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• It’s iPad 3 Time, as the Orders Pour in

  

  TAKEAWAY: It was a typical Apple introduction of a new product for its iPad 3, the much talked about new tablet in the series.  The iPad 3 aims to please, and s... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• We Like This List of Best Magazine iPad Apps

  

  TAKEAWAY: Time to check out the best magazine apps out there.  We plan to do so. Why am I so happy to see "> "> " title="a list of">a list of the best... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Sweden: Refreshing Changes for the Goteborgs-Posten

  

  TAKEAWAY: We are used to constant change and innovation at the Goteborgs-Posten of western Sweden. In 2012, a new front page look, and redesigned internal... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Let’ Hear It for Print

  

  TAKEAWAY: We’ve said it before, and we repeat it today (with some positive and strong backing): print affords us to disconnect, and it is not likely to disappea... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 40 Years/40 Lessons (18) Stories.

  TAKEAWAY: This is part 18 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 05 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Scrolling Versus Swiping: What’s the Best Way on the Tablet?

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog. Next blog post is Monday, March 5TAKEAWAY: The question that lingers and that every developer of a news app wants t... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Two Printed Newspapers Project into Their Futures

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s a good news day for those who love print and celebrate when good things happen to project print into the future. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Tablet, Magazines and the Cash Register: Some Good News

  TAKEAWAY: When it comes to the economics of the tablet, any conversation about the subject and the strategies to consider to turn up the revenue are dizzying... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Here’s One Area of Travel Where It’s Best NOT to Plan Ahead

  

  TAKEAWAY: Let’s not let technology and social media interfere with who gets to seat next to you during your next long haul flight. Surprises welcome! Whatever... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• In Norway: the Regional Hallingdolen Daily Gets a New Look, Celebrates 75 Years

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is a new look for the Norwegian regional daily Hallingdolen. We talk to its designer, Jarle Stanes about it, plus the creating of the newspaper’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Who Says Print Can’t Do a Song and Dance, Too?

  

  TAKEAWAY: Newspapers that talk, pages coded to turn images into moving objects, and now Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• iBooks, Tablets and Newspaper Storytelling: New Possibilities Are Here

  

  TAKEAWAY: A US newspaper shows us that storytelling is now possible beyond the pages of the printed newspaper and the online edition. The St. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA

• A Tale of Two Great Newspapers: One Thrives, One Struggles

  

  TAKEAWAY: In Finland, a success story for Helsingin Sanomat, while in the US, one of its most iconic newspapers, The Philadelphia Inquirer, faces its next hurdl... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Nostalgia REALLY Isn’t What It Used to Be

  

  TAKEAWAY: In a world where so many things are “oh, so 15 minutes ago” we now don’t call bad designs ugly; instead, we refer to them as “dated. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• When Visual Storytelling Wins, So Do the Readers

  

  TAKEAWAY: The talented design teams of the Times of Oman and the South China Morning Post have been rewarded with well deserved awards from the Society of News... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Newspapers and Magazines: Capitalize on the Treasure of Information You Own

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and it will be updated as needed. Our next new blog post will be Monday, Feb. 20. TAKEAWAY: “There’s gold there in... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Two New Magazine Apps in Dubai

  

  TAKEAWAY: Two of Al Nisr Publishing/Gulf News magazine titles have launched iPad apps. Some good, rich content here enhanced to fit the potential of the tablet. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Magazine Tablet Apps: Some of These Page Turners Are Not Necessarily a “good...

  

  TAKEAWAY: Some of these magazine apps are, indeed, page turners, except that, with the tablet, users want to interact. And as for headlines: it is all about... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Fun Valentine’s Game Ad from Galaxy Samsung

  TAKEAWAY: Just in time for all those Valentines out there today: a fun iPad ad in The New York Times, courtesy of Galaxy Samsung. Just in time for Valentine’s... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Whitney Houston: 1963-2012

  

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  Posted on 12 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY