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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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