FeaturesJune 29, 1999
CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN WEB SITE OFFERS NEWS, ARCHIVES, COUPONS
What's the most visited commercial Web site in Southeast Missouri? We are. Over the past year, the Southeast Missourian newspaper's official Web site has continued to evolve. This, of course, is the nature of the Internet. Perhaps one of the biggest changes has been the introduction of news stories...
What's the most visited commercial Web site in Southeast Missouri? We are.
Over the past year, the Southeast Missourian newspaper's official Web site has continued to evolve.
This, of course, is the nature of the Internet. Perhaps one of the biggest changes has been the introduction of news stories.
Joni: When the site first launched very little of the daily paper could be found on the Internet. That has changed. Sorry, the whole paper isn't posted on the Net, but enough to give people an idea about what is happening in our town.
Peggy: Many visitors had asked for more local news, and the newspaper responded to those requests with news and sports stories updated daily. Paid obituaries also appear online for two weeks. You can also read newspaper editorials, Letters to the Editor and Speak Out from the newspaper.
Joni: The newest addition to our site has also been requested many times by visitors. We're experimenting with online archives. Right now we have one month, May, with more than 1,800 stories.
Peggy: It's free, but you have to register to use it. We want to know who is visiting our archives. The stories are searchable by one, two or three key words. You can call back 25, 50, 100 or 1,000 stories that match.
Joni: You get the date the story ran and the whole story appears. We plan to add more archives. We're looking at a way to archive daily online as opposed to monthly.
Peggy: We have computerized archives that date back to December 1990. We are exploring the feasibility of putting that information on the Internet also.
Joni: Got an opinion? You can take our online survey. Visitors can express their opinion on a news-related topic. This week's question deals with admission to R-rated films.
Peggy: You can vote or you can view the results. You can see the number of people participating and the percentage of answers. For example, 46 percent of respondents said they would like youngsters to attend an R-rated movie with them.
Joni: The most visited part of the site is our online classifieds. They are updated daily and are easy to search.
Peggy: These are just a selection of classified ads. Not all the classifieds are online. You can search in nine categories. You can also search regional classifieds from 10 publications in Southeast Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Joni: The ease of using classified ads and its searchability is a definite advantage to the new format. Let's look for antiques. It works very quickly, and we got information about lots of antiques for sale. You can also browse through all the ads.
Peggy: If you have something to sell, you can place a classified online. You can see the prices and then send your information by e-mail.
Joni: You can also subscribe to the newspaper online. Using the online circulation service center, you can start and stop deliveries for vacations online, and you can send us e-mail. You can also find telephone numbers and addresses on the Web site.
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Peggy: You can also read the Tipoff calendar online to learn about many online activities planned throughout the region.
Joni: Another popular place, especially for out-of-towners, is the Rush Limbaugh Hometown Tour. Go there directly at
Peggy: You can visit Rush's childhood hangouts and see Rush's baby pictures. You can also take the Rush Limbaugh trivia quiz. And you can read about other famous Cape Girardeau residents.
Joni: Also SEMissourian.com includes lots of advertising online, including coupons. You can print out coupons to your computer printer. These are smaller versions of printed coupons.
Peggy: We often use pizza coupons from online. It's very handy. The site has several special features including the overview our Time Travels Progress Edition. You can order reprints of the whole edition.
Joni: You can read online our whole "Life or Meth" series published last summer. We've gotten lots of feedback from other parts of the country where meth has become a problem. You can go directly to the section.
Peggy: We also have a really nice Star Wars section, which my children have enjoyed. You can also take a look at our vacation section.
Joni: We have a kid's room with information about YELL and Newspaper In Education. We have lots of plans for expansion of this area. Stay tuned. We're looking for ways to make it more interactive.
Peggy: We have lots of links to fun kids' sites, more than 30, from this site.
Joni: You can find your favorite columnists online, including Click and Double Click. You can read this week's column and a few columns from past weeks.
Peggy: You can also find other regular newspaper columnists online: Sam Blackwell, Mark Bliss, Tamara Buck, Laura Johnston, Peter Kinder, Marty Mishow, Heidi Nieland, B. Ray Owen, Gary Rust, Jack Stapleton and R. Joe Sullivan.
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Joni: Before you leave, don't forget to sign our guest book. You can also read entries from other visitors, which can make for entertaining reading. People from all over the country, many with ties to the area, stop by for a visit.
Peggy: Have any suggestions or comments about our site? E-mail our webmaster, Jaysen Buterin, at webmaster@semissourian.com
Joni: He's spent considerable time and energy updating and improving the site, and it shows.
See you in Cyberspace.
Joni Adams and Peggy Scott are members of the Southeast Missourian online staff.
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