Phoenix changes, sort of

The Dig reports that Steve Mindich will be handing over his Phoenix empire to son Brad in early 2007 - and that editorial changes might be coming as well.

Speaking of the Dig, its long anemic Web presence looks to be getting a blogified makeover. The home page is pretty good looking; story pages get squashed by the all important Big Ass Square Ad without which no online media site is complete these days. One suggestion: Ditch the "send-to-a-friend" form with a link to a send-to-a-friend form. Not that I know what I'm talking about ...