QR Codes Online to Print
I’ve been asked about QR code to print issues a number of times so good indication to just write a post. On a prior QR code post, I outlined a few things you can do with QR codes and Lance in another post talks about tracking with bitly and QR Codes. Now there are a few things you can do to optimize for print since the output is lower resolution out of bitly as example.... Read More
Design World iPad + App
A good day for b2b media apps as our v 1.0 iPad / iPhone is up in the Apple store today. No cheap digital flips. No PDF converted nonsense. No clunky readers. A pure native app featuring real-time news, editorial, updates, video, forum posts and more. Share across the media universe, email articles and save specific ones for a read later on. In portrait mode use the entire screen... Read More
There’s an app for that
Good news Wednesday when we got the word the Engineering Exchange App was approved to the Apple Store this morning. For members of the Engineering Exchange, the App allows for direct status updates, blog post additions and picture upload to the Engineering Exchange site. You can also watch engineering video, participate in forums, get relevant engineering news and renewable energy... Read More
Android Rising
I was reading over some metrics published by Millennial Media on handset market share and was amazed at their numbers on the growth of Android ‘requests’. MM is an mobile advertising platform and provides some impression data with Android at 65% month-over-month 2182% since January 2010 compared to Apple at 12% month-over-month up 32% since January. (Are Android apps... Read More
QR Codes
Grab your smart phone with camera, QR reader app and read this: I’m actually amazed how fast it reads and brings up the Design World mobile site. I’m starting to see a lot more of this in various formats across print mags. A special code will port users direct to mobile versions of relevant content tied in from the print mag. And you might ask why not just key in the... Read More
More on Mobile Navigation
Running behind the curve on posting due to all the development here at Design World- par for course. So this interview turned out to be a pretty good summary on our current mobile outlook. B to B doesn’t like to use paragraph breaks on some of their stuff, so here is a longer than normal excerpt and full link to follow. Digital Directions WTWH Media’s Matheson navigates... Read More
M for Mobile
Design World content is now available in a new mobile format >> of course the site is best viewed with any number of mobile or smart phone formats. Still maintaining a first generation iPhone, I think the browser and regular versions of sites look pretty good – but then also maintaining a first generation iPhone, I’m an obvious fan of very lightweight sites that... Read More
Flash, Mobile and Advertising
I’ve been tracking a package via FedEx today – my long awaited iPad 3G shipped and should be here tomorrow and it got me thinking about several things. First, I’m excited about the possibilities in magazine content coupled with a fantastic online experience. The joining of clean layouts and dynamic content brings a whole slew of opportunities for both publisher... Read More
Mobile Engineering Exchange…
The Engineering Exchange features a mobile version function of the site making it easy to stay connected to topics and groups of interest anywhere you go. Post, update and even load images from your mobile device directly to the Exchange. The mobile site will display automatically when viewed from a mobile device or choose standard display. The Engineering Exchange now has over... Read More
Podcast Resources
More development from DW, and between Engineering Exchange, Twitter, the LinkedIn Group, widgets, and more, where have all my posts gone? In any case, the first podcast we added is audio only and are ready for video podcast channels on the site. And look for more content rolling in here over the next month as we move from beta development. The site is setup for easy subscription... Read More
