffers select the best staff photos of the week, put them in a slide show and boom they have new content. Second, this feature is a showcase for a newspaper’s best work. Finally, this is an easy, Web-only feature that people enjoy.
It happens. Now, there are a few ways to improve this feature. This would allow the Alligator to track the page views for each photo. Let’s take this concept a step further. I think this would be a huge way of getting more life out of existing content. Widgetize Blogs for Opera.