Google vice-president Vint Cerf has made it abundantly clear this week that our digital media is not safe.
In a world where everything has become available in a digital format, it is easy to forget what those simple yet nostalgic print days were all about. We no longer file invoices in physical space, we simply drag and drop them from our desktop to a little folder where they can live happily ever after. They'll always be recoverable and will always be there when we need them, right?
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It seems that Whatsapp have no idea Whatsup!
Since being taken over by Facebook we haven't seen much change in our user experience on Whatsapp but today marked a big old step backwards for the instant messaging giants. Drum roll please... We can all finally use Whatsapp on desktop!!! Did you feel nothing when you read that? Yeah, I thought as much.
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With pressure mounting from online distributors, Barnes & Noble, the biggest US retail bookstore have announced Nook Press Print - an on demand book printing service.
It's a tough gig to compete with internet giants like Amazon in the world of publishing. Barnes & Noble have been pulling out all the stops in recent years to stay in the competition. In 2009 they announced the 'NOOK' - an Android powered e-Reader that meant the chain could compete with Amazon's Kindle device and the Kobo.
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By focussing on audience behaviour the Swedish daily Aftonbladet has put mobile at the core of the newsroom.
Last month I went to a fascinating conference at News UK’s stunning new headquarters titled ‘news on the move’.
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Many magazine publishers we speak to are resigned to the fact that advertisers are very reluctant to 'buy into' advertising in digital publications.
If you read digital publications (whether that be online or on a mobile device), think back to the last advert you saw. I would hazard a guess that it was static, unexciting and failed to engage your interest.
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