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Ready for the iPad?

By Kevin Shoesmith

Articles about the iPad dominate magazine covers and blogs right now. Everyone is anticipating its arrival and all the incredible functionality and experiences it will bring. But how ready is your organization for the iPad in terms of content and in terms of making room for that new little bundle of joy? We’ve compiled a list of five places you should hit on the Web if you have some questions about how the iPad might affect your organization.

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Motion in Your Magazine, How will it Affect Content Quality?

By Kevin Shoesmith

The changes to digital content are coming very quickly with the advent of the iPad. It hasn’t even been released yet and already major magazines are revealing digital issues that capitalize on the platform’s abilities in exciting ways, including the ability to use motion graphics. But was does it mean for content quality if budgets are already dangerously thin today?

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The iPad & the Age of the Magazine

By Kevin Shoesmith

I’m more excited about the iPad than I’ve ever been about a technology platform. Ever. That’s because I’ve been a magazine junkie since I was a kid. You see for me, the iPad means a revolution to the very medium I’ve used to stay abreast of almost everything that’s interested my whole life. And it’s going to get better in ways that I can’t yet imagine. But here’s a taste.

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Factory’s Picks for SXSW Interactive 2010

By Kevin Shoesmith

Taking a cue from my friend and colleague, Nick Finck, who put together a list of UX sessions at SXSW 2010 Interactive, I thought I’d trawl though the sessions myself and put together a list of presentations and panels that might be of interest to content publishers.