Posts tagged with 'iPad'
Conde Nast may have stumbled upon a new way to digitize its popular brands that can no longer sustain a full magazine publishing schedule. Media companies large and small rushed to get their magazine content on the device at launch, but Conde Nast is hoping to resuscitate the dearly departed Gourmet with a new iPad app that will not rely on sharing magazine content.
Ruth Reichl, the magazine's well-respectd former editor wrote on Twitter this morning:
"They're reviving the brand, not the magazine. Pity."
In fact, it could be just the opposite. But Conde Nast will have to get a lot of things right for the app to suceed.
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by Meghan Keane
22 June 2010 23:56pm
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Having been available in the US for a few months, eBay released an updated version of its iPad app for international sites recently.
The online auction giant has already been very successful with its mobile strategy, with mobile sites and apps, so I've been trying the iPad app out..
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by Graham Charlton
11 June 2010 10:04am
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I may not be a full service number-one digital branding or content agency myself. If I ran one, though, I'd probably make sure my site looked ok on the iPad, which we should all know by now doesn't do Flash.
Here are 11 screenshots showing agency websites as seen on my iPad. These screenshots show the sites exactly as they appeared on my iPad (which was in landscape orientation).
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by Malcolm Coles
11 June 2010 08:54am
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Should etailers think about designing apps or special versions of their websites for the iPad, or will the existing websites do the job?
Whether these sites need to adapt for the iPad or produce apps is debatable at the moment, since the number of users of the device is still small, but it may be something they will have to think about in future.
I've been trying out a few e-commerce sites on the iPad, and I've listed some of the usability issues that iPad users may face.
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by Graham Charlton
10 June 2010 09:40am
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An iPad news reader app designed by two college students has taken more than a few breaths away. Developed as part of a class at Stanford University’s Institute of Design, Pulse is everything you'd want out of an iPad news reader: it has both form and function.
The user experience is obviously a big reason why the app, which sells for $3.99, quickly became the top-selling iPad app in the App Store. And it's a big reason why Steve Jobs, who was reportedly disappointed with the New York Times' own iPad app, personally highlighted Pulse this week.
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by Patricio Robles
09 June 2010 12:21pm
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Italian retailer Yoox already has an impressive mobile commerce site, and is one of the first retailers to produce an iPad app.
I've been trying out the new app to see how Yoox has adapted to the iPad...
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by Graham Charlton
08 June 2010 09:29am
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I've gathered together some of the latest stats on iPhone and iPad usage in one handy post. I've also added a selection of mobile stats from our most recent Internet Statistics Compendium...
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by Graham Charlton
04 June 2010 11:56am
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By almost every reasonable measurement, Google's Android OS is giving Apple a reason to check the rear-view mirror. But for many developers, developing for Android is still somewhat unattractive because the common wisdom is that successful Android apps are likely to generate far less revenue than successful iPhone/iPad apps.
One of the possible reasons: paid Android apps are sold through Google Checkout, which Android critics argue offers a far less pleasant experience than the App Store purchasing experience offers iPhone and iPad owners.
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by Patricio Robles
03 June 2010 13:59pm
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The iPad has been talked about as a potential saviour by publishers eager to find new ways to monetise their content, and a number have already launched apps for the device.
However, while iPhone apps are useful to make the content more accessible on a small screen, is this really necessary when standard websites already work well and look good on the iPad?
I've listed some of the pros and cons of iPad apps for publishers. I'm sure there'll be more, so please let me know below...
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by Graham Charlton
03 June 2010 09:54am
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This blog post is partly a public service to those wanting an iPad, and partly a walkthrough of how to screw up an exclusive deal by making a complete pig's ear of your website execution.
First the public service: Here's how to find stores with iPads or ipad stock levels (note the careful use of anchor text to help Google understand the linked to pages are relevant to those words).
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by Malcolm Coles
03 June 2010 09:30am
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