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Google shares its sources, and a new AI-powered social app Paid Members Public
Some big changes to Google coming that publishers need to be aware of. An interesting new app that could facilitate community conversations — with the help of AI. And why games aren't just about fun any more.
Engaged Reading Digest: a changing language, unfluencers and dodging state surveillance Paid Members Public
Some interesting reading on how the internet is changing language, reverse influencer psychology and apps in pretests.
Facebook's data harvesting app killed by Apple — taking Facebook's internal apps with it Paid Members Public
Facebook gets caught abusing Apple's Enterprise Developer Program - and the consequences wreak havoc amongst its employees
Apple announces social video app Clips Paid Members Public
Apple dropped some new kit this morning – a red iPhone, a better iPad (non-Pro), and some watch bands. Oh, and a social video making app [http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2017/03/21Apple-Introduces-Clips-The-Fun-New-Way-to-Create-Expressive-Videos-on-iOS.html] : > Apple today introduced Clips, a new app that makes it quick and fun for
Medium makes publications more prominent in its apps Paid Members Public
Medium is making Publications, its approach to creating “websites” within the platform, much more prominent in its apps [https://blog.medium.com/a-new-home-for-your-favorite-publications-in-the-medium-app-289443747d42#.40dnb9r17] : > Only publications that you follow on Medium will be featured on your app’s home screen (and only when they have new posts to read)
Why is Quartz launching an app? Paid Members Public
Why is Quartz launching its own app? [http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/why-is-quartz-launching-its-own-app-a-few-theories] Chris Sutcliffe make a stab at identifying why Quartz is launching its own app – but none of them convincingly answer this key problem: > Research has demonstrated that drop-off for app use is precipitous after the first
Why Apple created its News app Paid Members Public
Apple’s Eddie Cue, speaking to CNN’s Brian Stelter: > “We’ve only created the apps that we think everyone uses every day… We really wanted to create a single app that all customers could go to, to read all their news — no matter what they are interested in,
The baffling stall of tablet magazine evolution Paid Members Public
Interesting piece from a couple of months ago, on the faltering pace of change in tablet magazines [http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/09/why-your-tablet-magazine-isnt-getting-any-better/] . It makes a good case for what’s gone wrong – and an even more compelling one for some missed opportunities: > A successful tablet magazine
