publishflow continues its Canadian roll out from coast to coast. The service is active in every major news market in Canada.
ottawacitizen.com and canada.com are the latest news websites to activate publishflow.
With each additional newsroom activating publishflow, we continue to gather all the feedback we can to keep improving the service.
As the only service on the market combining real time audience, competitor and topic trending metrics in a single interface... publishflow is quickly becoming a real time tool of choice for digital newsrooms across the country.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
publishflow is cookie free
There is a growing movement internationally towards improving online data privacy and protection for consumers.
Website owners are being pressured and directed by government bodies to become more transparent about their online data collection practices.
The main area of priority for privacy regulators right now centers around the policing of "Cookies".
Cookies are text files installed on a website visitors computer. They are used to store information about website visitor activity.
Some cookies expire when a website browser is closed down (Session Cookies) and some remain on a users computer after a browser is closed (Persistent Cookies).
Some cookies are installed by the website owner (First Party Cookies) and some cookies are installed by third parties (Third Party Cookies).
publishflow currently uses a single cookie to identify new viewers vs returning viewers on our client websites.
For all new clients signing up for publishflow, we now offer a cookie free option.
We take your privacy concerns very seriously and have taken steps to become one of the first real time analytics service providers to offer a cookie free service.
You still get access to all the same real time audience, competitor and topic trending data , however you can be confident that we are not capturing and storing session based data or viewing history depending on your privacy requirements.
If you have any questions about this please contact us directly
Website owners are being pressured and directed by government bodies to become more transparent about their online data collection practices.
The main area of priority for privacy regulators right now centers around the policing of "Cookies".
Cookies are text files installed on a website visitors computer. They are used to store information about website visitor activity.
Some cookies expire when a website browser is closed down (Session Cookies) and some remain on a users computer after a browser is closed (Persistent Cookies).
Some cookies are installed by the website owner (First Party Cookies) and some cookies are installed by third parties (Third Party Cookies).
publishflow currently uses a single cookie to identify new viewers vs returning viewers on our client websites.
For all new clients signing up for publishflow, we now offer a cookie free option.
We take your privacy concerns very seriously and have taken steps to become one of the first real time analytics service providers to offer a cookie free service.
You still get access to all the same real time audience, competitor and topic trending data , however you can be confident that we are not capturing and storing session based data or viewing history depending on your privacy requirements.
If you have any questions about this please contact us directly
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Amazon Cloud Reader validates HTML5
A lot has been said of HTML5 and its potential to disrupt or eventually displace the stranglehold Apple has over the mobile app marketplace. As with many new technologies, we all wait to see the killer app to teach the rest of us what is possible and to raise the bar. Amazon has done this with their web based book reader. I 'installed' it (by visiting https://read.amazon.com/about in my browser) last night on my first-gen iPad, logged in and started reading a book where I had left off the previous evening. It just works. Scrolling and swiping through pages felt no different than the native reader.
One of the first things the app does is request permission to increase the amount of local storage permitted to 50MB. The reader takes advantage of HTML5 local storage and lets users read while offline. For what it's intended to do, read books and browse/buy from the Amazon book store, it's excellent.
I think this app will show other book, newspaper and magazine publishers 'how to do it' and slowly begin the move away from Apple's app store. Publishers that make the move will gain access to a broader audience across more devices while keeping an additional 30% of each media sale in their pocket rather than handing it over to Apple.
One of the first things the app does is request permission to increase the amount of local storage permitted to 50MB. The reader takes advantage of HTML5 local storage and lets users read while offline. For what it's intended to do, read books and browse/buy from the Amazon book store, it's excellent.
I think this app will show other book, newspaper and magazine publishers 'how to do it' and slowly begin the move away from Apple's app store. Publishers that make the move will gain access to a broader audience across more devices while keeping an additional 30% of each media sale in their pocket rather than handing it over to Apple.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Referral Analytics for Online News Teams
Understanding where your readers/viewers are coming from and which precise links they are spending time with is something online news teams need as quickly as possible.
