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In May I wrote a piece about Vervid, a small app with big ambitions - to become the 'YouTube of vertical videos'. However, it seems I wasn't the only one to take notice, as YouTube have announced that they too are jumping on the vertical video bandwagon with their latest ios and android app updates.

The writing has been on the wall for page-turning magazines for the past five years. This week's announcement that Firefox will block all versions of Adobe Flash should be its death knell.

This is a severe blow to many publishers who rely on page-turning digital editions. Adobe Flash is still the work-horse for converting PDFs into browser-friendly page-flippers for millions of publications a month.

What do we know about Apple News so far, and what does it mean for publishers?

Apple News is pitched to be the replacement for Newsstand and opens up a new channel for publishers to market their content. From what we have so far seen in the launch preview video, the power lies in the engine which drives articles to the app from participating publishers.

The next generation of mobile app publishing  has been announced, but is it enough to persuade companies to make the digital jump? 

This year’s Digital Innovators Summit in Berlin saw the announcement  that Adobe will be releasing their newest publishing platform, Adobe Publish.

Ah, the social election! A somewhat unpaved and treacherous path full of unexpected twists, turns and bumps.

When it comes to our elections here in the UK, using social media to strengthen your lead is a relatively new phenomenon. Yes, past elections have been been crowned our 'first social elections' but this time around things are slightly different. Never before have we seen parties and candidates engaging with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter on such an intense level.