FT’s web app more popular than one in Apple store
More than 700,000 people use the Financial Times‘ web-based mobile application to access news and other content, making it more popular than the version sold in Apple’s App Store, reports Jennifer Saba of Reuters. Saba writes, “FT.com Managing Director Rob Grimshaw told Reuters that the new Web-based app was drawing more traffic than the version […]
The newsonomics of WSJ Live
Ken Doctor writes for the Nieman Lab about the growing use of video by The Wall Street Journal through its WSJ Live operation. Doctor writes, “It leverages the tablet-sized screen well. It mixes on-the-hour scheduled programming with on-demand access. It balances the talking heads of its global reporting workforce, via Skype, with anchor-hosted programs (News […]
WSJ Social and key lime pie
Here’s a commercial for The Wall Street Journal‘s new Facebook application.
WSJ launches news product for Facebook
Jeff Bercovici of Forbes writes Tuesday about WSJ Social, which is a way to read The Wall Street Journal inside a social network such as Facebook. Bercovici writes, “‘The fundamental idea of it is super simple,’ says Alisa Bowen, general manager of the WSJ Digital Network. ‘It’s about making [WSJ content] available where people are.’ […]
Bloomberg Radio available on iPhone and iPod
The Bloomberg Radio application for iPhone and iPod touch is now available. This is the first radio app where listeners can view real-time charts, get market information and news, and access guest biographies while listening to Bloomberg Radio shows. “We look forward to bringing Manhattan’s number one radio station to a global audience,” said Oke Okaro, general manager […]
CNBC digital has record August
CNBC.com had its best August ever in terms of uniques and its best month ever in terms of page views. According to the latest data from comScore Media Metrix, the site was visited by 7.4 million unique users last month, a 44 percent increase compared to the same time period last year, and recorded 437 […]
WSJ Live now available on iPad and Internet televisions
The Wall Street Journal announced Tuesday the launch of its video application “WSJ Live” for iPad, Internet-connected televisions and set-top boxes. “WSJ Live” currently offers up to four total hours of live programming each business day from across the company’s network of sites. The video content includes seven half-hour live shows, breaking news updates, exclusive […]
A computer did not write this blog post
Steve Lohr of the New York Times writes Sunday about computer programs that write news stories. Lohr writes, “Hanley Wood, a trade publisher for the construction industry, began using the program in August to provide monthly reports on more than 350 local housing markets, posted on its site, builderonline.com. The company had long collected the […]
CNBC launches TV app in Europe, Middle East and Africa
CNBC has rolled out a real-time application for television viewers overseas. Stuart Dredge of The Guardian in London writes, “CNBC Real-Time TV App serves up a variety of content, including video interviews and market analysis; live data from the London Stock Exchange, NYSE, NASDAQ and the Deutsche Börse; and a personalised portfolio feature to keep […]
FT pulls apps from Apple
The Financial Times has pulled its iPad and iPhone apps from Apple’s App Store after losing a battle to keep control of customer data obtained through subscriptions. Georgina Prodham of Reuters writes, “The Pearson-owned FT and Apple had been in negotiations for months but ultimately failed to reach a compromise, an FT spokesman said on […]