News is a fast changing and unpredictable business and so are the infinite number of potential places your links can show up across the web to ultimately drive readers/viewers back to your website(s) or mobile web services.
publishflow has just launched a new version of its real time referral analytics system, making it even easier and more effective for online news teams
All of our existing clients and any new clients going forward can now access real time referral data in one click.
Although publishflow monitors real time referrals from any web domain... we have paid special attention to search engine referrals from Google, Yahoo! and Bing, real time Twitter referrals and real time Facebook referrals.
You read it right. With one click in publishflow you can view real time referral data for Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Twitter, Facebook and any other referrer across the web.
To give you a taste, let's take a quick look at how your online news team can use publishflow real time referral analytics to monitor your performance across all the Google search properties:
Google Quick Glance Graph - Real Time Google Distribution
Google Quick Glance Table - Real Time Google Referral Breakdown
Google Drilldown - Real Time Page Views for Specific Story Links
Google Keyword Drilldown - Real Time Page Views for Specific Story Topics
If you are interested in activating a free 30 day evaluation of publishflow click here to send us a message or contact us @kontexto.
News is a fast changing and unpredictable business and so are the infinite number of potential places your links can show up across the web to ultimately drive readers/viewers back to your website(s) or mobile web services.
publishflow has just launched a new version of its real time referral analytics system, making it even easier and more effective for online news teams
All of our existing clients and any new clients going forward can now access real time referral data in one click.
Although publishflow monitors real time referrals from any web domain... we have paid special attention to search engine referrals from Google, Yahoo! and Bing, real time Twitter referrals and real time Facebook referrals.
You read it right. With one click in publishflow you can view real time referral data for Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Twitter, Facebook and any other referrer across the web.
To give you a taste, let's take a quick look at how your online news team can use publishflow real time referral analytics to monitor your performance across all the Google search properties:
Google Quick Glance Graph - Real Time Google Distribution
Google Quick Glance Table - Real Time Google Referral Breakdown
Google Drilldown - Real Time Page Views for Specific Story Links
Google Keyword Drilldown - Real Time Page Views for Specific Story Topics
If you are interested in activating a free 30 day evaluation of publishflow click here to send us a message or contact us @kontexto.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Will HTML5 Get A Boost Today?
June 30 (Today) is the deadline for app makers to get in compliance with Apple's strict new rules for in-app payment and subscription links.
Everyone's still confused about how to interpret the rules -- and as written, the guidelines could get big-name apps like Amazon's Kindle booted from Apple's iTunes App Store. The new rules explicitly prohibit apps that include "external mechanisms for purchases ... such as a 'buy' button that goes to a web site to purchase a digital book."
The issue is that Apple wants content sellers to use its own in-app payments system, which gives Apple a 30% cut of all sales. Many merchants consider that a dealbreaker.
Other developers are evading Apple's clutches by eschewing mobile apps altogether and building around an emerging Web standard called HTML5.
HTML5 supports video, offline reading, touch and gestural interaction -- all functions that, until recently, were only available for mobile devices on native apps. The Financial Times and ESPN each built new mobile apps in HTML5.
That lets them connect with customers directly through the mobile Web -- no app store required.
Most of the publishers we work with will be going the HTML5 route as part of their mobile content delivery strategies moving forward. Using existing development talent, controlling the revenue stream and making mobile app experiences on the fly without having to wait for in-store approvals seem like the perfect storm to make this inevitable for all publishers.
Everyone's still confused about how to interpret the rules -- and as written, the guidelines could get big-name apps like Amazon's Kindle booted from Apple's iTunes App Store. The new rules explicitly prohibit apps that include "external mechanisms for purchases ... such as a 'buy' button that goes to a web site to purchase a digital book."
The issue is that Apple wants content sellers to use its own in-app payments system, which gives Apple a 30% cut of all sales. Many merchants consider that a dealbreaker.
Other developers are evading Apple's clutches by eschewing mobile apps altogether and building around an emerging Web standard called HTML5.
HTML5 supports video, offline reading, touch and gestural interaction -- all functions that, until recently, were only available for mobile devices on native apps. The Financial Times and ESPN each built new mobile apps in HTML5.
