Archive for January, 2008

Tuesday Link Roundup

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Keeping print a float B-to-b publishers have gotten used to the idea of advertising dollars migrating to the Web, but none wants to see vast sums of money moving out of print. As the economy becomes less certain, though, b-to-b publishers are aware that advertisers could make sudden shifts in strategy ...

Creating a “Kodak Printing Experience” on Celebrity Apprentice

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Jeff Hayzlett Chief Business Development Officer of Kodak will appear on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice on Thursday, January 17th, at 9:00 PM EST. Hayzlett says: Tune in to see me, along with a few other folks from Kodak and the cast at the bottom of this note, be a part of an entertaining ...

Warren Werbitt is a Print Fanatic!

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

I got an email today from Warren. He's the President & CEO of Pazazz Printing. He wanted me to check out a couple of videos they had posted on YouTube. Ordinarily this would be a quick check it out and move on to other things. But ...

The Printing Industry at 564

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The Printing Industry will celebrate it's 564th birthday in 2008. Over the last 564 years the materials and processes used to place ink on paper have evolved, but one thing has remained constant: print remains a highly effective method of distributing and consuming informaton. To mark the event, Frank Romano wrote ...

What does your favorite typeface say about you?

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Christina Capecchi of MinnPost (an interesting experiment in new media news delivery we cover last August) has an amusing article on "Typography psychology: What does your typeface say about you?." The premise of Capecchi's article is person's font of choice reflects on their personality. Update: More font fun via Kottke's links: ...

Getty Images Banks on Web Image Market

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

The Wall Street has an article on Getty Images attempts to its online presence (7 day free link): Getty, which sells the rights to images to major advertisers and publications, seeks to boost sales from sources outside its high-resolution photos and capitalize on the growing ease of Web image posting. The Seattle ...

New Pew Internet Study Examines Information Search

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

A new study from Pew Internet examines "how people use the internet, libraries, and government agencies when they need help:" Americans deal with a complex array of issues and problems in their everyday lives – from health care to education to employment to retirement. Many of these problems require negotiating a ...

Xerox Unveils New Corporate Identity

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Today Xerox unveiled a transformation of its corporate identity "designed to reflect today's Xerox, a customer-centric company built on a continuing history of innovative ideas, products and services that meet the needs of businesses small to large." The Xerox logo is now a "lowercase treatment of the Xerox name - in ...

The Power of Personalization in 2008

Monday, January 7th, 2008

The CMO Council, an organization "dedicated to advancing the effectiveness, stature and influence of chief marketing executives faced with a unique set of complex and daunting organizational, operational, cultural and strategic business challenges across multiple industry sectors and markets worldwide" has started an initiative aimed at helping marketers understand the ...

“Hah Hah, your medium is dying”

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Last nights Simpsons' includes a scene mocking the death of newspapers. Update: Youtube clip removed. Rex Hammock has the clip from Hulu.com: Nelson (of the Simpsons) on newspapers. Is news print media doomed when its demise is highlighted in pop culture?