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How an iPad edition can blend print and web experiences

New York magazine's newly designed iPad edition bridges "lean back" and "lean forward" experiences by infusing weekly magazine content with a daily news feed of curated stories. The goal: give readers a reason to come back to the app between issues. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

March 28, 2013

• iPad
• Tablet Publishing
• Design

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Building a virtuous cycle of design and analytics

Experimentation with tablet editions is just the beginning of a new era of “intelligent content,” in which written and visual content will be continuously designed and redesigned to accommodate data gathered about what and how people like to read. Full Story

by Roger Wood and Evelyn Robbrecht

March 12, 2013

• Web Analytics
• Metrics
• Mobile

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Mag+ takes tablet publishing beyond the 'issue' paradigm

Enhancements to the Mag+ platform enable publishers to start thinking about new ways to design and deliver content for tablets and smartphones. Chief Product Officer Mike Haney says new navigation features enable designs that "don't look and feel like a magazine app at all." Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

March 7, 2013

• Smartphones
• Apps
• Design

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Tablets take off; will media innovation follow?

As tech innovation shifts from PCs to tablets, publishers have a prime opportunity to build a sustainable new revenue stream. The challenges lie in creating a consistently compelling tablet "experience" and developing better ways to measure an increasingly multichannel audience. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

February 12, 2013

• iPad
• Tablet Publishing
• Mobile

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ConceptShare looks to streamline the creative development process

'Creative operations management' platform makes it easier for publishers, brands and agencies to collaborate on digital assets. The goal: improve creative teams' review, revision and approval cycles. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

November 8, 2012

• Video
• Rich Media
• Design

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What publishers can learn from product development

The media industry is following some of the same evolutionary shifts that product development experienced in the 1980s and '90s. Here's how publishers can adapt to the multichannel madhouse. Full Story

by Nick Van Weerdenburg

August 13, 2012

• Design
• Products

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How to create leverage with your website

By continuously and seamlessly using knowledge about your web visitors’ preferences and activities, you can create websites that are easy to use and offer a broader mix of products – some of which your audience might even believe are worth paying for. Full Story

by Thomas Chaffee

June 7, 2012

• Content Management
• Web
• Design

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Adobe adds social sharing, iPhone support to DPS

Adobe highlights the growth of its tablet publishing suite with new customers and new functionality. Social sharing features enable browser-based viewing of shared content. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

May 16, 2012

• Tablet Publishing
• Apps
• Design

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No future in apps? Not so fast

Technology Review’s Jason Pontin says native digital replica apps are dead. But there’s plenty of potential in the app space – if you’re willing to innovate. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

May 8, 2012

• Content Strategy
• Mobile
• Design

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40 apps in 40 days

With a large portfolio of enthusiast magazines, Source Interlink Media realized it couldn’t create highly interactive custom apps for every title. So it developed an automated process for quickly creating digital replicas. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

May 1, 2012

• Tablet Publishing
• Apps
• Design