That lets them connect with customers directly through the mobile Web -- no app store required.
Most of the publishers we work with will be going the HTML5 route as part of their mobile content delivery strategies moving forward. Using existing development talent, controlling the revenue stream and making mobile app experiences on the fly without having to wait for in-store approvals seem like the perfect storm to make this inevitable for all publishers.
Friday, June 10, 2011
publishflow Keeps News Orgs In The Know
Publishing has certainly become a more competitive market over the last 10 years, with editorial budgets falling, print readership dropping, and the difficulty that news sites have had in securing paid memberships. This economic reality is driving many changes in the journalistic trade and the news media industry. One such change might be increased competition for readers and more varied news sources come onto the scene. Enter publishflow, a web service programmed to watch your editorial back. Read full story by Garrett Wilkin at programmableweb
publishflow at WAN-IFRA International Newsroom Summit
We are in Zurich for the WAN-IFRA International Newsroom Summit a two day gathering of news execs, editors and digital enthusiasts.
Up on the Agenda today are Tablet publishing and business models for the newsroom.
One of our Canadian clients Postmedia is presenting "New revenue models for the newsroom"... publishflow is one of the services they are using on a daily basis to monitor real time audience, competitor and topic trending metrics in their newsrooms across Canada.
Looking forward to the session to hear more about some of the emerging business models Postmedia is putting in place.
Up on the Agenda today are Tablet publishing and business models for the newsroom.
One of our Canadian clients Postmedia is presenting "New revenue models for the newsroom"... publishflow is one of the services they are using on a daily basis to monitor real time audience, competitor and topic trending metrics in their newsrooms across Canada.
Looking forward to the session to hear more about some of the emerging business models Postmedia is putting in place.
Friday, April 29, 2011
CTV News Selects publishflow™
Although we have a news section for our Press Releases at the bottom of the About Us page, I will keep posting them on the blog as well so our readers can easily grab them.
Most recent press release is our CTV News announcement.
Kontexto to Provide Real Time News Trending Information to CTV News Editorial Teams Across Canada
CTV News will be utilizing publishflow™ to provide real time news trending information to its editorial teams across Canada
(PRWEB) April 18, 2011
Kontexto™, a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers, today announced that CTV News will be utilizing publishflow™ to provide real time news trending information to its editorial teams across Canada. publishflow™ uses a combination of live web dashboards, email notifications and mobile applications to help professional news organizations monitor critical news trends.
"CTV News is committed to delivering the highest quality online news experience to our audience in Canada and around the world. The more we understand about visitor, competitor and story trends as they are happening, the more we can shape our coverage to address the important news items of the moment," says Mark Sikstrom, Executive Producer News Syndication and CTVNews.ca. "publishflow™ lets our editors, reporters and senior executives monitor visitor, competitor and story trends in real time, we did not have this capability before."
Using services like publishflow™, professional news organizations can monitor real time visitor, competitor and story trends to better understand local, national and international news trends.
"It is rewarding for us to work with news organizations like CTV News. They are one of Canada's most trusted media brands and are leading the way in using real time news trending information as part of their online operations." says Tom St.John, CEO Kontexto Inc.
publishflow™ is offered as a software as a service and is activated in under 5 minutes.
For more information on publishflow™ please visit http://www.publishflow.com.
About Kontexto Inc.
Kontexto is a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers including newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and portals. publishflow™ delivers live visitor, competitor and topic trending data to news publishers around the world. Find out more at http://www.publishflow.com.
Most recent press release is our CTV News announcement.
Kontexto to Provide Real Time News Trending Information to CTV News Editorial Teams Across Canada
CTV News will be utilizing publishflow™ to provide real time news trending information to its editorial teams across Canada
(PRWEB) April 18, 2011
Kontexto™, a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers, today announced that CTV News will be utilizing publishflow™ to provide real time news trending information to its editorial teams across Canada. publishflow™ uses a combination of live web dashboards, email notifications and mobile applications to help professional news organizations monitor critical news trends.
