Former Edmunds.com editor-in-chief Karl Brauer has his TotalCarScore.com web site up and running. The “Total Car Score” that gives the site its name incorporates a default list of nine equally weighted authoritative auto industry sources including: Consumer Guide, Consumer Reports, Edmunds.com, JD Power, MSN autos, The Car Connection, and US News & World Report. In addition,… Continue Reading
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Time For An Evening News Product?
Is it time for an evening news product? Can drivers be trusted to think? Are car enthusiasts are force with which to be reckoned?
Robot Writes Better Story; English Dailies Bringing Fight to America
The Media Digest reports that two major dailies doing battle for readers in England are going to take their fight to America as well. Both The Daily Mail and the Guardian have revealed plans to open editorial offices here with intent to boost their online presence among the “Yanks.” MailOnline is also in the process… Continue Reading
Canadian Collaboration; iCar to be Launched in May
The new collaboration between the Automotive Journalists of Canada and the Canadian Automobile Association includes launching an online publication to “inform consumers about new engine technologies.” . . . A similarly purposed quarterly magazine titled iCar will be launched in England in May. Specialty magazine publisher Future’s announcement said iCar will cater to “growing consumer… Continue Reading
Ipad Magazine Apps, Eclectic Blogs and Car Purchasing Aids
Wooden Horse News reports “Editions” is an iPad magazine getting ready to launch by AOL. You rank your interests in various topics and it goes and grabs stories from the web for you. The tag line for the magazine is “The Magazine That Reads You.”…Rupert Murdoch has launched the continuously updated digital The Daily to… Continue Reading