The objective is to have a very close look at the online newspapers in the country = the online versions of our top national newspapers, and check off which "Web 2.0" features they use/have on their sites.

What are we looking for ? What are the criteria to track ?

• RSS Feed: Does the website offer an RSS Feed? If yes, is it a full or partial feed? Note that this does not consider RSS feeds for reporter blogs, only for the newspaper's content.
• RSS Feed for Different Sections: If the website offers RSS, does it divide the feeds into different sections?
• RSS Feed Includes Ads: If the website offers RSS, do the feeds include ads?
• Most Popular: Does the website offer a "Most Popular" function? This can be any feature that keeps track of and displays the "most popular", "most read", or "most emailed" articles of the day.
• Video: Does the website offer video content?
• Podcast: Does the website offer podcasts?
• Chats: Does the website offer live chats or chatrooms?
• Reporter Blogs: Does the website offer reporter blogs?
• Reporter Blog Comments: If the website has reporter blogs, can readers comment on the blogs?
• Blogroll: If the website has reporter blogs, do the blogs contain links to external blogs?
• Comments on Articles: Can users post comments on articles?
• Registration Required: Is registration required to view articles?
• Bookmarking: Does the website offer a bookmarking function? Is it internal or external?
• Message Boards: Does the website offer message boards or forums?

Where do we put the results ?

Results will be posted, tracked on this wiki, per newspaper. The final overview will be blogged on Conversationblog.com and also communicated to the Bivings Group. If you decide to help with this research you will of course be mentioned and linked to from Conversationblog.com and from this wiki.