Exciting news in the Tufts Daily blogosphere...

At the Daily, we've spent this past year investing heavily in our online product. We've created interactive maps, twitter streams, timelines, videos -- and even a radio show Podcast.

But not everything has been easy. Blogging, one of the most important aspects of any successful "new media" news medium, is difficult to implement in an organization full of print reporters.

That's why we're excited to announce today that the Daily's blogosphere will be growing this semester to include two added blogs: one returning and one brand new.

Yesterday, we reinstated "The Trend," our fashion blog, under the new editorship of Nikki Siegal. The blog, one of our most-updated last year, had fallen by the wayside after its past editor left the Daily. Nikki will be reviving it with a new tone and a new mission: to write about fashion in ways relevant to the Tufts community.

The blog will focus on campus fashion and affordable prices; it will feature outfits both for the runways (like in today's post) and for your dorm hallways. So be sure to check back daily for new updates.

In addition to The Trend, we're adding a brand new blog this semester, run by our features section: "In a Nutshell." This blog will muse on, analyze and expand on interesting or compelling stories -- one tidbit at a time. In some cases, it may simply feature added nuggets from stories we've covered in the Daily. Other times, it will simply link to interesting stories covered elsewhere.

So if you're looking for a place to get pithy, snarky, relevant bits of news, be sure to check out the blog on a regular basis.

We hope these new blogs will help enrich our coverage in ways that ultimately serve our readers. Please send us your comments, feedback and suggestions at blogs@tuftsdaily.com.

--Matt Skibinski, New Media Editor