"CTV News is committed to delivering the highest quality online news experience to our audience in Canada and around the world. The more we understand about visitor, competitor and story trends as they are happening, the more we can shape our coverage to address the important news items of the moment," says Mark Sikstrom, Executive Producer News Syndication and CTVNews.ca. "publishflow™ lets our editors, reporters and senior executives monitor visitor, competitor and story trends in real time, we did not have this capability before."
Using services like publishflow™, professional news organizations can monitor real time visitor, competitor and story trends to better understand local, national and international news trends.
"It is rewarding for us to work with news organizations like CTV News. They are one of Canada's most trusted media brands and are leading the way in using real time news trending information as part of their online operations." says Tom St.John, CEO Kontexto Inc.
publishflow™ is offered as a software as a service and is activated in under 5 minutes.
For more information on publishflow™ please visit http://www.publishflow.com.
About Kontexto Inc.
Kontexto is a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers including newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and portals. publishflow™ delivers live visitor, competitor and topic trending data to news publishers around the world. Find out more at http://www.publishflow.com.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
publishflow goes mobile
We have had a number of requests from clients for a mobile application that would allow them to access the full publishflow service while on the go. Up until now, our customers have been able to receive service notifications on their smartphones via email or sms, but for those who have come to rely upon the service they required more.
So the dev team here at Kontexto got busy and developed a mobile app for the publishflow competitor headline monitoring service. There are two versions of the application. The first is a web app, available to customers now and accessible by any smartphone (i.e. iphone, android, palm pre, new blackberries) with an HTML5 compliant browser. The second version will be available in the Apple App Store in the next couple of weeks (we are waiting for approval).
So the dev team here at Kontexto got busy and developed a mobile app for the publishflow competitor headline monitoring service. There are two versions of the application. The first is a web app, available to customers now and accessible by any smartphone (i.e. iphone, android, palm pre, new blackberries) with an HTML5 compliant browser. The second version will be available in the Apple App Store in the next couple of weeks (we are waiting for approval).
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
New publishflow office in London, UK
We finally made the move to a new office in London, UK located in "Silicon Roundabout".
publishflow is located at Sophia House, 76/80 City Road, London, EC1Y 2EQ to be exact.
This area is quickly becoming the destination of choice for tech companies in London and all of the associated businesses that work with them.
I have to thank Angus Bankes for helping us find a home for publishflow at this location in London. Lots of great people and ideas floating around the building.
A few quick snaps of the building and Old Street...
publishflow is located at Sophia House, 76/80 City Road, London, EC1Y 2EQ to be exact.
This area is quickly becoming the destination of choice for tech companies in London and all of the associated businesses that work with them.
I have to thank Angus Bankes for helping us find a home for publishflow at this location in London. Lots of great people and ideas floating around the building.
A few quick snaps of the building and Old Street...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Press Release Live Competitor Monitoring
I have had a few requests from our clients for our most recent press release so I thought I would put it online in our blog so you can access it easily if you wish.
Kontexto Launches the First Live Competitor Monitoring Service for News Publishers
Editorial teams around the world now have access to live competitor publishing data.
(PRWEB) March 21, 2011
Kontexto™, a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers, has just announced the launch of publishflow™, a live competitor monitoring service for news publishers.
Based on data collected from over 25 professional news organizations, Kontexto discovered that a typical midsize news organization can spend over $1.5 million a year manually and repetitively looking for headline changes on competitor websites. On average, a mid size editorial team will spend upwards of 3000 collective hours every month manually monitoring competitor websites.
Although repetitive competitor monitoring is one of the most common daily activities carried out by editorial teams, it is often overlooked as a major cost point that can be dramatically reduced using software solutions like publishflow™.
"publishflow™ enables news organizations to realize significant cost savings and efficiencies by automating their daily competitor monitoring activities. Not only do editorial teams free up thousands of hours each month, but they also increase the number of competitor websites they can monitor," notes Tom St.John, CEO of Kontexto Inc.
