In the first article ever written for this blog, The Economist Group’s chief executive Andrew Rashbass laid out evidence for the rebirth of long-form reading, made possible by the advent of the tablet. “Data from all sorts of sources shows clearly that consumers read on tablets in a way much closer to print than to [...]
Tags: desktop, journalism, longreads, mobile, news, tablets
November 30 2012
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October 22 2012
The browser wars are notoriously brutal. It’s a competitive industry with high barriers to entry, entrenched giants battling for share and enormous inertia in customer behavior. Tilting at giants like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome, a courageous startup has entered the fray hoping to compete on quality of experience. RockMelt, [...]
Tags: browser, content, desktop, iPad, RockMelt, sharing, social media
Tags: browser, content, desktop, iPad, RockMelt, sharing, social media
The future of mobile news
Tablets help usher in the rise of the multi-platform news consumer
October 4 2012
Those in media love to make bold predictions about what the future holds for the industry, particularly about what’s on its way out and what we should watch out for. First, it was the death of print. The rise of the internet was going to lead to a rapid demise of print publications. Now, with [...]
Tags: desktop, news, publishing, tablets
Tags: desktop, news, publishing, tablets
