According to John Reid, vice president and director of communication and technology for the Associated Press, AP is working to develop technology that is more interactive and better at connecting member newspapers with the cooperative. Some of the products the AP offers were highlighted at a Saturday morning breakfast presentation. The Wire . Described as the news partner for online services, subscribing newspapers link to The Wire from their own Web sites. Currently 160 members use The Wire and 200 are expected to by the end of the year.
Links provide additional stories, and photographs and can be accessed by section.
Additional sections are under development, including weather, technology, a market ticker, summaries and state news. In the third quarter, AP will begin soliciting national advertising for The Wire. The revenue from that advertising will be shared with members based on the amount of traffic they draw to the site. Digital photography . The latest version of the camera can shoot twice as many frames because of its larger memory.