A golden (digital) age for magazines? Didn’t see that coming

April 16, 2013 Subscribe | View as Web page. THEDAILYBUZZ A roundup of emedia news and views from around the web In this Issue A golden (digital) age for magazines? Didn't see that coming More Bloomberg users turn to Apple devices for financial information Web designer role evolves, pushing into digital publishing Twitter shows us how the news is made, and it's not pretty Heap: analytics for people with questions Who can convince us that mobile ads work? Twitter forces Flattr to stop letting users tip 'favorited' tweets A golden (digital) age for magazines? Didn't see that coming Instead of killing magazines, the Internet has changed their style, content and the way they interact with readers. FULL ARTICLE - National Post More Bloomberg users turn to Apple devices for financial information A new version of Bloomberg's iPad app reflects a shift to mobile and tablet usage among financial professionals. The pattern mirrors what's taking place in the consumer realm. FULL ARTICLE - paidContent Web designer role evolves, pushing into digital publishing According to results of a survey by digital industry body AIMIA and Adobe. The 'Web Design Survey' found web designers are expecting a large increase in mobile development, particularly video and apps, as well as an increase in integrated and interactive advertising across all platforms, and growth in HTML5. FULL ARTICLE - Marketing Mag Twitter shows us how the news is made, and it's not pretty In the aftermath of events like the Boston Marathon bombings, Twitter is often criticized for the way it indiscriminately distributes lies as well as facts — but as chaotic as that process is, we are better off for having it. FULL ARTICLE - paidContent Heap: analytics for people with questions With many analytics tools, the decision to track a new metric can take days to implement. Then you wait. Since you weren't capturing that specific data before, it'll be a few days before enough data trickles in to be meaningful. Heap, meanwhile, captures everything from the day you install it onward. The moment you have a question, you have an answer. FULL ARTICLE - TechCrunch Who can convince us that mobile ads work? We're shifting from desktop computing to a mobile world. Cool for phone sales (see Apple and Samsung)! Not so cool, however, for ad sales execs, who have spent the past two decades trying to sell Web real estate to advertisers. FULL ARTICLE - AllThingsD Twitter forces Flattr to stop letting users tip 'favorited' tweets Flattr's Twitter micropayments venture, where people could leave tips for 'favorited' tweets, is over. But as that tie-in got shut down, Flattr enabled tips for YouTube videos. The system also works on Instagram and SoundCloud. FULL ARTICLE - GigaOm advertisement Advertise in the Daily Buzz If you are interested in advertising in The Daily Buzz, please contact Prescott Shibles at (917) 740-0026. You are receiving the Daily Buzz as a valuable member of the eMedia Vitals community. Please feel free to contact us at any time with feedback and comments. Click here to unsubscribe. Our mailing address is: Vital Business Media 65 Broadway New York, NY 10006 Copyright (C) 2013 Vital Business Media All rights reserved.