Of Course There's Already An App for That
February 4, 2016 2:16 AM Subscribe
I have been tasked with finding a suitable solution, app or application for the fairly simple task of syndicating content to one (initially) and eventually several audience groups. I think there must be myriad ways to do this; I am looking for some suggestions of tools that already do this, either to use or to imitate.
Requirements for this solution would be that it be cross-platform, accept and display multiple file types (though pdf most common, I think), push content so that it is by default downloaded on the end-user's gadget, provide notifications for all new content, and be standalone and segregated (otherwise, why not just use e-mail)?
I think things like Evernote, Instapaper or even Pinterest might accomplish some of this, but it needs to be easy to use - "open, read". I have been reading in Pigeonhole, which also does something like this. I think any number of magazine apps or news apps would also do this. I think consultancies and research houses already have their own versions of something like this. I know this is out there, I just don't know where to find the most elegant implementation for our needs.
The boss wants our stuff to pop up on his gadget - whichever - and then be able to sit on a plane and read it offline. E-mail doesn't work for him - content would get lost in time. Users initially are internal only, but eventually for clients as well. I think, bonus points for being able to own-brand this or maybe to license a bespoke version of something that already exists.
What I'm hoping to do is to build a list of potential solutions for this and then do a comparison of features, drawbacks, costs, etc. So would very much appreciate good examples of tools or apps with this type of functionality.
Requirements for this solution would be that it be cross-platform, accept and display multiple file types (though pdf most common, I think), push content so that it is by default downloaded on the end-user's gadget, provide notifications for all new content, and be standalone and segregated (otherwise, why not just use e-mail)?
I think things like Evernote, Instapaper or even Pinterest might accomplish some of this, but it needs to be easy to use - "open, read". I have been reading in Pigeonhole, which also does something like this. I think any number of magazine apps or news apps would also do this. I think consultancies and research houses already have their own versions of something like this. I know this is out there, I just don't know where to find the most elegant implementation for our needs.
The boss wants our stuff to pop up on his gadget - whichever - and then be able to sit on a plane and read it offline. E-mail doesn't work for him - content would get lost in time. Users initially are internal only, but eventually for clients as well. I think, bonus points for being able to own-brand this or maybe to license a bespoke version of something that already exists.
What I'm hoping to do is to build a list of potential solutions for this and then do a comparison of features, drawbacks, costs, etc. So would very much appreciate good examples of tools or apps with this type of functionality.
PDFs are kind of a disaster off of PCs.
posted by srboisvert at 9:31 AM on February 4, 2016
posted by srboisvert at 9:31 AM on February 4, 2016
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Here's one example - BoardPad. And another - Boardpacks.
posted by Happy Dave at 4:10 AM on February 4, 2016