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Articles tagged push notifications (28)

Jack RileyMarch 5, 2015

The next stage in the battle for our attention: Our wrists

News companies have moved from print dollars to digital dimes to mobile pennies. Now, with the highly anticipated launch of the Apple Watch, the screens are getting even smaller. How are smart publishers thinking about the right way to serve users and maintain their attention on smartwatches?

Caroline O'DonovanSeptember 24, 2014

The third edition of Circa is here, and improving the user experience is the name of the game

Circa has a lot of good ideas, but whether the app can appeal to a large audience remains to be seen.

Joseph LichtermanSeptember 17, 2014

iOS 8: How 5 news orgs have updated their apps for Apple’s new operating system

ABC, the AP, Breaking News, The Guardian, and The New York Times have all updated apps (or introduced new ones) to take advantage of new features on iOS 8.

The notification knows where you are: Breaking News debuts news alerts tied to your location

In the quest for smarter news notifications, NBC News Digital’s Breaking News app will now send alerts specific to where readers — and their phones — are located. Justin Ellis

Some people want a lot more Winter Olympics; some people want no Winter Olympics at all

Joshua BentonOctober 22, 2013

Push notifications aren’t just for your users’ phones any more

With the newest version of OS X and Safari, news sites now have a new way to push their stories in front of readers — on desktops and laptops instead of just phones and tablets.

A proof of concept for a news site sending a push notification to a desktop computer

Joshua BentonJune 10, 2013

Now websites can send push notifications — not just apps

At least on the new version of OS X. Untying news alerts from apps is a small step towards a more sophisticated, customizable real-time system for connecting news to the readers who want it.

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