Using a combination of live web dashboards and email notifications, publishflow™ is quickly becoming the service of choice for news publishers who are serious about implementing a competitor monitoring strategy. Managing editors, web editors, reporters and bloggers are now equipped with an efficient way to monitor the editorial moves of their competitors.
Some of the specific capabilities of publishflow™ include:
Live Headline Monitoring
publishflow monitors over 8000 home pages and section pages for lead story changes 24 hours a day.
Live Email Notifications
Editorial teams are notified of competitor headline changes via live web dashboards or email notifications.
Live Competitor Trends
Live publishing trends uncover the categories and stories receiving the most investment by your competitors.
Detailed Competitor Summaries
Intra day and end of day competitor publishing summaries for managing editors, section editors and executives.
"Our desire to build publishflow was born out of conversations with news publishers around the world over the past 2 years. The common thread from these conversations is their desire to know what competitors are publishing as soon as possible. publishflow™ solves this problem for them and makes live competitor monitoring a reality for news publishers of all sizes," says Tom St.John, CEO of Kontexto Inc.
publishflow™ is delivered as software as a service. It takes a few minutes to activate and requires no integration.
A publishflow™ overview video can be viewed here: http://www.publishflow.com/about/product_demo
Kontexto Launches the First Live Competitor Monitoring Service for News Publishers
Editorial teams around the world now have access to live competitor publishing data.
(PRWEB) March 21, 2011
Kontexto™, a trusted provider of real time web services for media publishers, has just announced the launch of publishflow™, a live competitor monitoring service for news publishers.
Based on data collected from over 25 professional news organizations, Kontexto discovered that a typical midsize news organization can spend over $1.5 million a year manually and repetitively looking for headline changes on competitor websites. On average, a mid size editorial team will spend upwards of 3000 collective hours every month manually monitoring competitor websites.
Although repetitive competitor monitoring is one of the most common daily activities carried out by editorial teams, it is often overlooked as a major cost point that can be dramatically reduced using software solutions like publishflow™.
"publishflow™ enables news organizations to realize significant cost savings and efficiencies by automating their daily competitor monitoring activities. Not only do editorial teams free up thousands of hours each month, but they also increase the number of competitor websites they can monitor," notes Tom St.John, CEO of Kontexto Inc.
Using a combination of live web dashboards and email notifications, publishflow™ is quickly becoming the service of choice for news publishers who are serious about implementing a competitor monitoring strategy. Managing editors, web editors, reporters and bloggers are now equipped with an efficient way to monitor the editorial moves of their competitors.
Some of the specific capabilities of publishflow™ include:
Live Headline Monitoring
publishflow monitors over 8000 home pages and section pages for lead story changes 24 hours a day.
Live Email Notifications
Editorial teams are notified of competitor headline changes via live web dashboards or email notifications.
Live Competitor Trends
Live publishing trends uncover the categories and stories receiving the most investment by your competitors.
Detailed Competitor Summaries
Intra day and end of day competitor publishing summaries for managing editors, section editors and executives.
"Our desire to build publishflow was born out of conversations with news publishers around the world over the past 2 years. The common thread from these conversations is their desire to know what competitors are publishing as soon as possible. publishflow™ solves this problem for them and makes live competitor monitoring a reality for news publishers of all sizes," says Tom St.John, CEO of Kontexto Inc.
publishflow™ is delivered as software as a service. It takes a few minutes to activate and requires no integration.
A publishflow™ overview video can be viewed here: http://www.publishflow.com/about/product_demo
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Live Competitor Monitoring for News Publishers
publishflow™ has just launched a live competitor monitoring service for news publishers.
BILLION DOLLAR HIDDEN COST FOR NEWS PUBLISHERS
Based on data collected from over 25 professional news organizations, we discovered that a typical midsize news organization can spend over $1.5 million a year manually and repetitively looking for headline changes on competitor websites. On average, a mid size editorial team will spend upwards of 3000 collective hours every month manually monitoring competitor websites.
