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Archive for October, 2008

“The Rumors of JDF’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”

Friday, October 31st, 2008

At Graph Expo I had the opportunity to chat with Patrick Stuart. Patrick is the Technology Marketing Director at Bureau of Engraving, Inc in Minneapolis, MN. Among the many things we discussed was the Is JDF Dead? discussion here at Print CEO Blog. In the video segment below Patrick shares how The ...

So you missed Graph Expo, will you sink like Graf Spee?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Guest Editorial by Kevin Keane President and CEO IAPHC, Inc. The Graphic Professionals Resource Network And on the third full day of Graphing the Expos, the Christian Science Monitor announced it will end its 100 year old status as a printed publication and move its reportage entirely online... ADF's versus Craftsmanship Xerox got ...

Christian Science Monitor to Stop Printing

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

The Christian Science Monitor will stop printing its daily edition next year. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations numbers the Paper currently has a daily print circulation of 56,083. Bloomberg has the details: The move follows years of losses at the non-profit newspaper, which is subsidized by the Church of Christ, Scientist. ...

Patrick Henry Wins McMillan Award

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

This morning WhatTheyThink.com's Executive Editor Patrick Henry won the Tom McMillan Award. The McMillan Award recognizes printing industry journalists that demonstrated journalistic integrity and professionalism; an understanding of the industry, as well as its technologies and applications; and acts as a role model for other journalists. The award is named after ...

There is one media

Friday, October 24th, 2008

A great quotation from YouTube Cofounder Chad Hurley: "There is no old media. There is no new media. There is one media with one common purpose; to inform, move and inspire the world through information, art and entertainment." He said this at the MIPCOM Conference a gathering of decision-makers in the TV, ...

Is JDF dead?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Rick Littrell, CMO of cross media marketing firm Magicomm has a video up on his company blog on the current status of JDF within the printing industy-- not just printers that have adopted JDF-enabled workflows, but vendors that are bringing products to market with certified JDF capabilities. Watch Rick's video: Rick cites ...

Dr. Joe Webb presents The State of the Printing Industry: The Real Story at Graph Expo

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

If you will be in Chicago for Graph Expo I hope you can join us at our annual breakfast event. Dr. Joe Webb will present The State of the Printing Industry: The Real Story. The economic outlook is more befuddling every moment, and Dr. Joe is STILL working on his ...