Weekly Web Work, 7-7 thru 7-10

To say I was distracted during the week was a bit of an understatement, as we experienced layoffs at the Indy Star (I was actually quoted in an IBJ article about the layoffs wearing my other hat, as Indy News Guild president) that affected operations. (We also got coverage via a rejected vote in the IBJ and via Editor & Publisher.

I did start the week with a feature story on the founder of a Twitter app called TweetPhoto. Here's the story as it appeared online in the Indy Star. Here is the Indy.com version.





I also wrote stories that moved on a national basis which I localized, include the bankruptcy of seafood chain Oceanaire as well as stories that arose from analyzing fresh earnings reports such as Steak n Shake earningsSteak n Shake, and hhgregg store expansion plans that I was able to post before the competition!

Here were the week's newsletters in reverse order

7-10 Fresh Start: AP Source: GM emerges from bankruptcy.
7-9 Fresh Start: Natural gas incentives may help Honda.
7-8 Fresh Start: AirTran adding nonstops to Milwaukee, D.C.
7-7 Fresh Start: Obama eyes Hoosier for commerce post.
7-6 Fresh Start: Emmis Indy radio exec dies after cancer fight.

7-10 Mid-Day Update: Avon-to-Downtown bus gains added support.
7-9 Mid-Day Update: Indiana sues 2 out-of-state robo-callers.
7-8 Mid-Day Update: Indy retailer hhgregg to boost store openings.
7-7 Mid-Day Update: Oceanaire bankrupt, but Downtown site to stay.
7-6 Mid-Day Update: Downtown Marriott nearly halfway done.