Column.us
Public notice platform for newspapers
Column.us was modernizing how public notices are published in newspapers. We built the platform that doubled their newspaper client base and streamlined a century-old process.
Digitizing a Legacy Industry
Public notices—legal requirements for government transparency—were still managed via fax and phone. Newspapers struggled with manual workflows, and governments couldn't track compliance.
PAIN POINTS
- ×Manual fax/phone-based submission process
- ×No standardized formatting across papers
- ×Compliance tracking nearly impossible
- ×Revenue leakage from billing errors
End-to-End Notice Management
We built a platform that handles the entire lifecycle: submission, formatting, publication scheduling, proof generation, and compliance certification. All automated, all auditable.
TECH STACK
KEY FEATURES
- →Self-service notice submission
- →Automatic newspaper formatting
- →Multi-publication scheduling
- →Affidavit generation & e-signing
- →Real-time compliance dashboard
$ notice.submit(type='foreclosure', county='harris_tx')
→ Notice received. Validating format...
$ notice.format(publications=['houston_chronicle', 'daily_court'])
→ Formatted for 2 publications. Proofs generated.
$ notice.schedule(dates=['2024-03-15', '2024-03-22'])
→ Publication scheduled. Confirmations sent.
$ notice.certify()
→ Affidavit generated. E-signature requested.
→ Compliance: VERIFIED ✓
"They understood our industry's quirks and built something that actually works for newspapers, not against them."
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