Thanks for an excellent 11 years of OnMilwaukee.com

Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 9:43 a.m.


Long-time readers know by now that I pen a short column every Sept. 1 celebrating the official anniversary of the launching of OnMilwaukee.com in 1998. But this year is a little bit different -- I've never experienced anything as a business owner like I have in the last 12 months.

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OK, fine, I'm Tweeting

Published July 27, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.


If anyone wants to know what I'm doing on a daily basis, they're probably already reading the 830 articles and blogs I've published over the years on OnMilwaukee.com. That's why I've avoided Facebook, and up until this weekend, Twitter.

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Milwaukee's Twitter community tied into OnMilwaukee.com

Published April 27, 2009 at 7:55 a.m.


For the past 11 years, OnMilwaukee.com has innovated with its use of relationship and social media tools. Today, the company announced that it's the first in the Milwaukee region to incorporate local Twitter feeds into the interface of its online magazine.

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Locker room confidential: Female reporters tackle big-league stereotypes

Published Oct. 12, 2006 at 6:41 a.m.


For female reporters in Milwaukee, working in sports presents a unique set of challenges. OMC columnist Bob Brainerd talked to them all, including Jen Lada, Jessie Garcia, Bobby Roquemore, Kyndra de St. Aubin, Lori Nickel and Stephanie Sutton.

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Themilwaukeechannel.com bites the dust

Published July 31, 2007 at 10:10 a.m.

WISN 12 is killing themilwaukeechannel.com this week in favor of a re-launched wisn.com. In a report on its site, it announced the new site is "under construction" and is coming Thursday.

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The "perpetual beta" is fresh for summer

Published June 24, 2008 at 6:21 p.m.


A long time ago, we used the word "redesign" to describe our frequent changes and upgrades to OnMilwaukee.com. But when we found ourselves redesigning the redesign every week, we realized we needed a different phrase.

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The newspaper death march is on

Published Feb. 26, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.


I'm not alone proclaiming that newspapers are dead, so I realize that I'm not breaking any news here. I do think they will eventually die off -- maybe in 20-30 years from now. Marketing guru Seth Godin wholeheartedly agrees.

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