Paul Soli, Web Biz, Inc., asked to bring RuralClassifieds.com to you attention. I have done so. Let him know what you think. They have topic specific shopping sites internally like, BullShop.com. http://www.ruralclassifieds.com/ offers no cost ads to Farmers, Ranchers, Businesses and Residents of Rural America; and currently, users have over 9,000 ads running on its 5 websites. Many users say …
Farm Progress Re-Designs Websites
Farm Progress has re-designed their websites. They’re calling it a new “internet portal.” Farm Progress has redesigned its state and regional magazines’ Web sites to provide readers with a more feature-packed and flexible Internet portal. The introduction is more than a redesign and its functionality is not found elsewhere in agricultural media Web sites. The sites have a totally different …
Reviewing Farm Science
I think this year’s Farm Science Review has had the best weather of any farm show I’ve ever attended. Of course they had to go through some nail-biting times just prior to the show when the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through. In this week’s show I talk with show manager, Chuck Gamble. He says he’s all about promoting agriculture. …
More People Going Online For News
The PEW Research Center for the People and the Press has a new survey report out titled, “Key News Audiences Now Blend Online and Traditional Sources, Audience Segments in a Changing News Environment.” It’s a very interesting read if you’re involved in the media at any level (journalist, public relations, advertising, etc.). I thought this graphic was particularly interesting. There’s …
Pioneering Rural Internet
I interviewed two of my favorite people at the Ag Media Summit and have saved those interviews for this week’s program. First up, you’ll find Jerry Harrington, Pioneer Hi-Bred. He talks about how he helps agricultural journalists connect with agronomists so they can get the word out and help producers, “grow more corn and soybeans.” Then I talk with U. …
Fred Myers is For Ag Journalists
If you’re an AAEA member you probably know Fred Myers. If you’re not, then you can get to know him online via his new website, For Ag Journalists. This website is the latest of many contributions I have made to agricultural journalism, much of it through the American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA). Take a few minutes every month to look …
Online Faster and Older
Welcome to a new week in the new media world. Let’s start it off with a couple of tidbits that should interest any agrimarketer. First of all, let’s look at broadband penetration. A report from Gartner shows that consumers with broadband is going to continue to grow and some are saying that will create a larger audience than traditional broadcast …
Rural Broadband Grows 23 Percent
High speed internet access is growing in America and according to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project the overall growth was 17 percent in the last year. It was 12 percent the year before. It also looks like rural America is getting wired (and AgWired!). Here’s some interesting tidbits: Some 55% of all adult Americans …
Corn Farmers Concerned about Google/Yahoo Advertising
Cindy found an interesting story on Cnet, titled, “Corn farmers take anti-Google fight to Washington.” It’s about a letter from the American Corn Growers and some other ag groups to Congress, urging them to look into a proposed advertising partnership between Google and Yahoo. It’s kind of a complicated story to explain easily so I encourage you to read the …
New Got Milk.com Website
We love the commercials and now the website is more fun too. GOT MILK?, known for its quirky, yet memorable TV commercials, has given its Web site a face lift, providing it with an online presence to match its onscreen reputation. The new www.gotmilk.com, produced by the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), the creators of GOT MILK?, showcases an entertaining, …