I also tested out a couple of text stories, and my sense is that they would work best on a site that was designed to match their layout. They are embedded in their entirety, headline included, and do not necessarily fit with the standard two-column right sidebar layout of most blogs.
What's my bottom line on Voxant and TheNewsRoom? I believe that this is an enormous step toward the future of mainstream news, and Voxant's partner companies should be applauded for taking it. The tumultuous blending of old and new media that is playing itself out in the headlines these days will not end soon, but TheNewsRoom has me feeling more optimistic than I've been in a long time.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
Great piece, Eric! I think this kind of service will be useful to readers *if* bloggers make careful and tasteful use of TheNewsRoom's offerings. My concern is that sploggers (i.e. nefarious types) will churn out many thousands of content pages on the hope of driving search traffic and ramping up whatever cash they can out of their 20% of the cut.
2 - Eric Friesen
Thanks, Eric. That's always a risk, unfortunately. I wouldn't be surprised to see splogs popping up with nothing but feeds from TheNewsRoom. I'm hoping that Voxant has something in place to combat that.
3 - Glen Boyd
Cool idea that this is, every time I try to fill out the registration form, something there keeps crashing my browser.
-Glen
4 - NicoleS
Thank you so much for this glowing review of TheNewsRoom. We at Voxant’s Viral Syndication Network are thrilled to see that you have enjoyed our service. Today marks the official launch of TheNewsRoom as well as the release of Campaign 2008, the newest channel of TheNewsRoom, where web publishers are able to find the latest viral videos of national candidates. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
(Glen, please contact our Support so that we can better understand the problem you’re having registering. We want to make sure that everyone who wants to sign up is able to do so!)
5 - ILUMU.com
I have it on my site
works well
6 - koala
thank you for you share this program.but very frustrate,in my country,it is very slowly to loin to TheNewsRoom .
7 - Lianne
Thanks for the love! We are working hard to make premium content available to you. Keep checking back for more changes in the future as we move forward.
8 - Pastor Ford
I think The News Room is great.
I have it posted on my TCOG website and my members love it as it helps them stay in touch as to what's going on in the word.
Keep up the great work.
Pastor LS Ford
thechildrenofgod.org
(TCOG)