James Capo, Director-digital business development, Cygnus Business Media

Posted on: 04/28/13

James Capo acted as a consultant to Cygnus Business Media as it developed an iPad app for Sustainable Construction, the first of about a dozen tablet apps the company has introduced since 2011. The work led to his post as director-digital business development for the company's public safety group,...

Publishers focus on centralizing mobile strategy to meet brand needs

Posted on: 02/26/13

The mobile audience for ALM brands grew by more than 30% in 2012, said Jeff Litvack, senior VP-digital. That shift outpaced expectations and drove the media company to develop an aggressive strategy to serve its content on multiple devices. “ALM was already investing in mobile, but the...

Publishers see challenges with responsive design

Posted on: 10/05/12

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg aired his frustration with Web apps and responsive design last month at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 conference, saying that the social network's biggest mistake had been “betting too much on HTML5.”