Svetlana Aleksijevitsj awarded Nobel Prize for Literature 2015

Door Rob van den Braak | 22/10/2015

Sara Danius announced, on behalf of the Nobel Prize committee, that the Nobel Prize for Literature 2015 will go to Belarusian author Svetlana Aleksijevitsj. Alexijevitsj is a Belarusian writer and research journalist. She wrote successful books about the WW II, the Sovjet war in Afghanistan and the Tsjernobyl disaster. The jury says she has been…

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Twitter starts editorial service Moments

Door Jolanda van Drie | 16/10/2015

Many conversations take place on Twitter daily, which you often miss because you´re not always on-line. To be able to follow interesting conversations, Twitter now offers a new editorial service. Branded ´Moments´ this new Twitter function informs users about what is currently happening on this social media. For now Moments will be available in the…

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Dutch reprographic house tests new HP technology

Door Marco den Engelsman | 14/10/2015

HP announced that ADC Reproservice BV will be the first beta client to test the HP PageWide XL5000 MultiFunction Printer (MFP) for its in-house wide format prints. The printer will also improve productivity and workflow. The HP PageWide XL 5000 MFP is fast and efficient in both colour and black-and-white. It can save up to…

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The Kube makes you want to read again

Door Beate den Engelsman | 08/10/2015

The Kube which launched in France and Belgium puts together a selection of literature which is delivered to your home. A new way to look at books and to support the independent bookshop. At the start of the new school year the Kube was sent to a number of curious Belgian and French readers. Two…

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Image emporium Instagram growing

Door Jolanda van Drie | 02/10/2015

When Instagram was introduced five years ago, 400 million users seemed like a dream. This week however that dream came true. In a blogpost Instagram shared the milestone of 400 million users. Instagram seems to be the right social media for many users, short messages, images and an interesting worldwide audience.   75% of this…

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Waterproof bible thanks to synthetic paper

Door Rob van den Braak | 30/09/2015

Well, this is something an e-reader cannot offer, an element resistant bible without a charger. Perhaps that is the reason why the NLT Waterproof Bible Blue Wave is successful despite its hefty price of 44.95US$. Some of the advantages of the Yupo synthetic paper are the option to, with the right pen, make notes on…

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Blendle tests pay button

Door Marco den Engelsman | 18/09/2015

Digital kiosk Blendle is testing a pay button which newspaper and magazine publishers can integrate into their websites. This pay button will allow Blendle users to pay for articles without having to leave the publisher´s website. “Newspaper and magazine sites increasingly use pay walls which require registration. Many people think that´s too much hassle”, says…

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Paper book sales are up

Door Marco den Engelsman | 10/09/2015

In the first half of this year more than half a million more books were sold compared to last year. These are the first positive numbers since 2009, according to Dagblad de Limburger (regional newspaper in the Limburg province). Book sales were up 3% in the first half of 2015. 213M€ was spent on paper…

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Women retweet more

Door Beate den Engelsman | 09/09/2015

Coosta.com has done analytical research into the content of social media. They analysed sentiment: positivity, negativity or neutrality of a message, and if the content is disseminated by men or women. Instagram stands out: nearly 50% of content is very positive with only a small percentage of negative messages. Blogs and Facebook seem to be generally…

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