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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -03/20/12)- The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism today announced the winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media. More than 300 editors, publishers and guests attended a lunch at the Grand Hyatt New York to honor the 55 finalists and 11 winners. The lunch was hosted by Larry Hackett, managing editor of People and ASME president, and Lucy Danziger, editor-in-chief of SELF and ASME secretary.
The National Magazine Awards for Digital Media were presented in conjunction with "MPA Digital: Swipe," the premier conference for magazine editors and publishers focusing on tablets, e-readers, smartphones and apps. The presentation of the awards was sponsored by Adobe.
The winners of the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media -- known as the Digital Ellies for the Alexander Calder stabile "Elephant," which is presented to each winner -- included nine titles. New York won the General Excellence and Website awards; Wired won the Reporting and Design awards. Other winners were The American Scholar, The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Men's Health, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine and TIME.
Foreign Policy and The New York Times Magazine have now won Digital Ellies in each of the three years since the program was established as part of the National Magazine Awards in 2010. New York also won the Digital Ellie for General Excellence in 2010.
Ninety industry leaders served as Digital Ellies judges. James B. Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics and Editorial Director of the Hearst Men's Enthusiast Group, chaired the judging.
The winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media are:
General Excellence, Digital Media Honors the best magazines published on digital platforms
New YorkAdam Moss, Editor-in-Chief Ben Williams, Editorial Director, nymag.com
WebsiteHonors the best magazine websites
New YorkAdam Moss, Editor-in-Chief Ben Williams, Editorial Director, nymag.com
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National Magazine Awards for Digital Media Winners Announced
The New York Times Co. (NYSE:NYT - News) ends year one of limiting full NYTimes.com access to those who pay with nearly a half-million subscribersabout 454,000and starts year two with measures to push more growth.
As of April 1, direct access will be limited to 10 articles/videos/slideshows a month, half of the 20 articles currently allowed. That will make life a little tougher for those who go directly to the sourceand may show some who have wavered on subscriptions that they need it enough to pay. (It may also nudge some of the print subscribers who havent added digital yet; thats a byproduct, not a goal.)
But the paper isnt messing with social access. That would create a storm big enough to be prefaced with a four-letter word. Links from e-mail, search, blogs and social media should continue to work even if the user has passed the new 10-article limit. (The exception: access from some search engines is limited to five links a day.) Clicking on a link from that article would serve up a reminder that you have to be a subscriber to go further.
On mobile and tablet apps, the Top News sections stay free; anything else requires a subscription. That makes smartphones and tablets the most frictionless way to get daily news from the Times.
The Times is also offering an anniversary thank you gift that really is a gift from the NYTs digital and home-delivery subscribersnot a gift to them. The paper will allow us (Im a home delivery sub) to give 12 weeks of the NYTimes.com + Smartphone Apps package to a non-subscribing friend or family member. That in turn will give the NYT customer relationships with those people and, because they come via referral, a better shot at converting them to paying customers
The meter tightening and the gift are signs of what happens after you reach the lowest fruit on the tree and the next level, too. The NYT announced
The largest batch of digital substhat is, as long as it is a meter and the print edition continuesis already on board. Now its a matter of reaching those next layers, particularly the avid readers who can pay but havent, and of keeping the subscribers who already have shown a willingness to pay.
In that regard, while we all love an anniversary number (the NYTs gift to media writers and analysts), the real numbers that matter would be those that show 13, 14, 18 months in how many of those original subs have stayed.
Another way potentially to increase digital subs would be to play with price sensitivity. But the current pricing encourages digital subscribers, particularly those who want full access across smartphones and tablets, to get home delivery to save money and changing that could affect print circulation. The existing pricing is $15 for site+smartphone, $20 for site+tablet and $35 for full access. It also might not increase the numbers by enough to make up for shifting to a lower price.
Instead, the NYT is using more traditional circulation efforts to bump digital subscriptions and to overcome inevitable churn. The four-week, 99-cent trial is still active and other offers show up.
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NYT: We Have 454,000 Digital Subs So Let's Turn Down The Meter
FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Schindler, one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators and moving walkways, is using Autodesk Digital Prototyping software to cut the costs and risks of replacing or retro-fitting escalators in existing buildings.
Schindlers escalator division is a long-term customer of Autodesk manufacturing solutions and uses Autodesk Inventor as its standard 3D mechanical design and engineering software. Working with Autodesk Consulting, the company has now expanded its Autodesk software deployment to include Autodesk Navisworks and Autodesk Showcase.
