This is a follow up post from something I posted last week. The reason that I am doing a follow up post is that SA Magazine actually took the time out to email me, thank me for the mention on SA Rocks and to explain more about my statement regarding access to the information.
I stand corrected:
The sites content seems to be blocked and I can’t locate anywhere to actually read anything from the magazine online. There is a “Digital Magazine” section but that is locked to “unauthorised” visitors.
After review and a little direction from the guys at SA Magazine I must admit that I am thoroughly impressed with what they are doing. The magazine is literally available, page by page, online. All you have to do is register with the site and confirm your account. Then you are set.
They have created a novel and interesting way for readers to view their content. Instead of having a website that simply claims to be a “magazine online” there is actually a magazine that you can page through online. Pick up the corners with your pointer and flip the page over. Click and zoom in on a story, advert or section of the page and read it as you browse.
Have a look:
Above is a screenshot that I took while I was perusing the mag online. The picture quality is great, everything is legible. The action is smooth, the pages look and feel as real as one can imagine a page should feel online. Great stuff.
Before I end the post I would like to mention a couple of things that I would like to see on the site. I would like to see some of the content available directly on the site without using the flash-generated magazine. I would also like to see the RSS feed feature the content from the magazine. What is an RSS feed without content?
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August 21st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Seriously cool. There’s a bridge concept right there for magazines, books and all kinds of stuff, to be read by people who simply can’t let go of the traditional ‘read-a-book’ paradigm. I’ve written help files, I know!
) Super!
August 24th, 2007 at 7:20 am
I’m not crazy about those page turning flash magazines. Altitude- Nationwide’s inflight magazine has one http://www.altitudemag.co.za/. (I have a story in the August issue) and I guess it’s an ok format, but I find it fiddly. I kept on losing grip of the pages I was supposed to turn – maybe it’s an age thing. I agree with you about the contents and the RSS feed – once it’s in that format it is mummified.
March 22nd, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Excellent article, thank you for sharing this with everyone.