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,...

FT launches Web app redesign

Posted on: 04/05/13

London—The Financial Times has unveiled a redesign of its HTML5 mobile app. The revamp, an update to the Web app that debuted in June 2011, offers users a choice of either a morning edition mirroring the print newspaper or ...

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...

UBM Tech evolves event technology strategy

Posted on: 01/08/13

UBM Tech introduced an online environment to support its DESIGN West conference last year, offering engineers a social environment in which they could rate content, make recommendations and interact. The platform, developed by UBM Studios and called DESIGN on Demand, won multiple awards from the...

Audit Bureau of Circulations changes name to Alliance for Audited Media

Posted on: 11/16/12

New York—The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), which was founded in 1914, has changed its name to the Alliance for Audited Media, effective immediately.

Korean and Indonesian join growing list of WSJ.com's local-language websites

Posted on: 11/13/12

WSJ.com, the online companion to The Wall Street Journal, has been moving aggressively to expand its global footprint by launching local-language websites.

Kramer embarks on reshaping 'USA Today'

Posted on: 11/05/12

When Larry Kramer was editor of the San Francisco Examiner in the 1980s, one of his responsibilities was managing gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, author of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Kramer, president-publisher of Gannett Co.'s USA Today, recently tackled another tough...

Mobile, tablet compatibility needs at the forefront

Posted on: 11/02/12

Bryan Crowe, production manager for Allured Business Media, works in a department with three designers, a design manager and a developer producing four monthly b-to-b titles. The team also lays out books, supports both marketing efforts and events, and is in the process of optimizing its sites...

IDG Enterprise rolls out CITEworld.com

Posted on: 10/08/12

Framingham, Mass.—IDG Enterprise has introduced CITEworld.com, a website targeting IT professionals and business executives who use consumer technologies in their operations.

'USA Today' adopts comScore viewability metrics

Posted on: 10/08/12

McLean, Va.—Gannett Co. announced it will implement comScore's viewable impression measurement for ad campaigns running on USAToday.com.

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.”

'Aviation Week' relaunches

Posted on: 10/05/12

McGraw-Hill Cos.' July relaunch of Aviation Week & Space Technology was the latest in a series of initiatives designed to boost the brand's audience and create more integrated marketing packages.

Penton CEO focusing on fewer, bigger bets in 2013

Posted on: 09/14/12

David Kieselstein, who became CEO of Penton Media on Jan. 30, spoke to Media Business as he began planning for his first full calendar year as the top executive of one of the country's largest b-to-b media companies. From 2008 to 2012, Kieselstein was CEO of TNS North America, a custom research...

Thoughts on the future of b-to-b media

Posted on: 09/14/12

I've been asked to share my thoughts on what the future of b-to-b media will look like. The request reminded me of advice I'm sure you've heard before: If someone insists they know what the future will be, politely say, “Yeah, right,” and walk away.

Mobile devices, tablets offer challenging opportunities for content distribution

Posted on: 09/14/12

Many b-to-b publishing companies are still taking a wait-and-see approach toward offering content designed specifically for tablets and creating apps targeted to their audiences. A few, however, are forging ahead.

Atlantic Media's Quartz aims to rock business journalism

Posted on: 09/11/12

Atlantic Media is looking to disrupt the global business media market with its new brand Quartz, which will be launched later this month or early next month.

'USA Today' reportedly may charge for mobile apps

Posted on: 08/24/12

New York—Gannett Co.'s USA Today may charge for mobile applications on smartphones and tablet computers, said Larry Kramer, the newspaper's president-publisher, in an interview with Bloomberg Television's “Street Smart.”

HTML5 technology spurs 'write once, publish many' model

Posted on: 07/17/12

The publishing benefits of deploying HTML5 technology were discussed last month at MPA Digital: Technology, a one-day conference that focused on how media companies can use technology to manage magazine content on print and digital platforms. HTML5, a browser-based programming language that is able ...

Hearst Digital debuts private ad exchange

Posted on: 06/27/12

New York—Hearst Digital Media, the online publishing division of Hearst Magazines, has introduced an ad exchange to enable targeted marketing campaigns across the company's more than 25 digital brands.

Survey: Digital editions popular with broadcast tech buyers

Posted on: 06/12/12

New York—About half of broadcast technology buyers read digital editions of trade magazine, according to a recent study, “Improving Marketing Effectiveness,” conducted by Josh Gordon Group. The study found that 81.1% of respondents read a trade publication at least once a month.