Facebook to become news platform

In the past week Facebook had a record billion visitors in one day. In 2012 the social media phenomenon would have this amount of visitors in a month. Facebook is developing into an important news and information platform and is busy developing new products which will change the face of Facebook. Instant articles is a…

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Branson invests in business card app by Dutch entrepreneur

Richard Branson and rapper Will.i.am are investing in the Knock Knock app, designed by a Dutch entrepreneur. Business cards, will they survive? According to Dutchman David Wyler they will not. He designed Knock Knock, an app with which you can exchange contact details by simply knocking. For example your Facebook, Snapchat or Twitter profile. The…

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People of Print Book

People of Print published a manually bound book about the creative possibilities of print.  Several different techniques, materials and styles have been used for the book which is 336 pages big. The book includes interviews and information about printing techniques. 50 designers have contributed to the colourful book. Unique applications and effects show what is…

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1 out of every 10 Dutch people pays for online studies

A growing number of Dutch people uses technology for educational purposes. – 35% studies online – 11% pays for online study material, an increase of 10% since 2014 – They spend more on educational online content than on online gaming, films or music. – More than a third (35%) accesses the material via their smartphone,…

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Polestar: web offset to replace gravure

Polestar, one of the largest print shops for newspapers and magazines, saw its turnover decline rapidly because of the fall in circulation. According to the company falling run lengths and pagination levels result in a move away from gravure towards pagination web offset presses. For this reason Polestar recently installed the first 96 page Goss…

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Brainwave communication is the future

In a Q&A session on his Facebook page, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he expects that in the future we will not need smartphones or computers to communicate. We will be able to directly communicate from brain to brain instead, or telepathy. “One day, I believe we’ll be able to send full rich thoughts…

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Axel Springer starts own online kiosk

German publisher Axel Springer invested 3 million last year into Blendle, together with the New York Times. This year they are putting their money into their own online iKiosk which will compete with the recently opened German Blendle. Reading your newspapers and magazines when and where you want on whichever device you choose. The new freedom…

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What we know about screen versus paper reading

There has been a lot of research into the effects of screen reading. It is generally accepted that readers remember more from what they read on paper than from a screen. However, screen reading has increased the amount we read threefold since 1980. Science journalist Annie Sneed has listed some of this research and its…

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New Van Dale dictionary and the preference of paper

The Dikke van Dale (Big Van Dale – Dutch colloqualism for the Van Dale Dutch dictionary) presents its 15th edition. The three volumes are bigger than ever, with 18,000 new entries, new expressions such as “thinking outside the box” and illustrations to aid the explanation of difficult terms, such as in construction. But why on…

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Images take over social media

Image based social media score high with users. However, research by Forrester Research shows that big brands do not always make full use of visual social media. According to researcher Allison Smith research shows that images are increasingly important in social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, especially with the growth of Instagram, Pinterest and…

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From book to tree

A great example of ecological recycling. A book which you plant after reading out of which grows a tree. Argentinian publishers Pequeno Editor published children´s book Mi Papa Estuvo and la Selva (my dad was in the jungle) which can do this. The book has been silk screen printed and is made of acid free…

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Germany book printer changes to inkjet press

Kösel in Altusried Krugzell Germany, one of the oldest book printers, intends to replace their rotation press with a new digital inkjet press next month. The reason is the flexibility it will give to adjust to the current trend of smaller editions and shorter turnaround (printing on demand). The inkjet rotation press KBA Rotajet 76…

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