tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194226262008-02-01T04:53:00.986-06:00Edmund Dantes HamiltonBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19422626.post-28258971704279627522007-11-15T08:44:00.000-06:002007-11-16T10:19:52.599-06:00

By Edmund Dante Hamilton, Editor Internet Webpages Newspaper, Inc. © Copyright 2007. Internet Webpages Newspaper, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Q. The Xerox 490 is priced at $1.8 Million USD per engine. Assuming a duplex configuration, that cost would be $3.6 Million USD. From a price standpoint the Xerox 490 is only slightly less in cost than Kodak VersaMark’s VX5000e, which was around $4.2 Million

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New Xerox System at $1.8 Million, Targets Kodak VersaMark's VX5000e and Xeikon's 6000 Xerox has finally delivered on a rumored piece of equipment that will change the dynamics of the digital color web printing marketplace. Until now, Kodak VersaMark's VX5000e and Xeikon's 6000 machines both held the two strongest positions in the arena. Kodak's VX5000e costs about $4 million, which places it

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A series of reports from The Industry Measure (formerly TrendWatch Graphic Arts) this summer outline the importance variable data printing has gained. According to “The Multichannel Mix—Creatives: The Role of Print, Web, Wireless, and Other Platforms in Today’s New Media Environment” report… -- in Summer 2007, 12% of all graphic design and production firms cited “using the Internet more

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Packet Vision, has launched a targeted advertising solution for IPTV commercials. According to the company website, Packet Vision uses a "per impact" fee structure similar to cost-per-action used in the online advertising space.

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Will Yahoo's new ad platform have implications for targeted advertising in print and online? Yes. Here's why. Currently there is a way to target print advertisements to readers based on demographics. But in order to do this the publication must employ variable data printing technology. Now that Yahoo has deployed a sophisticated online advertising tool that allows personalized display

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Ifra's Newspaper Techniques, interviews Peter Vandevanter, vice president of new ventures for The Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, North Carolina, who is conducting a personalized newspaper beta test with 24 subscribers. Selected subscribers visit a website and set their preferences. Afterwards, they receive a tabloid sized two page "My Observer" wrapped around their regular newspaper.

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According to Newspapers and Technology, Kodak Versamark will debut a personalized newspaper publishing system at Ifra Expo. Kodak has been in development of the newspaper publishing system for over a year now. Hunkeler equipment will be used for the finishing. Oce uses Hunkeler equipment for it's Digital Newspaper Network solution, which offers short run same day publishing of foreign newspapers

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The Guardian Unlimited is set to launch a personalized newspaper this summer, G24. The eight to 12 page edition will contain news selections across five topic areas, and is targeted at commuters and workers wanting the latest news on their way home from the office. A sample one-page PDF file is available for preview. Web to Print Strategy with Twist In a twist on the popular web-to-print

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I predict that 2006 will be the Year of Personalization in Print, especially for periodical publishers. This includes both magazine and newspapers. Why? Several reasons. First, there now exists many tools for print designers to incorporate variable data printing (VDP) elements into their page layouts. The two popular industry page layout programs, Quark Express and Adobe InDesign, both have

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I can save The American Press Institute two million dollars and 12 months or so easy. Here's my take on the API initiative. The project has the following goals: I have the same goals since I am a editor and publisher of a start-up personalized, newspaper. Minus two million in capital and the who's-who of journalism thinkers API has assembled. Assess the threat to newspapers in the next decade,

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TiVo announced it will allow subscribers to perform keyword searches that return relevant advertising targeted to user preferences. I believe this is a tipping point for personalization and addressable advertising in media. Comcast's Spotlight already allows broadcast marketers in 68 of the nation's 210 DMAs (Designated Market Areas) - including 22 of the top 25 and 8 of the top 10 television

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