Following the successful launch of the Newstex and PR Newswire mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch devices last month comes the debut of the Newstex and PR Newswire iPad app!

The new Newstex and PR Newswire iPad app is optimized for Apple’s iPad device allowing users to view higher resolution video and images and leverage the dual-pane feature of the iPad to view content.  In its press release announcing the availability of the feature-rich iPad app, PR Newswire explains:

The launch of the iPad-optimized Mobile App solidifies PR Newswire’s position as the only commercial news distribution service offering text, photos and a distinct video channel through its own iPhone, iPod Touch, and optimized iPad application. Key to its success, the Mobile App provides direct access to breaking news from many of the world’s leading brands while enabling users to search PR Newswire’s extensive database of press releases and multimedia content. The PR Newswire Mobile App also lets users interact with PR Newswire’s @ProfNet and @PRNewswire Twitter feeds, and subscribers of PR Newswire’s expert network, ProfNet, can use the PR Newswire Mobile App to access fast-breaking queries from reporters seeking article sources and expert commentary.

You can download the Newstex and PR Newswire mobile app for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices through Apple’s iTunes App Store.

Read more about Newstex mobile apps

Images: PR Newswire

THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED

Newstex, the leading provider of full text authoritative content for syndication to the financial, corporate, academic and government marketplaces, is currently looking for a Content Licensing Contract Administrator to join our team!  Check out the job description and application instructions below:

Job Description:

The Content Licensing Contract Administrator position involves all aspects of the content licensing contract cycle from compiling newly signed contract information from our Content Acquisition team to ensuring that the contracts are processed in our database.

We are looking for a contract administrator to help us:

• Communicate with prospective publishers who complete our online query form, as well as handle queries from our existing publishers

• Track and maintain all lead and account information in our database and website marketing page

• Work closely with our Editorial, Content Acquisition and Operations teams

• Efficiently process signed contracts

Requirements: A passion for blogs is first and foremost. We want individuals who are enthusiastic, resourceful, well-organized, detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Excellent interpersonal and persuasive written and verbal communication skills required. Familiarity with databases and Google Apps is a plus. This is a part-time virtual telecommuting position so we need an independent worker who requires minimal daily supervision.

Email a compelling cover letter, salary history & resume to: THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED

Please also tell us about blogs you write or contribute to and of course your Top 5 favorite blogs you read.

No phone calls please.

THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED

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Congratulations to Katherine Reynolds Lewis who won an iPad from Newstex at the ASJA Writers Conference last week in New York City where Newstex demonstrated some of its new mobile applications.

Katherine is responsible for the writing team, editorial vision, content and management of the CurrentMom.com blog as well as conference programming.  CurrentMom is a blog and community for mothers balancing a business with family and all women who are interested in work-life issues and entrepreneurship.

Newstex Director of Publisher Relations, Aura Sujaritchan Novembre presented Katherine with her new iPad during the ASJA Writers Conference.

Congratulations, Katherine!

Today, PR Newswire announced the release of its new mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which was designed and developed by Newstex.

The PR Newswire mobile app gives users direct access to news, press releases, photos, and videos from their iPhones, iPod touch devices.  Soon, the app will also be available for use on iPad, BlackBerry and Android devices.

The PR Newswire mobile app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store.  Users can search for content by keyword, stock symbol, or industry topic and save those searches, too.  Users can also share content through email, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.  Additionally, users can interact with PR Newswire’s ProfNet and PRNewswire Twitter feeds and access queries from ProfNet via the PR Newswire mobile app.

Check out the video from PR Newswire below to see photos of the new PR Newswire mobile app in action (note the video does not include audio).

You can read the complete press release from PR Newswire here and get more information about the app here.

The 2010 SIIA Information Industry Summit was held in January and brought together a variety of digital content industry professionals and experts.  The SIIA captured video interviews with several content industry thought leaders asking them to provide their insights on the future of the content industry.

You can view Newstex President Larry Schwartz’s thoughts on the subject in the video below, and follow the links at the end of this post to view more video insights.

More content industry future insights from:

• Henry Blodget, The Business Insider
• John Blossom, Shore Communications, Inc.
• Ken Doctor, Author, Newsonomics
• Barry Graubart, Alacra
• Daniel Mayer, TEMIS
• Robin Neidorf, Freepint Limited
• Jan Palmen, Innodata Isogen
• Deva Senapathy, Infosys Technologies Limited
• Webb Shaw, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
• Anthea Stratigos, Outsell, Inc.
• Matt Turner, Mark Logic Corporation

Today, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced the launch of its first mobile application for accessing social media content from SIIA and Authoritative Content from Newstex.