Although repetitive competitor monitoring is one of the most common daily activities carried out by editorial teams, it is often overlooked as a major cost point that can be dramatically reduced using software solutions like publishflow™. With close to 2000 global news publishers facing this problem every year, there are billions of dollars in hidden costs spent each year on competitor monitoring. publishflow™ helps to tame this hidden cost for global news publishers.
DO YOU HAVE A LIVE COMPETITOR MONITORING STRATEGY?
Using a combination of live web dashboards and email notifications, publishflow™ is quickly becoming the service of choice for news publishers who are serious about implementing a competitor monitoring strategy.
Managing editors, web editors, reporters and bloggers are now equipped with an efficient way to monitor the editorial moves of their competitors in real time.
SHORT DEMO FOR YOU TO VIEW
You can watch a brief introductory video below:
SOME OF THE BENEFITS FOR NEWS PUBLISHERS
Live Headline Monitoring
publishflow monitors over 8000 home pages and section pages for lead story changes 24 hours a day.
Live Email Notifications
Editorial teams are notified of competitor headline changes via live web dashboards or email notifications.
Live Competitor Trends
Live publishing trends uncover the categories and stories receiving the most investment by your competitors.
Detailed Competitor Summaries
Intra day and end of day competitor publishing summaries for managing editors, section editors and executives.
IT TAKES UNDER 5 MINUTES TO ACTIVATE
Please be in touch to activate your free 30 day evaluation. Email or Twitter.
BILLION DOLLAR HIDDEN COST FOR NEWS PUBLISHERS
Based on data collected from over 25 professional news organizations, we discovered that a typical midsize news organization can spend over $1.5 million a year manually and repetitively looking for headline changes on competitor websites. On average, a mid size editorial team will spend upwards of 3000 collective hours every month manually monitoring competitor websites.
Although repetitive competitor monitoring is one of the most common daily activities carried out by editorial teams, it is often overlooked as a major cost point that can be dramatically reduced using software solutions like publishflow™. With close to 2000 global news publishers facing this problem every year, there are billions of dollars in hidden costs spent each year on competitor monitoring. publishflow™ helps to tame this hidden cost for global news publishers.
DO YOU HAVE A LIVE COMPETITOR MONITORING STRATEGY?
Using a combination of live web dashboards and email notifications, publishflow™ is quickly becoming the service of choice for news publishers who are serious about implementing a competitor monitoring strategy.
Managing editors, web editors, reporters and bloggers are now equipped with an efficient way to monitor the editorial moves of their competitors in real time.
SHORT DEMO FOR YOU TO VIEW
You can watch a brief introductory video below:
SOME OF THE BENEFITS FOR NEWS PUBLISHERS
Live Headline Monitoring
publishflow monitors over 8000 home pages and section pages for lead story changes 24 hours a day.
Live Email Notifications
Editorial teams are notified of competitor headline changes via live web dashboards or email notifications.
Live Competitor Trends
Live publishing trends uncover the categories and stories receiving the most investment by your competitors.
Detailed Competitor Summaries
Intra day and end of day competitor publishing summaries for managing editors, section editors and executives.
IT TAKES UNDER 5 MINUTES TO ACTIVATE
Please be in touch to activate your free 30 day evaluation. Email or Twitter.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Using live web data to drive editorial
As a professional news organization, how do you decide where to place your editorial resources, what to cover and what videos to produce?
At publishflow™, we provide business tools and services that enable online news publishers to monitor live competitor, topic and visitor trends.
So it is exciting to see that at Beet.TV's recent Online Video Journalism Summit from the Washington Post offices, one of the big takeaways is that professional news organizations are starting to to take live data seriously and work it into the content production cycle.
Check out the 3 min video below with some soundbites from Yahoo!, CBS News, Reuters and Brightcove.
At publishflow™, we provide business tools and services that enable online news publishers to monitor live competitor, topic and visitor trends.
So it is exciting to see that at Beet.TV's recent Online Video Journalism Summit from the Washington Post offices, one of the big takeaways is that professional news organizations are starting to to take live data seriously and work it into the content production cycle.
Check out the 3 min video below with some soundbites from Yahoo!, CBS News, Reuters and Brightcove.
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