Updated Sunday, June 6, 11:15 EST
TAKEAWAY: Our contdown to the Power of the Tablet conference at Poynter (June 14-15) continues with Reed Reibstein providing us links of interest to get us thinking tablets. Today: how much control will Apple exercise over news app content?
Submit Your Links!
On June 13, the day before the “Power of the Tablet” conference, I will post a list of the tablet-related links you, our valued readers, suggest. So send me your favorite articles, blog posts, tweets, e-mails from Steve Jobs , whatever! Tweet them to @rreibstein or leave them in the comments below.
As we approach Poynter’s The Power of the Tablet conference, I turn over the blog to our Garcia Media intern Reed Reibstein, who will also be blogging live from the conference. Reed’s idea is to “warm up” to the conference with daily postings of essential articles that will help everyone understand the tablet as a new journalistic platform.
Countdown to the Conference: 8 days to go
Thoughts on Flash
By now, just about everyone has heard about Apple and Adobe’s squabble over Flash—even if they’re not sure what Flash actually is. Steve Jobs spelled out his views on running Flash and Flash-built apps on mobile devices in the deceptively simple article “Thoughts on Flash.” For Adobe’s take, check out chief technology officer Kevin Lynch’s preceding blog post, “Open Access to Content and Applications”
. Both sides have legitimate arguments, so read both pieces and make up your own mind. For those in search of a bit more clarity, Mindy McAdams discusses HTML5
How Much Control Will Apple Have over News App Content?
Apple’s tight grip on its app store may have some worrying ramifications for news organizations that release content through it. Erica Ogg at CNET has a nice summary of the reasons why some media commentators urge journalists not to embrace Apple unreservedly. Don’t miss Steve Jobs’ recent comment on the Mark Fiore situation at the “All Things D” conference (at the 7:12 p.m. mark on this liveblog ).
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