Fortune launches on iPad
Steve Smith of minonline writes abou the launch of Fortune‘s iPad edition. Smith writes, “Fortune clearly is aiming to convince readers of the added value of the iPad version. This week’s cover story ‘Is Google Over?’ boasts an animation in which the Google logo melts into a multi-colored puddle. Many of the sections have embedded […]
The WSJ online video: Is it the future?
Marion Maneker of The Big Money examines The Wall Street Journal‘s online video operation and likes what he sees. Maneker writes, “But what the WSJ does better than other news outlets is meld its editorial and reporting staff with the news itself to turn its people into trusted experts. It’s doing this by adapting the […]
Assessing the biz news apps
Bob Tedeschi of the New York Times writes Thursday about the different business news apps that Wall Street traders, analysts and investors use. Tedeschi writes, “The Bloomberg iPhone app is well designed and easy to use, and it capitalizes on Bloomberg’s core strengths as a business news service. Broader industry and geopolitical stories are covered […]
Fox Business Network debuts touch screen financial data
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fox Business Network debuted a new touch screen technology called the Fox Business Data Wizard today during Liz Claman‘s “Countdown to the Closing Bell” show on Thursday. It’s a one-touch data display designed to give on-air talent and producers the ability to access a complete set of real-time financial data on […]
Oregon Business launches real-time news stream
Oregon Business has launched the first online real-time stream dedicated to business news on its website, OregonBusiness.com. The service will deliver statewide business and economic information in real time, editor Robin Doussard said. Oregon Business is the nation’s first business publication and first magazine to use Nozzl Media’s proprietary real-time streaming technology. News content for BUSINESS NEWS NOW will […]
WSJ iPad app has $2.4 million in revenue
Jay Yarow of The Business Insider reports that The Wall Street Journal iPad application has recorded $2.4 million in revenue so far, according to an internal memo. Yarow writes, ¨The memo is a good read on how the WSJ, and other media companies, are approaching the iPad and apps. ¨If you want to read the whole […]
Economist reports success with mobile phone magazine sales
Dominic Ponsford of the Press Gazette writes how The Economist has had success in selling single copies of the magazine via a mobile phone application. Ponsford writes, “In the annual report of parent company Economist Group, its UK managing director Nigel Ludlow outlined how interest in the new sales system had grown since it was […]
Entrepreneur launches full-issue app
Entrepreneur magazine has launched what apparently is the first application for the iPhone that provides all of the content of a business magazine. “The full-issue app is another access point to our content, and we believe for many of our readers, it will be a powerful resource—both at critical junctures in business decision-making and for […]
CNBC.com and CNBC Mobile set new records
CNBC‘s digital operations reported numerous records for May. According to the latest data from comScore Media Metrix, CNBC.com was visited by more than 6 million unique visitors and generated 326 million page views, making it the best month on record. CNBC Mobile, which includes CNBC Mobile Web and CNBC’s iPhone App, crossed the 100-million monthly […]
Dow Jones gets almost half of revenue from digital publications
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Les Hinton told a Japanese crowd on Monday that the company gets nearly half its revenue from digital publications because progress in media technology is continuing despite a global recession. Takashi Kitazume of the Japan Times writes, “‘New products come to market faster than ever, and the WSJ’s new iPad […]