The application is available through the Apple iTunes Store for both iPhones and iPod touches (search for siia or newstex), and it will be available for Google Android-enabled phones in the future.

A free trial version is available, and SIIA Content Division members can request complimentary access to a limited number of licenses for premium content.

The new SIIA and Newstex iPhone app is an easy to use mobile resource that helps users access authoritative news and social media content, including blogs, Twitter and video content, at anytime.

In a press release from the SIIA, Newstex President Larry Schwartz said, “More and more people are tapping social media through applications that provide content from a handful of sources.  We believe this application creates significant marketing and revenue opportunities for publishers and aggregators, as well as associations of all types.”

You can read the complete SIIA press release here.

Have you ever gotten lost in “Internet time” trying to find reliable content from credible sources that you need but having little or no luck at all? If you had easy access to Authoritative Content, your problem would be solved and you’d have a lot more time to spend on more productive activities than searching the Web haystack for the prized needle.

What is Authoritative Content? A free ebook from Newstex, Authoritative Content – Because All Content is Not Created Equal, answers that question and explains how Authoritative Content is closing the gap between traditional and new media sources.

The problem most professionals face is searching through the overwhelming online clutter to find the useful, meaningful and trustworthy content that respected Authoritative Content publishers produce. This free ebook also reveals how Newstex helps professionals in the fields of business, law, government, journalism, academia and more access that Authoritative Content, which they need to do their jobs everyday.

You can follow the link to download a free copy of Authoritative Content – Because All Content is Not Created Equal now. Feel free to share it, tweet it, link to it, blog about it, and talk about it.

Newstex has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2010 CODiE Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA):

• Best Content Aggregation Service
• Best Social Media Aggregation Service
• Best Video Content Aggregation Service

The members of the SIIA vote for award winners in 15 categories with winners to be announced at a special CODiE Awards Dinner on January 26, 2010 at the 2010 SIIA Information Industry Summit.  Follow the link to view the full list of CODiE Award finalists.

Ken Wasch, President of SIIA explains, “This is the twenty-fifth year we have recognized excellence through the CODiE Awards program, and the ninth year we have offered awards in the content categories.  The competition is tough, as many companies are looking to make their products stand out from the competition.  The innovations in the content industry shine through in the products selected as finalists, and we are very excited to see how the voting goes this year.”

Be sure to look for Newstex at the 2010 Software Industry Information Summit from January 26-27, 2010.  Newstex President Larry Schwartz will be attending the event, including the CODiE Awards dinner.  He’ll also be chairing the SIIA Previews event during the 2010 SIIA Information Summit where up and coming companies have the opportunity to present in front of key industry influencers.

For the fourth year in a row, Newstex has been named to the EContent 100 Content Companies that Matter Most in the digital content industry.

The 2009 list was determined by a panel of judges, including EContent Magazine editors, Information Today, Inc. colleagues, and industry experts.

EContent Editor Michelle Manafy explains, “Newstex continues to provide a much-needed bridge between the masses of user generated content and professional information seekers. There is important information being produced outside office walls, but that can be of high value in the enterprise and Newstex helps organizations tap into that value.”

The 2009 list marks the ninth year of the EContent 100 Companies that Matter Most in the digital content industry.  The complete 2009 EContent 100 list can be viewed online at www.econtentmag.com or in print in the December 2009 issue of EContent Magazine.

You can read the full Newstex press release about the 2009 EContent 100 here.

In the November 2009 issue of Information Today magazine, writer Barbara Brynko offers an article called “Newstex: The Voice of Authoritative Content”.

In the article, Barbara discusses the new Newstex branding that I announced here on the Newstex blog last month (read about it here) as well as the new Newstex iPhone app (you can read about that on the Newstex blog here).

As Newstex President Larry Schwartz says in the Information Today article, “As the web gets more cluttered everyday, Newstex cuts through the clutter.  We give end users reliable content.”  And as Larry explains, since the content comes “from the experts like the Associated Press, Gawker, the McClatchy-Tribune, and the Digital Journal,” end users have easy access to the trustworthy content they need to do their jobs.

You can follow the link to read the full article about Newstex Authoritative Content in Information Today magazine.