To perform a simulation for an installation of a new escalator at a Vienna railway station, the Schindler escalator division migrated its Autodesk Inventor escalator digital prototypes into Autodesk Navisworks project review software, which enables the integration of multi-format data into a single 3D model. This enabled Schindler to combine scans of the surrounding environment with digital models of the escalator to create a more accurate virtual model of the entire metro station. Schindlers escalator division then used Navisworks to simulate the installation of the escalator, calculate space requirements and minimize the number of times an escalator needs to be divided to fit into the building. Every time an escalator needs to be divided, there are significant overhead costs, so exploring digital alternatives helps to reduce installation costs significantly.
The project team then used Autodesk Showcase to create a high-end presentation from the Navisworks simulation. Schindler uses the presentation to show colleagues across the globe how installing an escalator virtually, before actual work begins, can save time, money and reduce the risk of damage to existing structures. Presentations such as this will also be valuable in demonstrating to clients how an escalator can be installed and illustrate how downtime can be minimized.
A large portion of our business comes from maintenance and service, including the replacement of existing escalators, explains Gerhard Lindstdt, head of marketing at Schindlers escalator division. When working on a new-build project, the installation of an escalator can be scheduled before certain walls are built to ensure both simplicity and safety. However when replacing or transforming we need to work with an existing building and install the escalator with minimum disruption.
He adds that the Schindler escalator division is currently seeing significant demand from shopping centers for simulations and presentations where the management is looking for evidence that disruption will not lead to loss of business or an installation wont damage the building and surroundings.
We are working closely with Autodesk Consulting to optimize our Autodesk portfolio. The Vienna project is a good example of how we can gain significant added value from our software, and we foresee this being replicated by Schindler teams worldwide, concludes Lindstdt.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries -- including the last 17 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects -- use Autodesk software to design, visualize and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software for global markets. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com.
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Schindler Escalator Division Takes Digital Prototyping Further With Autodesk Manufacturing Software Portfolio
LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A Giant Leap For Filmmakers, Television Producers and Event Planners
Mobile Imagination, LLC, creator of doddle and doddlePRO launches the web/cloud version their digital "Call Sheet" generator
Call Sheets. Anyone involved in the logistics of film/tv/event planning knows thetedious drudgery of managing crews in the field on location. This involves creating detailedspreadsheets including each crew member, with contact information, each location,the days' schedule, emergency resources, and more. The better designed call sheetswill contain maps and directions to locations, important notes to groups or individuals,appropriate radio channels for radio communication on set and more.
doddlePRO for iPhone/iPad/iPod revolutionized this process with a mobile system that allowsfor point and click creation/editing, and distribution of call sheets, integrating data from yourcontact list or the comprehensive doddle directory.
The release of doddlePRO2.0 moves this technology forward at lightspeed by adding doddlePRO "on the web, on your desktop", allowing you to sync seamlessly with your IOS device. Now any production house,filmmaker, or event planner can utilize this transformational tool in quickly creating their callsheets, with automated mapping/emergency resources, weather, and more, and editing theminstantly on their mobile device, and vice-versa. Additional upgrades include syncedphotos for locations, schedules, and other entities, heightened security with editing permissions,branded logos on the call sheets, and much more.
See the future of green production today online visitingthe doddle websiteor in theiTunes Storeby searching doddlePRO.
Jim Robertson, Mobile Imagination, LLC Principal & Founder: "In an industry where time equals money, doddle saves on both. Lightning fast and user-friendly, doddle is a resource destined to be a producer's best friend. Already a must-have smartphone application for the savvy entertainment professional, our new online service now opens the world of doddle to everyone on the internet. doddle was built by production people for production people in order to save producers money and get locals hired."
Richard Kwiat, Mobile Imagination, LLC Principal & Founder: "We created a beautiful app that brings simplicity to an often chaotic environment. doddle cuts through the noise, and gives entertainment professionals the ability to reach out and secure the exact services that they need at the exact moment that they need it... and did I mention, it's a really fun app to use."
ABOUT MOBILE IMAGINATION, LLC: Mobile Imagination's doddle places the world's production industry resources in the palm of your hand. Created by a team with decades of experience in the software and production industries, doddle promises to transform the lives of production professionals from movies and television to audio, and video production by giving them the unique ability to plan, communicate with, and manage their workforce from their smartphone throughout the creative process. doddle is the first of many mobile business productivity applications planned by Mobile Imagination, which will helps professionals across various industries spend less time in the office and more time in the field where their business is captured and created.
For press inquiries and to set up interviews with Jim Robertson or Richard Kwiat contact: Jim or Rich at 877-363-3537
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Digital Call Sheets for the Film and Television Industry Have Arrived