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A big week for the iPad in more ways than one

This week has been a big week for the iPad.  Not only did Steve Jobs launch the iPad2 on March 2nd, there has been a lot of discussion in the UK about iPadvertising as well as how iPad publishers are being treated by Apple. Image credit: Reuters. I first used the term “iPadvertising” on my [...]

Guest post on econsultancy blog titled Can “iPadvertising” save mobile advertising

I’ve just had my first guest post published on the very popular econsultancy blog.  As the article was written specifically for them, I won’t be displaying it here, except for the following extract. The iPad provides a much richer experience and real-estate than the standard mobile phone or even the iPhone. New iPad advertising formats, dubbed [...]

UK MPs want iPads to “reduce printing costs”

According to an article in the Independent newspaper over the weekend, UK politicians want an iPad to “reduce printing costs”. According to the report A new information and communications technology strategy, recently agreed by officials on Parliament’s Management Board, included the following imaginary scenario entitled “a possible MP’s story in 2015″: “As I travel down [...]

The new Telegraph iPad app and why reach and frequency is dead on mobile

I just got my hands on the new Telegraph UK app and it’s a nice piece of work by Tigerspike, who were also responsible for the Australian iPad app (shown below). As regular readers would know, one of the primary reasons I invested in an iPad was to read newspapers. I actually already read the [...]

The future of newspapers could be the iPad

On my recent trip to Sydney, I picked up an iPad (around £100 cheaper in Australia given I could claim back the 10% GST as I was taking it out of the country, and it is not subject to the “cost of doing business in the UK” Apple tax). What has amazed me is that everyone [...]