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Sep. 7th Notes from India: all eyes on the iPad’s arrival

TAKEAWAY: It is only a matter of two months before Apple’s iPad officially comes to India, and the expectations are high as the tablet enters one of the world’s most coveted markets. PLUS: Local color from Delhi: monkeys and tamarind

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Sep. 6th Digital guru offers his insights

TAKEAWAY: In an interview with Sunday’s El Pais, digital guru Rosental C. Alves, of the University of Texas’ Knight Center, calls it as he sees it: from media “dinosaurs” to those who are doing it right.  We quote from the interview on key points of interest to all.  PLUS: All about apps and some you can’t live without in this newly discovered site.

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Sep. 3rd Joining the WoodWing World Tour in London Sept 17

TAKEAWAY: As I prepare to give a keynote for the WoodWing World Tour in London, Sept. 17, I think of the key centerpieces of what the audience of such a gathering should hear about the state of the industry.  PLUS: The war of the eReaders AND: Mario’s interview in Weave, German magazine

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Sep. 2nd Ciao Jornal do Brasil: see you online

strong>TAKEAWAY: It is one of Brazil’s most traditional newspapers, but after 119 years of publishing,  Jornal do Brasil has abandoned its printed edition to become an online newspaper only.  The shape of things to come?  Not for everyone, for sure, but one of the models we will see in place.

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Sep. 1st Flip through the pages of L’Ordenateur Individuel: see new design

TAKEAWAY: Here is the entire edition of the new L’Ordenadeur Individuel, which launched its new look, and merger with svm magazine this week in France.

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Aug. 31st Relaunching L’Ordinateur Individuel in France

TAKEAWAY: The challenges of redesigning a computer magazine that merges with another, wants to have a contemporary look, but pack information as economically as passengers on an A380 and still pace itself to carry the best contents of two publications and make it all look visually coherent!  Our team at Garcia Media faced the challenge head on, and the new L’Ordinateur is out this week.

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Aug. 28th My special Mother has rested

Maria Ofelia Garcia: 1929-2010

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Aug. 27th The shape of newsrooms to come

TAKEAWAY:  It is happening at USA Today, the nation’s second largest daily newspaper, a reduction of personnel, but, more importantly, a dramatic change in how the newsroom operates.  Two important details in USA Today’s story catch our attention.

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Aug. 25th It is a tablet, tablet, tablet world

TAKEAWAY: Come December, it is going to be hard for someone not to get that desired “tablet” under the Christmas tree.  It may not even take a lot of money to get one, either. The Indian company AllGo has been showing off their new Stamp prototype, which will cost a little more than the much hyped $35 Android tablet.

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Aug. 25th And in the good news department…...

TAKEAWAY: Some links that give us a lift this Wednesday and point to progress and positive thinking.

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Aug. 23rd One new platform for newspaper in Singapore: the sports pub

TAKEAWAY: It was a matter of time: Singapore’s newspaper for the young, The New Paper, has now travelled the extra mile to open a sports bar.  News served with beer, cocktails and the latest updates on sports happenings.  PLUS: At the South China Morning Post: iPad app launch is big success AND: iPads for sumo wrestlers

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Aug. 23rd The importance of presenting your ideas well

TAKEAWAY:“ Which elective course should I take?,“ asks the graduate student in design.  The first that comes to mind is one about presentation.

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Aug. 20th Weekend reading: iPad links of interest

TAKEAWAY: It is one of the final weekends of summer and a good opportunity to catch up with our reading.  Today, five entries to update you with interesting links of the past week.

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Aug. 19th In San Diego: rebranding a newspaper

TAKEAWAY: It does not happen often: the rebranding of a newspaper through a dramatic logo change. The San Diego Union Tribune has done it, with Jim Parkinson performing his usual magic.

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Aug. 17th Elegance and the tabs

TAKEAWAY: A reader of TheMarioBlog sends in her question: which of these New York City downmarket tabloids is more elegant?

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