Making Effective Choices in Content Systems and Technologies
Here's how we at Technology for Publishing recommend that you approach the process of defining which systems and technologies can best support your content needs.
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: Technology’s Impact on Learning
Courtesy of the site CheapestColleges.org, this week’s infographic pick provides stats that spell out just how much today’s students rely on technology for learning, whether they’re taking notes on a laptop or using electronic textbooks. Recent reports about a decline ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: Traditional Publishing vs. Indie Publishing
The website Ebook Friendly pointed us to this detailed infographic by writer and blogger Erik Wecks that compares publishing models. Wecks looks at the traditional model for getting a printed book published, as well as the independent publishing path both ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: The New Laws of the Media Universe
This infographic from programmatic and content marketing firm PulsePoint comes to us by way of Digiday. Its tongue-in-cheek “periodic table of the digital media elements” uses equations as a tool for examining “the science of advertising” and growing importance of ...
READ MOREMedia Metrics: Digital Ads, Newspaper Circ, iPad Sales, Social Media, Mobile, Business Mags, and More
Digital ads, newspaper circulation, iPad sales, social media, reading habits, mobile trends, and business magazines are among the topics covered in this month’s installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. We compile excerpts from some of the key stories covering issues ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: The Incredible Taxonomy of Almost Every Beer in the World
Are you interested in taxonomy design? No? Well, how about beer? If you care about either or both, you’re going to love this week’s infographic pick. Thanks to Adweek, we now know about Pop Chart Lab and its impressive collection ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: Content Aggregator Apps and Publishers – A Complicated Dynamic
A recent article and infographic from Folio examine the tricky relationship between publishers and content aggregators. Of course publishers want their content to be discovered by as many potential readers as possible. But while third-party news aggregators help that content ...
READ MOREThe Importance of Content Governance and Oversight
Continuing our series on the Essential Elements of an Effective Content Backbone, let’s talk about the importance of content governance and oversight. If you’re a publisher competing in today’s content market, you know that the more content you have, in ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: 7 Social Media Trends That Are Shaping 2014
AllTwitter introduced us to an infographic created by marketing consultancy Media Mosaic that highlights seven emerging trends in social media. Take a look and see whether you’re already taking advantage of these techniques to enhance your relationship with your audience; ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: How to Create the Perfect Password
According to a recent report, a hijacked Twitter account is worth more than a stolen credit card on the cyber black market. Bearing that in mind, it’s in your best interest to protect all of your social media accounts and ...
READ MOREMedia Metrics: News Media, Digital Ads, Audience Behavior, Tablets, Video, Referrals, and More
The state of the news media, digital ad spending, web audience behavior, tablets, mobile operating systems, ebooks, video strategies, and traffic referrals are among the topics covered in this month’s installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. Every month, we compile ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: The State of Content Marketing
This infographic on content marketing that digital marketing journal Leaderswest recently shared caught our eye. Based on data from Oracle Eloqua’s State of Content Marketing 2014 Survey Report, this infographic offers a snapshot of how businesses are approaching content marketing to attract ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: Why Upworthy Has Won the Internet
Marketing automation software firm Marketo created an infographic aimed at helping the rest of us learn from viral content site Upworthy’s success. Though Upworthy’s attention-grabbing headlines certainly have something to do with it, Marketo offers this important reminder as well: ...
READ MORE5 Strategies for Maintaining Content Health
Continuing our series on the Essential Elements of an Effective Content Backbone, let’s talk about how to keep content in good health. What’s “content health”? Well, it’s the glue and process that keep your content workflows, structure, systems, and organization ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: The Growth of Mobile Advertising
Mobile advertising platform developer StartApp created an infographic that outlines the history of mobile ads and offers some stats on mobile device use. Mobile advertising is predicted to grow from $3.6 billion in 2011 to $18.3 billion in 2018—are you ...
READ MOREAdobe DPS v30 Release: Custom Info Screens, Notifications, Navigation Options
This past weekend, Adobe released the latest update to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Version 30. This version delivers a number of exciting new enhancements with respect to custom information screens, notifications, navigation options, and more. Native Android Viewer Apps DPS ...
READ MOREAdobe Announces DPS Licensing Changes
Adobe announced a change to its licensing policy for Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Professional Edition that will affect customers who purchase or renew that edition going forward. As of March 12, new customers and existing customers who renew their licenses ...
READ MOREMedia Metrics: Web Use, Print vs. Digital, B&N, Amazon, NYT, Mag Circ, and More
We know that many of you are hungry for data to help you keep up with current media industry trends and prepare for changes that are just around the corner. To help you do just that, we compile excerpts from ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: Putting Data Visualization Inspiration on the Map
It’s different from our typical infographic picks, but earth.nullschool.net is really cool—plus it might inspire you to expand your notion of what’s possible in journalism when it comes to data visualization. Web developer Cameron Beccario has created an interactive animated ...
READ MOREINFOGRAPHIC: The Word Science of Getting People to Share Your Tweets and Posts
The AllFacebook blog shared a infographic created by Facebook app developer ShortStack that offers some advice on specific words to use in headlines, tweets, and Facebook posts that increase the odds that your content will be shared. The original sources ...
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