Now I’ve seen this many times, just to share my latest read, the News article starts speaking of a new website somewhere that is going to serve X, Y, and Z and is as good as A, B, and C. The News brief is over, where’s that website? A link? Nop! Google it ’till you find it.
And here’s my latest linkless read:
The Amman Stock Exchange has launched a new program on its website to foster disclosure and transparency in the Jordan capital market, reported Jordan Times. The Market Watch Live program will enable investors to follow their investments live and view updates such as the top 5 buy and sell orders, latest 20 executed orders, and 10 best and worst performing companies in terms of stock price. Source: AMEInfo.
Now end your misery and Google it, or search the Jordan Times for it. I wouldn’t blame AMEInfo’s editor either, even the Original article at Jordan Times does not have the link. Go figure.
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1 esperança wrote:
I know exactly what you mean. A lot of news websites have yet to realize the value of linking.
I recall writing briefly about this a little while ago – http://www.cscampaign.com/wp/?p=9
Paul nabbed it with this article – http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/why-cant-newspapers-get-linking-right/