Way back, I posted about Apple News on Photics.com…
It seemed like another place to add my RSS Feed. So, I added it through iCloud and then I forgot about it. But on Christmas Eve, I posted an article about Donald Trump…
…which led to a significant boost in traffic. Apparently, Apple News might be useful. If you’ve noticed my posts around here, I’ve been losing enthusiasm with Apple. Meanwhile. I’ve been wondering what my next big project should be. I was thinking maybe it could be news related. So, Apple News seems like it might renew my interest with Apple.
Currently, I’m testing the system out. I’m not sure what is the benefit to publishing through Apple News, rather than just using an RSS Feed. Although, here’s where Hype is involved.
1 - Hype is mentioned and linked in the test article…
No, an iPad cannot replace a laptop / desktop… not for me anyway, as Hype is only on the Mac.
2 - Apple News uses iAds
One of the things Hype can do is create advertisements. Maybe this is an opportunity for the software. I haven’t gotten to the advertising part yet, as I’m still waiting for approval. (Typical Apple!) Yet, it seems that Hype is a match for Advertisers and Publishers. For Advertisers, Hype could make ads. (Export to iAds would be cool, but I’m not sure if that’s possible. I don’t know much about iAds Workbench.) As for Publishers, interactive content would make articles more engaging. (The problem with that is I’m not sure how to add Hype to the articles.)
If you’re familiar with iAds, you might be wondering, “Didn’t Apple give up on that?” Apparently, NBC is now involved…
This could be another Apple failure… like how they seemingly lost interest in iAds and Game Center. Yet, I’ve experienced the potential of Apple News. I don’t like Google, so making YouTube videos doesn’t seem like a match for me. But Apple News… hmmm… maybe that could work?
Heh, what sucks is that an active Apple developer account is needed to earn revenue. I thought I was done checking the iTunes Connect website.
But if this works out, maybe I’ll get back into App development again too. That’s yet another area for Hype to shine, as I’m thinking Hype could export projects to Apps.