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Your SNO website has always used Google Analytics to track data on the traffic to your site. Recently, Google announced a major change in how they collect data through its Google Analytics platform. They are officially ending their old model, which is called Universal Analytics (or UA), and starting an entirely new model called GA4. Effective […]
Twenty-three of the 24 finalists for the National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker Awards are part of the SNO network. We’re incredibly proud of these outstanding programs! They are: Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California The Paly Voice, Palo […]
We have written about copyright law in the past, but it’s an important topic that we want to keep at the top of everyone’s minds. We don’t want to alarm you, however, displaying copyrighted images without purchasing a license, or obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, can result in your publication receiving a takedown notice […]
Happy New Year! If you don’t have a resolution already, we suggest resolving to become a 2022-2023 SNO Distinguished Site! You can submit your site for the six different badges required to earn the Distinguished Site designation, or learn more about the specific requirements of each badge, by clicking the “SNO Badges” tab on your dashboard. […]
It’s that time of year again. The time when all of your favorite news outlets are taking the week between Festivus and New Years, hoping that no news actually breaks, to publish end-of-year listicles. In that spirit, we looked back through all of our analytics and data about things like server uptime, support tickets, badge entries, and […]
Join us this summer for one of our SNO Adviser Academy workshops, an immersive multi-day training for journalism advisers of all experience levels. We’re excited to be able to offer it both in person, at our headquarters in St. Louis Park, Minn., and virtually. Whether you’re packing your bags to see us or becoming an expert from […]
As some of you have noticed, we recently implemented a comment email verification tool on SNO sites. We implemented this change because a person leaving a comment may or may not be who they say they are. Here’s a scenario: someone leaves a comment on your site and puts your school principal’s name and email […]
Another school year means another year of Best of SNO, and if the first month and a half of submissions is any indication, we’re in for another great (and competitive) one. To date, our reviewers have already read or viewed over 2,500 stories from over 300 participating schools, publishing around 13% of those submissions. Getting recognized […]
We have some good news for our SNO awards enthusiasts. It’s (almost) SNO Distinguished Sites season! Starting next Monday, you and your staff can start working on, submitting and earning your SNO Distinguished Sites Badges. The SNO Distinguished Sites program was developed in an effort to outline and disambiguate standards of excellence in scholastic and collegiate online […]