Lovely behind-the-scenes on how the Guardian iPod app slowly evolved.

"Maps, databases and other resources that help you dig deeper." A shame the raw data isn't available, but great they're collating this stuff and seeing it as another channel of news they provide.

"TimesMachine can take you back to any issue [of the NYT between 1851 and 1922]". Some lovely flourishes in the interface, and some remarkable content, as you might expect.

"Yesterday, I discovered that The Times (UK), a well-respected newspaper owned by News Corp., is involved in an extensive campaign to spam social media websites with links to Timesonline.co.uk articles." Andy Baio on the Times' involvement with SEO.

"...indirect readers, unable to get access to articles behind the pay wall and less likely to pay subscription fees than the more loyal direct users..." - you don't say?

"Newspapers must win online, or face a future of painful contraction." Need to read this at some point.

(From a design perspective, but, to be honest, it impacts on everything).

Nico Macdonald, mainly on the money, back in August.

In part, on the NYT redesign. Newspaper sites becoming more bloglike, etc