Guardian Unlimited
Summary
guardian.co.uk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Janine Gibson is the editor. It contains nearly all of the content of the newspapers The Guardian and The Observer, as well as a substantial body of web-only work produced by its own staff, including a rolling news service.It is one of the world's leading online newspapers, becoming the first UK newspaper to attract more than 25 million unique users in a month (October 2008). On 7 July 2005, following the London bombings, 1.3 million unique users visited the site and a total of 7.8 million pages were viewed, a record for guardian.co.uk.It is the second-most popular UK newspaper website after dailymail.co.uk, as of August 2010, getting almost 34.6 million unique users monthly, and 13.7 million unique British users monthly.The site is made up of a core news site, plus a network of niche websites covering subjects including media, environment and technology, sport, education and the public sector.
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It’s tough below the line: the paradox of reader comments
In the last few days Bryony Gordon wrote a piece for the Telegraph about the experience of her parents getting divorced when she was 20. It was a touching piece, full of understanding about her own reaction at the time, and the realisation that all of our parents are flawed human beings. But many user comments descend into anarchic, negative and spiteful discourse. What's going on?
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On the demise of Google Reader
The news of Google Reader’s demise has been widely greeted with dismay amongst the people who used it. It feels like an unpicking of one of the threads of the web.
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Open door: The readers' editor on… fears of populism in the age of search engine optimisation
Generating web traffic, like selling newspapers, is crucial, but some colleagues are concerned that the desire to 'attract clicks' may be skewing news and features agendas.
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Circulation rising while online users boom? This is a web of mystery
So much for conventional wisdom: three national newspapers see ABC print sales rise even as they flourish on the net.
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The Guardian’s record-breaking digital audience
The Guardian has posted a very strong set of digital audience figures for January 2013 — something I wasn’t expecting.
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Independent's plan to restructure comment desks puts 13 jobs at risk
National Union of Journalists says it is 'deeply concerned' at plan to merge comment and Independent Voices desks.
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Was the Guardian right to open comments on their Vauxhall helicopter crash live blog?
The Guardian’s website has been no stranger to controversy over the last couple of weeks, and yesterday was no exception, with the decision to have comments open on the live blog of the unfolding reporting of the helicopter crash in London.
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What do you think of the Guardian's American commentary? | Matt Seaton and Natalie Hanman
Our US readership is growing, and we're trying to serve it better without alienating our UK users. Tell us how we're doing.
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The Guardian publishes stats on the size of their commenting community
I don’t want to unnecessarily poke the hornet’s nest that is user reaction to the Guardian’s introduction of nested comments, but Chris Elliott’s recent column about it contains one fascinating stat, which I don’t think has been made public before:.
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Open door: The readers' editor on… the switch to a 'nesting' system on comment threads
The decision, which has angered some readers, is part of a much wider change to the architecture of the site to allow comments by mobile users.
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Morning Brief: The world is still here, better get shopping; Bernstein takes media to task; thoughts on 'Snow Fall'
Those who, thinking that the Mayans had correctly predicted the end of the world, woke today to discover that they had lost their bet. Because of this, there will no doubt me a large number of people rushing to malls today, quickly shopping for Christmas gifts they did not think they would have to give.
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