Credit: By PeterJBellis on Flickr News How Quartz passed 5m traffic record in January Editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney explains how the site creates content 'optimised for the free, open social web', and is now recording 15 per cent UK traffic By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: Image by petesimon on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Tool for journalist: Snapbird, for searching Twitter Track down old tweets in your timeline, as well as favourites, mentions and direct messages By Abigail Edge • 1 min read
Credit: Image by DeaPeaJay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Wannabe Hacks launches journalist mentoring scheme Young journalists can register for the mentoring scheme designed to offer advice and guidance to those just starting out in the industry By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Image by ybot84 on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Europe's first newsgame hackathon to be held in May Organisers are seeking applicants to the event, to be held in Cologne, who will be able to work together to build prototype newsgames on a tight schedule By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Das Fotoimaginarium on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How the BBC and Guardian are innovating on Instagram A look at two Instagram-focused projects launched in January, including Instafax at the BBC and GuardianCam, the Guardian's 'first truly global-from-the-start social account' By Rachel Bartlett • 6 min read
Credit: By shawncampbell on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Five social media tips from The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal's Liz Heron shares her advice for social media success as the WSJ reaches four million Twitters followers and almost two million Facebook fans By Abigail Edge • 5 min read
Credit: Image by owenwbrown on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Facebook at 10: Tips and tools for journalists As the world's biggest social network reaches its tenth birthday, here are 10 ways journalists can use Facebook to reach readers, find sources and better connect with their audience By Alastair Reid • 8 min read
News How The Debrief delivers timely content to readers The digital-first lifestyle brand for young women aims to match reader behaviour throughout the day by providing content relevant to 'what our girl wants at what time' By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by raspberreh on Flickr News Rippla relaunches as 'Google News on steroids' New aggregation platform, launching in beta, aims to surface the news content being discussed by 'influential people' and sort hard news from click bait By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: By katgerste on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Guardian Cities engages community beyond the comments The new site will look to its community of readers to influence the editorial direction, and give them ample opportunity to engage with stories. By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Tool for journalists: Is It Updated? for monitoring websites Monitor websites and receive notifications when they are updated with this useful tool By Abigail Edge • 1 min read
Credit: Dreamer, via Wikimedia Commons News Why Kyiv Post is to raise digital subscription fee Having dropped its paywall during the ongoing protests in Kiev, the Kyiv Post has reintroduced payment for some content and plans to increase the subscription fee By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
