“While Fox News Channel is the ratings leader in cable news, Foxnews.com barely registers among the top news Internet portals,” Variety notes. That’s a situation Roger Ailes “wants to change.”

In recent months, the site has undergone a redesign; added “Fox News Flash” videos; added sections; and improved its TV tie-ins. Now Ken LaCorte is becoming VP of the Web site.

Noting that FNC is “JUST NOW starting a hardcore internet push,” an e-mailer can’t help but wonder: “Where have they been?”