Keith Whamond

Keith Whamond

Executive producer, Hearst Connecticut Media Group Interactive

Quick and dirty poll: Do you forgive Tiger Woods?

Tiger Woods asked for the world’s forgiveness during is press conference today.

What’s your say? Do you forgive him?

Posted in General | Add a comment

Senate hopeful McMahon’s visit to ‘Morning Joe’ gets testy

Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon stopped by MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ this morning to discuss her bid for U.S. Senate. McMahon is running for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s now-open seat.

Her roundtable interview with the group got decidedly heated at times, with analyst Lawrence O’Donnell accusing McMahon of “mak[ing] money off the blood of people who destroyed themselves for a living for you.”

You can see the full interview in its entirety below:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Posted in General | 13 Comments

‘Hey, where’d the clock go on GreenwichTime.com?

It’s been over a month since we relaunched GreenwichTime.com, and the response from the Greenwich community has been terrific.

Folks are loving our new slideshows, our more prominent staff and reader blogs, and our way better site search.

But as soon as we flipped the switch from the old site to the new one, we heard one particular piece of feedback again and again.

“What did you guys do to the clock?!”

It’s official: When we relaunched the site, we removed the famous Greenwich clock from our site header. The truth is, we had no idea that the Greenwich community had such a strong passion for their beloved clock. It was a mistake.

We got dozens of e-mails. Readers mentioned it to our reporters. Somebody even called me about it.

Notice something missing?

What fools we were.

Almost immediately, reader outrage was nearly universal. Here’s what some of you wrote us about it:

“Where is the CLOCK???!!”

Put back the Clock, the Clock IS Greenwich Time…”

I miss the clock too. Its part of Greenwich and what poeple remember when there looking at the site!!!”

This is not Greenwich.  Where is the clock on Greenwich Avenue?  Please do not go ahead with this design.  Please!”

I like the new functionality, but as another poster said, the front page is lacking in class.  This could be easily improved by bringing back the clock and a slightly more classic page look.”

I can agree with the enhancements, but, the main page has little class and offers little graphically. Bring back the clock.”

I know it’s a work in progress, but is there any way to save the GT clock in the new Web site? It’s a huge part of the newspaper’s identity.”


That last one was from our very own Neil Vigdor. Believe me, I could keep going.

I’m pleased to say we’ve heard you loud and clear. And, starting a few days ago, the clock is back.

All is right with the world

As both a newspaper and a Web site, we’re nothing without the support of the members of our community. We read every piece of feedback we get on the site. If you’ve got an idea or feature request, let us know.

Trust me, we’re listening!

Posted in General | Add a comment

Done with Bluefish, Offerman apparently goes after an ump

Former major league baseball player Jose Offerman — who famously went after Bridgeport Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech with a bat in 2007 — looks to be back in the swing of things.

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

According to ESPN.com, Offerman took a swing an an official Saturday during a Dominican winter league game. You can watch video of the alleged assault below.

Posted in General | Add a comment

Happy birthday Elvis! You sure were crazy towards the end there

Today is Elvis’ 75th birthday. Wow! How exciting.

I’ve seen a lot of nifty retrospectives and remembrances of the King across the Internet. Here’s my contribution: An audio recording of one of Elvis’ last concerts. It’s a brilliant piece of dialogue, where he touches on rumors about his health and infidelity, mocks Fat Albert, plugs a friend’s book and brags about his black belt in karate. It’s a truly remarkable piece of tape:

Warning, the language gets a little graphic at times.


Posted in General | Add a comment

Quick and dirty poll: Who’s got your vote for senate this fall?

With U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s stunning announcement that he won’t seek re-election, the nation’s eyes have turned to the Nutmeg State to see who will replace him.

These polls are totally unscientific — and the candidates haven’t even gotten their party nominations yet — but we’re curious to see who our readers support in some of the possible senate race match ups this fall.

Submit your vote and be heard!

