Tagged: Publishing & News
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Harvard Business Review publisher: relevancy is key to digital age News
18.05.2012 The key word of the digital age and in a time of social sharing and algorithms is ‘relevancy’, the publisher of the Harvard Business Review Josh Macht told publishers this week....Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Dublin-made top-selling educational app expands its adventure News
18.05.2012 Dublin developers are taking chart-topping educational app Curious George at the Zoo to a new level with the addition of new environments for little ones to explore. -
Apple dismisses US e-book price fixing claims as ‘not true’ News
13.04.2012 Technology giant Apple, which this week achieved a valuation of more than US$600bn, has dismissed allegations it behaved in monopolistic fashion to fix e-book prices with other...Categories: Multimedia, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Google launches Flipboard rival Currents internationally News
12.04.2012 Google Currents, which lets users read online publications through a magazine-based format on iOS and Android devices, has been made available internationally after an initial... -
US Department of Justice sues Apple and others over e-book price fixing News
11.04.2012 Apple and other book publishers have been accused by the US Department of Justice of conspiring to fix e-book prices and limit competition in the market. -
Will Google’s new Consumer Surveys drive revenue for publishers? News
30.03.2012 Google has launched a new Consumer Surveys service that allows businesses and marketers to survey online audiences that at the same time allows publishers to generate revenue.Categories: Search Engines, Search, Research, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Business Intelligence, Apps -
Irish ‘Tweet Treats’ book gets nominated for Gourmand Award News
11.01.2012 Siliconrepublic.com spoke to Jane Travers, editor of Tweet Treats, a book consisting of 140 character-long recipes from Twitter which has been shortlisted for the Gourmand World... -
€2.5m fundraising will pave way for 50 new jobs News
19.12.2011 Online direct marketing company Cleverbug.com has raised US$2.5m in venture funding from Delta Partners, its founder and angel investors. -
Google takes on Flipboard with new Currents app News
09.12.2011 Google has launched a new app in the US called Currents, which lets users read online publications through a touch-based magazine-style format. -
Facebook confirms 'Subscribe' plug-in for all websites News
07.12.2011 Following the success of its ‘Like’ button and the recent introduction of ‘Subscribe’ for profiles, Facebook is going to launch a ‘Subscribe’ plug-in for web publishers. -
EU to investigate Apple and publishers over alleged ‘e-books cartel’ News
06.12.2011 The European Commission has launched formal anti-trust proceedings into whether some of the world’s largest publishers, including Harper Collins and Simon and Schuster,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Legal, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Prim-Ed delivers new ICT class resources for 2012 Olympics News
29.11.2011 Educational publisher Prim-Ed and the Olympic Council of Ireland has launched the ‘2012 Olympics Team in London’ pack, giving students educational resources on the event’s history. -
RTÉ looks to new digital content models for its future News
17.11.2011 RTÉ director general Noel Curran said the broadcaster will not be “timid, defensive or conservative” as it aims to grow its digital services. -
Google wants to reformat the publishing business News
16.09.2011 It has emerged that Google is about to take on the social publishing revolution and beat early proponents like Flipboard and Pulse by helping the genre to flourish on its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Twitter’s new analytics service to tell clicks from tweets News
14.09.2011 Twitter has revealed a new analytics engine aimed at website publishers who wish to accurately measure the amount of traffic that Twitter drives their way. -
Google adds new features to Google+ News
25.08.2011 Google today revealed that its +1 button now appears on more than a million sites with over four billion daily views. It also added new social networking features aimed at...Categories: Digital Business, Digital Media, Internet, Social Media, Software & Web Development, Web -
Layar’s US$55k prize to bring augmented reality to publishing News
17.08.2011 As if publishers haven’t enough to be trying to get to grips with – from next-gen websites, blogs and mobile and TV apps to social media-sharing strategies – now Layar has come...Categories: Web Development, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Apps Zone, Apps -
BBC to sell off magazine business to focus on digital News
16.08.2011 BBC Worldwide will sell its magazine business to private equity firm Exponent for stg£121m in order to focus on its international video and digital offerings. -
Magazine sorry for retouched photo of Duchess Kate News
12.08.2011 Grazia magazine has apologised to its readers for publishing a cover featuring a retouched photo of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, that depicts her with a tiny waist. -
Texthelp – using technology to develop literacy skills News
09.08.2011 Antrim-based Texthelp Systems has evolved from a single-product company focused on the UK market to one with software solutions for the education sector in several...