The Digital Desk

It’s actually been more than a month since we unveiled out new photo galleries, but it seems like a fine time to get your feedback on our photo galleries on NewsOK. Here’s the background … The NewsOK developers spent some time in the second half of 2011 looking at improving our photo...

A newspaper reader called me the other day. He was a pleasant fellow who wanted to know if I could help him figure out how to use the QR codes that we print in The Oklahoman. He was wanting to connect to our multimedia videos and photos that we often refer to from these QR codes. He was...

We added a new feature last week to our articles. Hopefully, you noticed — especially since the feature only makes an appearance when you reach the bottom of an article. We added a ‘slideout’ feature that appears on the right side of your screen when you scroll to the bottom of an...

I learned two things about Berry Tramel this past week. One of those items didn’t surprise me. The other floored me. Sportswriter of the year First, I learned that Berry was named Oklahoma Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. That news did...

It’s time again to review the most popular items on NewsOK in the past week. Enjoy … Most-viewed article Ryan Aber’s recruiting piece on Tuesday about OU’s focus on wide receiver prospect Dorial Green-Beckham led the way. That surprised me, actually. I know recruiting news is big, but...

I’ve written quite a bit about the iPad I use on a daily basis. I bought it last year — I think it was in May. It’s the absolute truth that this device has changed my day-to-day life as much as any device or tool I’ve purchased in years (the fancy washer and dryer from about five years...

Opening the first full week of a new year, I thought it would be good to offer a shotgun approach to some of the items you might have missed in recent weeks. So here goes … The 2011 Year in Review page was released. We take a simple approach to this page. It’s simply the 25 most-viewed...

Last week, we launched a pretty cool project that paints a detailed picture of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and prison escapees from Oklahoma. Reporters Tiffany Gibson and Matt Patterson worked closely with web editor Nick Tankersley and Art Director Todd Pendleton to create an online...

We put together another nDepth – Stories of the Ages piece for Sunday. It’s called, “The Ride,” and it focuses on the most famous “Eight Seconds in Rodeo History” when Freckles Brown stayed atop Tornado in 1967. The story appeared on the front page of The Oklahoman on Sunday and...

Local Editor Rick Green doesn’t just organize the news coverage every day while constantly juggling conversations and opinions of  news reporters and managing editors. No, even though he has one of the toughest jobs in the OPUBCO building, Rick apparently still finds time to read the...

Sports writer/columnist/reporter/expert/personality Berry Tramel shared this email with me last week: Can’t thank you enough for the newsok  app.  Living in South Carolina, it brings me in touch with what’s happening in news and sports (mostly sports for me) back home.  I...

I admit it. I don’t post a lot on Twitter. But make no mistake. I think Twitter is awesome. I do a ton of listening on Twitter. And I’m a big advocate. The biggest reason I’m such a fan of the tool is that I see how The Oklahoman’s reporters and editors cultivate sources, share...

Want to send a message to those serving our country around the world? Want to share a specific message with a friend or family member serving our country and let others know about it? Want to tag a a friend or family member serving our country? Just post a message on the NewsOK “Show Your...

The NewsOK TV app in the iTunes store might be the coolest app we have that we don’t talk about enough. We’ve had it for quite a while — well over a year, I know. But our latest update (released in the iTunes store on Nov. 29) really makes it a nice addition to your phone. We added push...

This doesn’t happen often, but breaking news has reached The Digital Desk Blog. The Oklahoman and NewsOK have been honored for the third consecutive year by the Associated Press Sports Editors as one of the top 10 sports web sites. Here’s a link to my post about last year’s award. Yeah,...

I wasn’t at my house for the live coverage of the BCS announcement last night. I missed the live show and immediate opinions from the experts. That’s OK. I think I know what they all said. But I did get immediate word of the BCS poll results, thanks to NewsOK’s text alerts and email...

Kelly Dyer Fry wrote another heart-wrenching piece. This time, instead of sharing the gripping story of addiction within her own family, she shared an equally gripping account of an equally challenging affliction from the family of Dr. R. Murali Krishna. The title is Seeking Truth: Where is my...

Bryan Dean was a fan of the honey badger before it was cool to be a fan of the honey badger. Yeah, now we all like the honey badger. It’s easy to be a honey badger fan ever since the funny video went viral months ago. If you’ve seen it, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t...

It’s been a wild few days on NewsOK, beginning last Friday morning when news of the tragic plane crash in Arkansas that killed four members of the OSU Family. Women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were on the plane, something confirmed by our reporters early...

Nick Trougakos is the Assistant Local Editor is charge of our Metro section/coverage. That’s what he does during the day, anyway. After that, he becomes the Thirsty Beagle, offering news and commentary on all aspects of the world of beer. In the past month or so, Nick — er — the...