Pubs That Go Digital-Only Face New Requirements

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Publishers also will need to report circulation more frequently…

 

Newsweek might have been the most high-profile magazine to go digital-only, but it’s probably not the last. And so the Alliance for Audited Media—as the Audit Bureau of Circulations has renamed itself—has endorsed new guidelines for print publications that go digital-only.

The new guidelines, adopted at the AAM’s Nov. 14-16 board meeting, say that when a publication makes that transition, it must give subscribers the option of receiving the digital subscription; converting to another print publication; or receiving a refund for the remainder of the subscription.

 

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Pas a Pas: A stop-motion animation tool for the classroom

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Ishac Bertran’s Pas a Pas is not only a device for teaching children the fundamentals of stop-motion animation (and a little geometry for good measure); it …

 

Functionally, the most important aspects of the Pas a Pas are its screen and camera, with which children can create a stop-motion animation with a series of simple steps. The screen displays an arrangement of colored shapes. A child arranges corresponding colored blocks over the shapes, directly on the screen. With the pieces in place, the “record” button is pressed, and the camera above, which points down at the screen, takes a snapshot. The screen then cycles to the next frame of the animation, with the child moving the relevant pieces. So on to completion. 

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Hamburger-making machine churns out custom burgers at industrial speeds – Images

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A hamburger made using Momentum Machines’ automated hamburger maker…

 

Hamburgers are a multi-billion dollar business, and while fast food chains have got the process down to an efficient production line process, making them is still labor intensive with armies of burger flippers and sandwich assemblers. In a move that could put millions of teenagers around the world out of their first job, Momentum Machines is creating a hamburger-making machine that churns out made-to-order burgers at industrial speeds and aims to use it in its own chain of restaurants.  

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Sailrocket runs 65.45 knots (75 mph) to smash World Speed Sailing Record

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The outright world speed sailing record was smashed this afternoon (November 24) by Paul Larsen in the Vestas Sailrocket 2 with the astonishing time of 65.4…

 

In a spectacular week for sailing, more than a dozen world speed sailing records have been broken at two different venues in Namibia. The outright speed sailing records for both 500 meters (59.38 knots) and one nautical mile (55.32 kts) were set in Walvis Bay by Australian Paul Larsen and the British-designed, inclined-rig hydrofoil Vestas SailRocket 2. Simultaneously, 600 km away, the annual Luderitz Speed Challenge has seen nine world outright speed records for sailboards established in just a week, including surpassing 50 knots (92.6 km/h) and 60 mph (52.14 kts). The breaking of world records is almost certain to continue over the coming weeks, with Larsen focussed on breaking the 60 knot (111.12 km/h – 69.05 mph) barrier and the now legendary Luderitz Speed Challenge continuing until December 16, with kiteboarders joining the event on December 3. 

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Where You’ll Eat Next: The Tasty New Restaurants Big Brands Are Cooking Up – Forbes

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What’s an established restaurant chain to do once it’s put a store — or a few hundred — in every major city in America? Starbucks’ Teavana acquisition yesterday gives a hint: Develop or buy growing new concepts.

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Gift Guide: The QOOQ Tablet | TechCrunch

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Tablets and kitchens don’t mix, but the QOOQ tablet blends these two differing flavors together into a delicious treat for whomever’s lucky enough to own one.

 

Tablets and kitchens don’t mix, but the QOOQ tablet blends these two differing flavors together into a delicious treat for whomever’s lucky enough to own one. With a heat and humidity-resistant design, waterproof build, and an OS built specifically for the chef in all of us, the QOOQ was most certainly built for the kitchen, and it stands up to that promise. 

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MediaPost Publications Red All Over: Newspaper Revenues Fall In Q3 11/23/2012

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Red All Over: Newspaper Revenues Fall In Q3 – 11/23/2012…

 

The second half of the year isn’t bringing any relief to the newspaper industry,  with total advertising revenues falling 5.1% from $5.56 billion in the third  quarter of 2011 to $5.27 billion in the third quarter of  2012. Revenue declines were spread across all the major newspaper  ad categories. National advertising fell 10.4% from $823 million to $738  million, retail was down 6% from $2.8 billion to $2.64 billion, and classifieds  slipped 4.8% from $1.2 billion to $1.14 billion
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/187773/red-all-over-newspaper-revenues-fall-in-q3.html?edition=53766#ixzz2DKh165PA 

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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Latest Release: New Device Support and Robust Analytics « Adobe Digital Publishing

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Delivering immersive experiences for books, magazines, newspapers, and corporate publications…

 

Digital Publishing Suite, Release 24, is now live. We are excited to announce support for new devices, analytics on end user behavior, and improvements to the publishing workflow and reading experience. For more detail on any of the features, visit the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Help Site, hosted by Bob Bringhurst.

REACH MORE READERS: EXPANDED DEVICE SUPPORT Support for iPad Mini DPS apps built for iPad2 will automatically work for iPad Mini. With no extra effort, your app will be available for iPad Mini users as well. This benefits our Single Edition customers, as well as Pro and Enterprise.

Support for Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Device The Kindle Fire HD 8.9” device is planned to ship on November 20th, and your publication can be immediately available for early adopters. In order to target the device, designers can develop a 1920×1200 folio.

Web Viewer on Windows 8 If you use social sharing, articles shared by your readers can be viewed on Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 web browsers.

 

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