About The Quillmark

What is The Quillmark?

The Quillmark is the front page of the samcbarth.com network, a group of independent sites published by Sam Barth. It collects the latest headlines from each network site's news desk and adds a small number of its own short stories about the same beats.

Which sites feed it?

• realestate.samcbarth.com: Mortgage rates, home sales, rents and investing news, with a Texas and Oklahoma lens.
• tools.samcbarth.com: Software, AI and web tools news for marketers, developers and small business owners.
• games.samcbarth.com: Release dates, industry moves and platform news from the games business.
• streaming.samcbarth.com: Prices, bundles, devices and what changes for subscribers.
• homerepair.samcbarth.com: Recalls, permits, codes and costs that affect DIY home repair.
• deals.samcbarth.com: Retail seasons, sale events and shopping data, without the countdown clocks.

When you click a section headline, you go to the story on the site that published it. Stories marked The Quillmark are written here.

What are the editorial standards?

• Every story links to its primary source, such as a government release, company announcement or the outlet that first reported it.
• We write original summaries. We do not copy other outlets' articles, and we quote at most one short line per story, with attribution.
• We do not invent facts, numbers, quotes or events. If a detail cannot be verified, it is left out.
• Stories explain what happened and why it matters to readers of the network. They are not personal endorsements.

How do corrections work?

If you find an error, use the contact page. Confirmed errors are fixed on the page and the change is noted at the end of the story.

How is the site paid for?

The Quillmark may show ads from Google AdSense. Some network sites earn affiliate commissions; those sites disclose it on each page. Advertisers do not choose or review stories.