Posted in General | 7 Comments

Welcome to the new GreenwichTime.com

The GreenwichTime.com you see today probably looks a bit different than the one you saw yesterday.

Make that a lot different.

The site you see today is the work of countless hours of work, both locally here in Connecticut and across Hearst Corporation.

There are so many new features that you might not notice them all at first. So we’ve put together a nice list of the big ones:

gt_home

• A new, cleaner look. Our old site was, in a word, cluttered. We think you’ll love our new look. We’ve shed a lot of the excess to get back to the core mission of the site: To provide our readers with everything they need to know about their world, from Greenwich and beyond.

2
• No more anonymous comments.
We heard you. While we obviously encourage discussion, anonymous comments rarely add anything meaningful. On our new site, users are required to provide an e-mail address when they register. Once we verify its authenticity, readers are encouraged to leave comments on stories, photos, videos and blog posts.

gt_photo

• An easier way to purchase reprinted photos. See a picture we’ve taken of you or a loved one that you just have to own a copy of? Just click the “Buy This Photo” link below the picture. It’s that easy.

gt_search

• Way better search. Search isn’t just limited to articles anymore. Now, a search for, say, “Tesei” will return all of our articles about Peter Tesei, but also all of our pictures, videos and blog posts about the first selectman as well.

gt_slideprow

• Better multimedia. More slideshows. More videos. Our users click through our slideshows by the thousands every day, and our new site will give them bigger and better slideshows to explore.

Keep in mind that the site is still in “beta” mode, so you may see some weirdness here and there. If you do, please send us some feedback so we can take a look at it.

So click around! Explore the new site. I think you’re going to find it’s vastly better than our old one.

Posted in General | 13 Comments

Welcome to the new StamfordAdvocate.com

The StamfordAdvocate.com you see today probably looks a bit different than the one you saw yesterday.

Make that a lot different.

The site you see today is the work of countless hours of work, both locally here in Connecticut and across Hearst Corporation.

There are so many new features that you might not notice them all at first. So we’ve put together a nice list of the big ones:

sa_home

• A new, cleaner look. Our old site was, in a word, cluttered. We think you’ll love our new look. We’ve shed a lot of the excess to get back to the core mission of the site: To provide our readers with everything they need to know about their world, from Stamford and beyond.

2
• No more anonymous comments.
We heard you. While we obviously encourage discussion, anonymous comments rarely add anything meaningful. On our new site, users are required to provide an e-mail address when they register. Once we verify its authenticity, readers are encouraged to leave comments on stories, photos, videos and blog posts.

sa_photo

• An easier way to purchase reprinted photos. See a picture we’ve taken of you or a loved one that you just have to own a copy of? Just click the “Buy This Photo” link below the picture. It’s that easy.

sa_search

• Way better search. Search isn’t just limited to articles anymore. Now, a search for, say, “Pavia” will return all of our articles about Michael Pavia, but also all of our pictures, videos and blog posts about the mayor as well.

sa_slideprow

• Better multimedia. More slideshows. More videos. Our users click through our slideshows by the thousands every day, and our new site will give them bigger and better slideshows to explore.

Keep in mind that the site is still in “beta” mode, so you may see some weirdness here and there. If you do, please send us some feedback so we can take a look at it.

So click around! Explore the new site. I think you’re going to find it’s vastly better than our old one.

Posted in General | 16 Comments
Page 1 of 3123Next »

Recent Comments

Categories

More blogs

Sean Bowley

SPB's High School Football

News, analysis, commentary and features on Connecticut high school football by Sean Patrick Bowley.
Lennie Grimaldi

Only in Bridgeport

Award-winning journalist Lennie Grimaldi cracks open the juicy stuff in Connecticut's largest city.
Danielle Travali

Ruby Red Stilettos

Holly is a quirky, stiletto-clad writer, foodie, health nut in search of good friends and good fun.

Joe's View

Joe is the Connecticut Post's entertainment writer.

  • Archives