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IRex Technologies , maker of the e-reader iLiad, has filed for bankruptcy, reports PaidContent . The company, which began selling the iRex DR800SG in February, reports that sales of the device have been below expectations. The DR800SG had received a good deal of attention for it’s unique model, which gave publishers more control over the distribution of their content.

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Maker of the iLiad e-reader goes bankrupt

While iPad applications are so far reporting strong numbers, Scribd co-founder believes there is a better way for journals to produce mobile news, PaidContent reports . Jared Friedman , CTO and co-founder of the document sharing website Scribd, believes that his website would function better then iPad applications in communicating news to iPad users.

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Co-founder believes Scribd is better alternative to Apple’s app

Fox News has recently reported the launch of a its new website Fox News Insider, WebNewser reports . The site, which focuses on an integration of social media, allows for users to post on a “live wall” and displays the tweets of Fox correspondents in a Twitter Tracker. Other features of the site include an open question and a poll to which users can respond.

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Fox News introduces more social website

Here is the text of what Carroll said: “I’m absolutely shocked and disappointed at the findings of the NCAA. I never, ever thought it would come to this. After nine years of working at the university and going through all the challenges and the accomplishments that all of the people took part in, I’m extremely disappointed we have to deal with this right now

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Pete Carroll responds to NCAA sanctions via YouTube

The Financial Times iPad application has gained some serious bragging rights: it recently became the first application to win “Best iPad App” during the 2010 Apple Design Awards. The New York Observer reports that the application was downloaded 150,000 times in its first three weeks. Robert Grimshaw , managing director of FT.com, expressed satisfaction with the initial numbers of the application and said that “average session lengths continue to exceed our expectations.” The application, which offers 10 free articles a month before requiring the user to subscribe, provides access to all of FT.com’s sections and allows for users to download articles for offline reading

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Financial Times wins award for iPad application

A few weeks ago I posed a question about direct mail providers and Transpromo on LinkedIn and got a very spirited response. The question was: “Is the art and science of using transaction documents as a customer retention vehicle a threat to direct mailers or an opportunity

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How do Direct Mailers feel about Transpromo?

With many instances of disaster, media access is a point of issue and irritation. However, media access to BP ‘s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as been particularly stringent, reports the New York Times .

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Journalists denied access to Lousiania coast oil spill

Seahawks rookie Golden Tate was chosen by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th and final round of the Major League Baseball draft. He played center field for Notre Dame’s baseball team, and this is the second time he has been taken in the baseball draft. He was chosen in the later rounds by the Arizona Diamondbacks coming out of high school

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Golden Tate has Top Pot caper, but no top pick

It was 10 years ago this week that Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered Microsoft split in two as a remedy for abusing its Windows monopoly. That judgment was tossed out on appeal, but the eventual antitrust settlement has had plenty of repercussions. From crapware to insecurity, here’s my wrap-up of what 10 years of antitrust regulation has really accomplished.

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How a decade of antitrust oversight has changed your PC

A few follow-up notes on the incident involving Golden Tate at the Top Pot Doughnuts cafe in Bellevue. Officer Carla Iafrate of the Bellevue Police Department confirmed that Tate received a trespassing warning on Saturday morning. He was not cited nor arrested.

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Follow-up on Golden Tate’s Top Pot caper

Seahawks rookie Golden Tate answered questions about the incident over the weekend. He was not cited nor arrested, but he did receive a warning for trespassing after he fell victim to the lure of Top Pot Doughnut’s maple bars. Now, one thing to clarify.

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Golden Tate and the lure of Top Pot maple bars

Golden Tate was inside the Top Pot Doughnuts in Bellevue while it was closed on Saturday, according to a report from TMZ.com. He was not arrested nor cited, according to the report . Tate was found there at 3 a.m.

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Report: Golden Tate in Top Pot Doughnuts after closing

A couple of weeks ago, Harvey Hirsh posted that we should “Stop Selling Rectangles.” He offered some great ideas and insights – but if rectangles are what you’ve got, you can still make them more interesting with folding and finishing. Here is one of the super-cool folds from the foldfactory.com archives.

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Make Rectangles More Interesting

Barb Pellow posted an interesting article (free access) on WhatTheyThink last week that provides insight into marketing trends related to metrics and measurement. She highlights several case examples of companies that are integrating print into campaigns that include additional, digital channels. This multi-channel convergence is an important topic for our industry and this article helps to put the issues into perspective.

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Snapshot of “Marketing Outlook 2010″

Last week, everyone who normally covers technology became a stock market expert briefly, marvelling over Apple’s stock price and tsk-tsking at Steve Ballmer for Microsoft’s “lost decade.” But take a closer look at the PC industry as a whole and you’ll see a different story.

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A closer look at Microsoft’s "lost decade"

I enjoyed reading what Richard Romano wrote about the optimism in the isles at IPEX. In one of his first stories he wrote, “There’s not really the sense that there is any kind of economic boom happening per se, but rather more the feeling that everyone has survived something

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Is It Too Early to Start Investing in Your Company?

I’ve been told that I enjoy the process of reengineering communications way too much to be normal, but I’ve met my match in Trish Witkowski. Trish has taken her passion for a single aspect of communications – the fold – to a nearly obsessive level. She established a communinity of folding aficionados at www.FoldFactory.com where she posts a series of videos titled “ The 60-second Super-cool Fold of the week ” (soon to be seen here on The Digital Nirvana.

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Origami Master of the Mail – Trish Witkowski

The medium format pro and semi-pro photo printing are surprisingly well considered, with Canon and HP machines. Leaders in the field are Epson, however, and the Stylus Photo R1900 to replace the popular Stylus Photo R1800, must be a class act

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Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Three LED Indicators Printer

The importance of smart phones for journalists in the modern world cant be underestimated. Ed Medina , writing for Poynter Online , recently explained how his smart phone came in handy when he found himself in the middle of a story as it was breaking

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Poynter Online highlights importance of smart phones for reporting

The blog “Steps to Take Before Purchasing a Digital Press” got some great feedback. I responded to Henry’s comments in the blog about image quality and reliability and made the case that “drift happens”! But I wanted to dive deeper into Dennis Beck’s great comments

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Building More Value into Commoditized Products