Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
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Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
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Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#2If the future of publishing is an ipad friendly Wordpress theme the industry is in more trouble than I could conceive. This kind of absurd hyperbole makes it hard to take small but interesting ideas seriously.
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#3So how does this make money? Is it also an ad network, or am I just paying for a platform that allows me to sell ipad ads effectively?
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#4If the future of publishing is an ipad friendly Wordpress theme the industry is in more trouble than I could conceive. This kind of absurd hyperbole makes it hard to take small but interesting ideas seriously.
You're sincerely mistaken if you think that's the end game for us or that the smart people involved would bet on something that small.
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#5If the future of publishing is an ipad friendly Wordpress theme the industry is in more trouble than I could conceive. This kind of absurd hyperbole makes it hard to take small but interesting ideas seriously.
You're sincerely mistaken if you think that's the end game for us or that the smart people involved would bet on something that small.
Of course there's got to be more to it - but he could be forgiven, given the content of the article you posted.
So, tell us more.
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#6The article is a little breathless in its style... hard to see how there is any sort of barrier to entry being raised for another competitor to do the same thing.
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#7If the future of publishing is an ipad friendly Wordpress theme the industry is in more trouble than I could conceive. This kind of absurd hyperbole makes it hard to take small but interesting ideas seriously.
You're sincerely mistaken if you think that's the end game for us or that the smart people involved would bet on something that small.
If I am mistaken it is indeed sincere as there is nothing in that article to even hint at anything more.
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#8So how does this make money? Is it also an ad network, or am I just paying for a platform that allows me to sell ipad ads effectively?
Red Bull sponsorship? :-)
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#9'Apps are bullshit for content,' says Baptiste who refers to native apps as 'PDF readers'' and equates them to a Ponzi scheme for publishers.'
I really don't understand that quote. I didn't watch the video so perhaps there is some context I am missing...How are apps a Ponzi scheme?
Re: Forget apps, OnSwipe is the future of publishing.
#10Looks neat but not revolutionary at all. I don't think each content provider needs their own app but what's the problem with using a mobile friendly format and letting RSS readers do the extra work?
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