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Data-driven Publishing – Amazon offers “The Kailing Name in History”

The Kailing Name in HistoryLast night, Amazon offered me a book I was sure to find interesting: “The Kailing Name in History.” For only $29.95!

OK, you say, so why were you searching for your own name on Amazon? Gosh, don’t we all Google our own name or search other online databases? <wink>

By combining variable imaging, a dynamic web page, variable data printing, and print-on-demand, Amazon is demonstrating the power of “cross-media” in merchandising customized books. (Read the article)

Touch Technology Takes Off

LucidTouch See-Through ComputerThe International Consumer Electronics Show and MacWorld led Mike Musgrove of the Washington Post to comment on the number of new phones coming out with touch screen technology – inspired by the iPhone.

What, you say, the iPhone was NOT the first touch screen telephone? No, sorry, Apple didn’t invent touch screen technology. But as we see how the iPhone and iPod Touch have taken off, you would think they had a corner on the market. Not only is touch screen technology NOT limited to the telephone; there are some pretty exciting developments coming down the road! (Read the article)

Not Your Father’s Digital Brochure!

While I’m extremely fond of print – I love the intensity of the color, the texture of the paper, and even the smell of the ink – digital brochures certainly have a place in Marketing Communications! Until now, however, a digital brochure was simply a PDF posted to a web page or – one step up the complexity ladder – a printed brochure replicated as a web page.

Take a look at something ISI Technologies is doing. They have combined audio and video with static text and images to take full advantage of the multi-media capabilities of the Web.

Xplor Digital BrochureXplor International is a trade organization of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information. Until now – those customized documents were only printed. To promote the Xplor Global Conference (March, Boston), the organization’s Executive Director, Skip Henk, is using not only direct mail, direct email, a website, and printed collateral, but he’s also testing a digital brochure for this year’s event.

There’s animation, audio, video, and advice from Ben Franklin and Paul Revere! Check it out!

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