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• Achieving a Happy Medium for News Design

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is definitely not all black or white when it comes to defining the look and feel of a website, or any platform for that matter. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s a New iPad App for The Miami Herald!

  

  Reporting this week from Hong Kong.TAKEAWAY: It is a new iPad edition for The Miami Herald: with a Flipboard inspired home page, clearly defined navigation and... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Obituaries: Alive, Well, and Promising

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog. The next blog post will be Monday, August 6, reporting from Hong Kong. TAKEAWAY: Behold the good obituary: much... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• New iPad Edition for The Denver Post: a Great Start

  

  TAKEAWAY: The Denver Post unveils its new iPad app: it advances how news apps should look like, it does not pretend to look like a newspaper, and it does it... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Behold Those Multi-Personality Tabloids!

  

  TAKEAWAY: Not all tabloids are alike, but the best develop a personality and stick to it. We take a look at some of the most popular tabloid categories. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 40 Years/40 Lessons (22): Competition

  

  TAKEAWAY: This is part 22 of my occasional series 40 Years/40 Lessons, which I call a “sort of career memoir” capturing highlights and reminiscing about what ha... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Monday: Pages We Like

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is Monday and here are some interesting pages we like. In design, it is those first 10 seconds that count. These pages manage to get our... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• “The Page is the Stage”: Curating a Monotype Type Collection

  

  We apologize for the malfunctioning of our website at the start of Friday. The technical problem has been resolved. We are happy to restore the service and... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Monocle Mediterraneo III: the Summer Newspaper is Out Today at a Beach Near You

  

  TAKEAWAY: Tyler Brulé’s summer newspaper, Monocle Mediterraneo, is back today.  The 64-page broadsheet sports the familiar Monocle look feel, but circulation... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Newsrooms Changing and New Key Positions Evolving

  

  TAKEAWAY; The digital media coordinator and the social media editor: they are two of several new positions that are becoming key to the functioning of a... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Colorado Newspapers Following up on Major Breaking News

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is national and international story, but for Colorado newspapers, it is very local and very regional: we take a look at how newspapers in that stat... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Why Reading the New York Times on the iPad Gives Me Print Envy

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s my favorite daily read, the fabulous New York Times with its unrivaled content. But, when is the NYT app catching up with the rest? Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Will Yahoo! Get a Facelift?

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. A new blog post is scheduled for Monday, July 23.   TAKEAWAY: Now that Yahoo! has... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Mobilista Workshop 4: Relating to the Audience’s Needs

  

  TAKEAWAY: It was the 4th and last of our Mobilista workshops at Austria’s financial daily, WirtschaftsBlatt. It is all systems go for a mid-August launch as we... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Those Evening iPad Editions

  

  TAKEAWAY: How do traditional editors react to the task of producing an evening iPad edition? We had a good follow up discussion with the young team that produce... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• The Tablet That May Compete with Apple’s iPad

  

  TAKEAWAY: Google’s new Nexus 7 has the right price and features to become perhaps the most warmly received of the tablets ready to present the iPad with... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 GADGETS, MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Lufthansa’s New Boeing 747-8: Metal Meets Cozy and Warm Cabin Design

  

  TAKEAWAY: There is only one Boeing 747-8 in service and Lufthansa has put it to work on the Washington Dulles-Frankfurt route. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 TECH

• Kronen Zeitung’s Tablet: Beyond the News, a Special Event App

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post will be Monday, July 16 TAKEAWAY: A few days after launching a... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• It’s All About Evolving and Moving Forward

  

  TAKEAWAY: Today’s theme is change and evolution. Take a look at some new pages from Mexico’s a.m. following its July 1 rethinking, and how it evolves PLUS: In... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Reviewing Süddeutsche Zeitung: Two Days After Relaunch With New Look

  

  TAKEAWAY: Today we review several pages from the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s new look: a classic textbook example of German precision on every page, without many... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH