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Adobe will stop auditing licenses
Adobe has announced it will no longer audit software licenses in most parts of the world. In fact Adobe had already stopped doing this in November 2015 for the bigger geographical markets North America, Japan and Latin America. Europe is next in line. Only for some markets in Asia and Oceania (APAC) will they continue.…
Lees meerCommercial posts less visible on Facebook
Entrepreneurs who communicate their messages via Facebook are increasingly getting less exposure, according to research by SocialFlow. Commercial messages are less visible for Facebook users. According to SocialFlow “organic reach” has dropped by 52% in the first six months of 2016, meaning posts which are not actively sought out. Facebook has changed their algorithm for…
Lees meerFlipboard: free online magazine publishing with social media characteristics
If you combine an online magazine with social media characteristics you get Flipboard. Flipboard, developed in 2010 by Mike McCue and Evan Doll, is a fast growing platform for putting together a fast and simple magazine. This magazine can be shared via email and social media. It has the option to invite people to grow…
Lees meerCinema the way to reach a younger generation
Cinema popularity is increasing and cinema advertising saw a spectacular growth in 2015. Television is keping a close eye on this trend. Because cinema does what television and many other media are failing at: reaching a younger generation. In 2015 33 million people went to the cinema in the Netherlands. An increase of 7.1% compared…
Lees meerPDF Aktuell Newsletter: Callas pdfToolbox 9 for variable data, Esko ArtPro+ with PDF editor and more PDF news
The 101st newsletter already, by Stephan Jaeggi full of PDF news. News such as the, not surprising, winner in preferred PDF format being PDf/X-4, the introduction of Acrobat Document Cloude update without Mobile Link, Callas scripting for variables in pdfToolbox 9 and Esko´s new ArtPro+ native PDF editor. The must-read English language newsletter can be…
Lees meerSki goggles with augmented reality
We should have seen it coming. If there is anything that resembles AR glasses it is ski goggles. And now we have the AR ski goggles with which you can film, navigate and even game. Safe no, fun yes. Skiing through a gate which doesn´t actually exist or following a track that others cannot see…
Lees meerGetty expects to make 1.5 million photos during the Olympics
Getty Images will be the official photographer for the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Getty team is ready to do so and expect to make more than 1.5 million photos with their team of 120 people. Photographers naturally want to get their photos to the head office as soon as possible so…
Lees meerEuropean data protection authority wants to lose cookie wall
The European privacy guard dog EDPS wants to have smarter, stricter and clearer privacy rules for electronic communication. For example the use of end-to-end-encryption to protect communication needs to be allowed and protected. They also want to get rid of the cookie wall. This will make the collection of client data via web adverts much…
Lees meerBlokboek.com now also on Flipboard
You can now read, share and comment on all Blokboek.com news via Flipboard. Flipboard is a fast growing web phenomenon with which you can create magazines and follow other people´s magazines, with any internet connected computer, smart phone or tablet. Reading via a web browser and editing via apps available in the Apple and Android stores. Blokboek.com can be…
Lees meerEbook Friendly: 12 projects that connect print to digital
There are many ways to connect printed information to online content. From scannable codes to printed electronic connectors. Piotr Kowalcyk, Founder of Ebook Friendly and eBook enthusiast listed 12 of the, according to him, most remarkable projects. The one we found most remarkable is Fingerlink, a Fujitsu Technologies project which makes a touch screen out…
Lees meerWhat the new European privacy laws entail
On 24 May of this year the new European privacy laws, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was published. The new law regulates into the smallest detail how to manage data. This new EU wide privacy law has consequences for any organisation dealing with consumer data. What does the law mean for companies and…
Lees meerXMPie membership will become free for all users
Jeroen van Druenen, CEO of Jubels, is not only a well-known Dutch communications entrepreneur, but also chairman of the international XMPie user group XUG. In an interview with Whattheythink.com he announced that this user group will now become free of charge for all users who use this smart software for their cross media efforts. Van Druenen is…
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