the iPad: just for books and papers?
The announced support for the ePub format and the ability to download books from the iTunes store will probably give book sales a big boost and must have scared Amazon. The format is great for reading articles that are focussed on plain text, hence the focus on books and possibly newspapers. I doubt the iPad is the best option for reading them though. read more >>
Web Fonts Key for Magazines on Apple's iPad
Web Fonts May Be the Key for Magazines on the iPad (and all the Rest of the Digital Platforms)
Following Apple's iPad launch, I was struck by the juxtaposition of two observations by the commentators. Firstly, several noted the failure of the Flash component in the demo of the New York Times pages; apparently, like its cousins the iPod Touch and the iPhone, the iPad does not play Flash content. Secondly, as detailed in the extreme by a post at Gawker, there was no glitzy demo of magazine content. read more >>
Rocking 2010
Early January a lot of people are sharing their expectations for the coming year. I don't like to be a sheep, but I do want to share my view on 2010, so here we go :-)
2010 is going to be very very exciting. read more >>
2009 Slow? No way!
2009 was yet another exciting year. In many ways.
'Delay' turned out to be the toughest competitor this year. It made it hard to predict business. read more >>
Students to save San Francisco Journalism
The San Francisco Bay Area is known worldwide as the epicenter of technological innovation. Now, to the list that runs from electronics to computers, software and biotechnology, one can add a stunning innovation in journalism. read more >>
