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Information overload goes back at least to Ecclesiastes—“of making many books there is no end. ” And according to historian Ann Blair, European scholars in the 1500s complained about the “confusing and...
View Article451 Magpad: New French tablet-only magazine shows some the advantages of...
Alright, has some gone and give a name to magazines designed specifically for the iPad? Magpad? OK, it's catchy, but I have my doubts about the name. Moving on. . . late last week a new digital...
View ArticleKobo acquires French digital software company Aquafadas
Toronto-based e-reading company Kobo has acquired French digital software company Aquafadas, the companies announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. The terms of the acquisition were...
View ArticleKobo acquires French digital publishing platform Aquafadas
In an interesting move into the digital publishing production market, Kobo, the Toronto based eReader company, best known for its association with Borders, has acquired Aquafadas, a French digital...
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: BBC Tries to Reset Again, and a Close to 'Linsanity'
Also, the German offshoot of The Financial Times decides to stop publishing, and Quebec orders big United States retailers to translate their names into French.
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: BBC Tries to Reset Again, and a...
Also, the German offshoot of The Financial Times decides to stop publishing, and Quebec orders big United States retailers to translate their names into French.
View ArticleIrish Daily Star editor resigns
The editor of the Irish Daily Star responsible for publishing topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) has resigned.
View ArticleÉrik Izraelewicz, Editor of Le Monde, Dies at 58
Mr. Izraelewicz, a former top editor at two other French dailies, had been brought in two years ago to overhaul the newspaper.
View ArticleThe Canadian Newsstand: small differences and additions make all the...
As angry as American developers may be over the changes Apple have made to the App Store – centered on the loss of a way to search for the newest released apps – Canadian app developers have reasons to...
View ArticleBelgian media planning shared digital content passport
Fresh from apparently wrangling online content fees from Google last month, Belgian newspaper websites will, in 2013, launch an industry-wide platform to take back their readers.
View ArticleCrossmedia bricolage for magazines
I recently came across the word “bricolage”, not in the modern French sense of DIY, but in the artistic context. In a book I am reading a teacher tries to explain something using a series of found...
View ArticleJimmy Savile report most covered story of week
The joint report detailing the extent of the sex abuse allegations made against Jimmy Savile was the most covered news story for the week ending Sunday, January 13, according to.
View ArticleShortlist Media to launch French edition of Stylist
'First free premium magazine of its kind in France' is joint venture with publisher of Marie Claire.
View ArticleWorld Briefing | Europe: France: A Tribute to a Fallen Journalist
President François Hollande called the killing of a French journalist in Syria an “odious act” and paid tribute to “all the journalists who pay with their lives for their commitment to freedom of the...
View ArticleGoogle underestimated Nexus 4 demand, says LG
Head of handset maker's French division says that forecasts ahead of launch of phone were far too low, leading to frustration for buyers - though LG is not making a loss on sales.
View ArticleEurope: France: Striking a Blow for the Mother Tongue
France has decreed that Twitter-using citizens should refrain from using the word “hashtag” in favor of the newly coined French term “mot-dièse. ”.
View ArticleIn settlement with French publishers, Google promises $82 million fund and...
Google has come to an agreement with French publishers who wanted the search giant to start paying them for linking to their content.
View ArticleFrench photographer killed in Syria
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin died in a Turkish hospital three days after suffering from shrapnel wounds sustained while covering clashes in northern Syria.
View ArticleEllicis Hotels – Confex Exhibitor Preview
Looking for somewhere fabulous for your next event? Ellicis Hotels introduces a personally selected collection of luxury hotels & destinations. If you want to know what the hotels are really like...
View ArticleMobile phone charges: 'Welcome to France'? But we're in Kent
Residents and tourists at the foot of the white cliffs of Dover regularly get charged for using French network.
View ArticleThe Times defends its football scoop - our story is true
I asked earlier whether The Times had scored an own goal with its exclusive report claiming that Qatar is to set up a Dream Football League.
View ArticleThe Times’ Oliver Kay uses live web chat to defend his Qatar Dream League story
A lot of people, including myself, were speculating earlier today that The Times had based their big football splash about the Qatar Dream League on one report in a satirical French website, whose talk...
View ArticleBoSacks Speaks Out: The Plastic Was Bent, but the Logic Was Sound
By Robert M. Sacks There was a wonderful impromptu debate on twitter last night. The protagonists were Samir Husni (Mr. Magazine) and myself (Mr. Media Intelligence). It started with a terrific French...
View ArticleSo the iPad can't do everything after all...
This comic French advert for Le Trèfle may give just a little heart to those who are concerned about a world without paper. Enjoy!.
View ArticleThe Times retracts Oliver Kay’s “Qatar Dream League” story with an apology...
The Times have made a full and frank retraction of Oliver Kay’s “Qatar Dream League” story. But appear to have forgotten to put it on their homepage….
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