Telegraph.co.uk saw user numbers increase by five million last month, thanks in large part to improved back-end technology, higher news production and strong content, the Telegraph has stated, the Guardian reported Tuesday.

Unique users to the Telegraph's Web site increased by 38.7 percent from February to March, to more than 17 million, the Telegraph reported.

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The Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent used new live blogging tool CovertItLive in a new way – to launch the redesign of its Web site using input from readers, Journalism.co.uk reported Monday.

Following the site's relaunch, the paper began using the blogging tool to start a live question and answer session between readers and the Web staff last week.

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Only 11 of the top 30 U.S. newspaper Web sites reported an increase in the time spent per person in March, according to the latest data from Nielsen Online.

Those sites with big gains included The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Online, Village Voice Media, the Houston Chronicle, and Politico, Editor & Publisher reported.

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Mirror Group Newspapers is leaning towards becoming the most recent newspaper group to publish its Internet traffic data within the Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic (ABCe) figures, the Guardian reported Tuesday.

On Thursday, MGN Web sites will be included in ABCe monthly traffic figures for the first time.

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The New York Times announced Tuesday that it plans to deliver content to the Chumby, a portable, coffee cup-sized wireless device designed for consumers who wish to access a condensed version online, Media Week reported.

The Chumby, designed and launched last year by Chumby Industries, is twice-size of an alarm clock and a mini-multimedia device. Users can use it to view photos, stream videos, and surf on their social networks, among other functions.

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UK regional newspaper publisher Newsquest launched jobs Web site jobSW.co.uk, for the south west of England, HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk reported Wednesday.

JobSW.co.uk aimes to serve job seekers as well as businesses looking to hire. The site also offers information on the main towns and counties within the region.

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Last month, WSJ.com reported 15 million unique visitors, a 175 percent increase over March 2007, announced Alan Murray, executive editor of the Wall Street Journal Online, citing the latest figures from Nielsen.

Page views came in at nearly 165 million, up 75 percent year-over-year, Portfolio.com reported.

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Readers and editors both trust what they read on newspaper Web sites, but readers are generally not as troubled by anonymous reader comments at the end of online articles as editors are, according to an Associated Press Managing Editors poll released this week, the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel in Maine reported Thursday.

More than 1,200 U.S. editors and 500 online news readers were surveyed.

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U.S. newspaper sites outperform other local publishers in local online revenue, according to a survey by Borrell Associates.

The survey of 3,000 U.S. local Web publishers found that newspaper sites made up 26.9 percent of total local online ad dollars. It also predicted big gains particularly in spending on online video in 2008.

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New Scottish business newspaper Business7 has launched a Web site for “senior and executive recruitment,” AllMediaScotland reported Monday.

The site, www.b7appointments.co.uk, will cater to high-end job seekers looking for management and senior positions and those looking to hire them. Business7 is published by Trinity Mirror.

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The Coventry Telegraph is the most recent Trinity Mirror regional title to experience an online makeover, the HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk reported Tuesday.

A large piece of coventrytelegraph.net has been set aside for nostalgia and old pictures of the city. Regular visitors will also notice a new section dedicated to yesteryear in England’s Midlands city.

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