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Helping publishers easily produce HTML5 apps

by Guest Blogger on April 27, 2011 · 5 comments

Developers from Poland create an easy Do-It-Yourself tool for publishers to prepare tablet apps on their own.

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The word that should be banned in all media companies

by John Einar Sandvand on April 24, 2011 · 17 comments

It is used in lots of board rooms these days – as an expression of the danger newspaper companies are in. But in fact the executives would be wiser to ban the word. What word? Read on.

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So you got stuck, working for the printed newspaper all these years? And now you realize your future is with digital media? Here is your digital makeover plan!

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iPad apps – still more dash than cash

by The Guardian on January 10, 2011 · 0 comments

Apple’s ‘Jesus tablet’ seemed to be the news industry’s best hope of salvation but few publishers are finding apps to be the moneyspinners they so desperately want

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How print journalists can fall into the typographers’ trap

by John Einar Sandvand on December 4, 2010 · 15 comments

Many newspaper journalists are now making the same mistake as typographers did before: They ignore the massive changes affecting their profession.

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Recently published numbers for The Times’ paywall demonstrates how hard it will be for media houses to make users pay for digital content.

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What is the value of editorial content?

by John Einar Sandvand on October 3, 2010 · 5 comments

How can media companies measure the value of content? Is editorial quality the only aspect? Or should they look at it from a pure commercial viewpoint?

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Ten examples of how media sites try to make users pay for content

by John Einar Sandvand on September 27, 2010 · 12 comments

Media companies can only succeed in charging users for content if they provide unique value. Here are examples of how some sites try to achieve this.

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How Apple could revolutionize the content market

by John Einar Sandvand on September 21, 2010 · 12 comments

What could Apple do if it really wanted to revolutionize the media market? Here is one option.

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In no other country in the world people read as many newspapers as in Norway. Now readership numbers show a dramatic drop.

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