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New technology manifesto: How USA Today killed newspapers

September 12, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

On a recent business trip, I actually picked up the USA Today outside my hotel room door instead of stepping over it as I normally do. We had a long flight home and I thought I might find time to flip through it. To say I was sorely disappointed with this once great paper would be an understatement. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: advertising, color printing, colors, communication, daily news, journalism, manifestos, mass media, new technology, newspaper, newspaper industry, newspapers, paper, periodicals, Printing, publishing, usa today

Blurb.com and Booksmart software

June 7, 2011 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

Several years ago, I used Blurb and their BookSmart software to produce a book of family memories containing pictures and words for our father on the occasion of his 84th birthday. "Blurb - New Media Meets Old Media" discusses the process of creating that book three years ago. "Blurb Books and Why I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: new media, Stuff I Like Tagged With: blurb, Books, booksmart, digital press, mass media, photo books, Printing, publishing

Blurb Books and Why I Still Love Print

April 21, 2008 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Yesterday we unveiled the blurb.com(affiliate link) book to my father.  While I am a big fan of digital photography and all the new media, there is just something about a printed book and the Blurb books are a perfect example.  In this case a picture really is worth a thousand words....well two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: blurb, blurb books, booksmart, digital photography, digital press, family memories, mass media, Printing, publishing

Blurb – New Media Meets Old Media

April 10, 2008 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know I have covered the “New Media” topic a few times.  While considering self-publishing a book of blog posts to use for marketing activities, I came across blurb.com. I ended up utilizing Blurb to produce a 40-page book of photos and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, new media Tagged With: blog, blurb, booksmart, digital content, digital photograph, digital press, family memories, mass media, old picture, printed books, Printing Industry, publishing, publishing a book, self publish a book, self publishing a book

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