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Archive for February, 2008

The Road to On Demand 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Over the weekend I will be traveling to Boston to attend the AIIM and On Demand Conference & Expo. This will be my 3rd time attending and I'm just as excited as the first On Demand I attended in Philly in 2006. For me this conference and trade exhibition is ...

The Art of Greenwashing

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I might be late to the party on this cartoon, but this it says so many things about the current state of corporate responsibility and ill attempts at embracing sustainable business practices: Check out some of Tom's other cartoons on marketing. (Via the SustainCommWorld Newsletter)

Green Lantern: Should I Cancel My Newspaper Subscription?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Over at Slate, The Green Lantern looks into the environmental pros and cons of reading newspapers in print or online. A Slate reader asks the Lantern, "When I finish reading my Sunday newspaper, I can't help but think I've just committed an egregious environmental sin—all those poor trees that had ...

Internet Advertising Revenues Continue to Climb

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The Interactive Advertising Bureau has released the latest numbers for online advertising: The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today announced that Internet advertising revenues for 2007 are estimated to grow to $21.1 billion, a 25 percent increase over the previous revenue record of nearly $16.9 billion for full year ...

O Say, Can UV? At Print UV 2008 in Las Vegas, You Can Learn How

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

UV (ultraviolet) printing has been available in the offset market since the 1960s, and these days, the process is demonstrating its merits for digital output as well. UV’s upsurge in popularity in recent years has produced a corresponding increase in trade media coverage, educational material from UV technology providers, and ...

Apocalypse Not Yet

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

“Could the publishing industry get Napsterized?” Whether that’s food for thought or a tempest in a teapot depends upon your point of view. In a recent column for Newsweek magazine, Stephen Levy discusses the Atiz BookSnap, reportedly the first consumer device that enables the user to “release the content” of ...

Ryobi Stakes Claim to 40″ Market with New 1050 Press Series

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Thursday, Febuary 21—Ryobi tossed its hat into the 40" offset ring by announcing today that it will show a B1 format multicolor press at drupa. The press, a five-color model, will be the first in the 1050 series, a new line taking aim at others in its size class with ...