Today Yahoo announced the coming release of a new digital newsstand application, or what they call Livestand. Offering new way to “mobilize”current events, Livestand brings users Yahoo’s online publications and websites like Yahoo News and Finanance right to the their mobile device.
“Adoption of tablets and mobile phones is exploding, and digital media isn’t keeping up. Consumers can’t find the publications they buy off the newsstand, and publishers and advertisers can’t reach the audiences they want to serve,” said Blake Irving, executive vice president and chief product officer for Yahoo!. “As the premier digital media company, we’re in a position to meet all of these needs. Livestand is an immersive environment that provides a dynamic and personalized experience for consumers, and a pipeline of fresh and active content for publishers and advertisers.”
While this app is not available right now the release is planned for the first half of this year for both the iPad and Android Tablets. This device will eventually come to mobile phones as well but at the moment is being engineered to take advantage of this rapidly expanding tablet market. For more information on this developement visit Yahoo’s Livestand page.
Source: Mobile Burn
