about the ajc today
march 8 edition
- good piece by steve hummer - on cover of sports page. offers some entertaining words then displays data. data confirms the words. it works.
- online search sucks. i did a byline search and expected to view results chronologically but instead got a useless presentation of results.
i suspect they’ve decided to rely on general google relevence algorithms. those don’t work for news.
maybe it would take investment to customize the algorithms. maybe they would have to buy a google search appliance, and get someone to look after it. or maybe they would bring in a fast, autonomy or endeca.
they got to do something. news search is an important service, and getting it right enables an exchange of value with their users.
- funniest comics today: rose is rose; get fuzzy; deflocked; dilbert
