FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2006
CONTACTS:
Diana Porter
Morris DigitalWorks
706-828-4337
diana.porter@morris.com
Toby Usnik
The New York Times Company
usnikt@nytimes.com
212-556-4425
MORRIS DIGITALWORKS PROVIDES BOSTON.COM WITH PHOTO-BLOGGING TOOL
Morris Digitalworks (MDW), the online services division of Morris Communications Co., LLC, announced today the successful integration of MDW's photo-blogging tool, Spotted™, into Boston.com's "Your Photos."
The Morris Digitalworks templates were incorporated into Boston.com's user-contributed photo portion of its Web site where registered users are encouraged to add to their own photo galleries. MDW integrated Spotted™ with Boston.com's proprietary registration solution and collaborated with the Boston.com team to produce two versions of the tool: one for the main Boston.com site and a second for a niche travel site, ExploreNewEngland.com.
"We've seen newspaper Web sites change dramatically in the past 10 years," said Michael Romaner, president of Morris Digitalworks. "Boston.com's commitment to online innovation made the Spotted™ product the next logical step in their continued efforts to excel in this ever-changing environment."
"User-submitted content has been an integral part of Boston.com for many years, and the Spotted™ photo blog platform is a valuable addition to our offerings," said Michael Manning, director of product development for Boston.com. "We've been pleased by both the quality and variety of photos that our users have contributed."
Boston.com is part of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
Morris DigitalWorks (MDW), the online division of Morris Communications Co., LLC, provides tools, technologies, consulting and Web development services to Morris newspapers and external clients. For more information, visit www.morrisdigitalworks.com.
Morris Communications Co., LLC is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services. For more information, please visit www.morris.com.
