Millions of people around the world own and use iPads everyday. Every time a new version is released, people go into a frenzy. What if you could tap into this huge market base? What if you could share your ebooks, articles, photos, videos, etc. with all these iPad users? A new iPad app called Tactilize has been created just for this.
Tactilize will allow musicians, photographers, writers, bloggers, journalists, video creators and just about everyone to design and share their content with others on the Tactilize network.
Easy Publishing with Tactilize- The iPad Content Network
The developers of Tactilize have a lot of experience in digital publishing, having worked on the online journalism and digital publishing site- Owni. Tactilize developers have made a web interface to design the content layout and an app to publish the content on. Content creators can design content layout from scratch or choose from the various templates that Tactilize offers. With these templates, users can create dynamic articles, blog posts, etc. and organize photos video galleries. This is especially useful for long documents like ebooks. Ebook writers and publishers can now create appealing layouts for their ebooks on a hand held device without dealing with moody word editors. They can also create previews to attract potential customers over the internet.
Content can also be easily transferred to the app as it allows users to download data from any cloud storage facility like Dropbox, Flickr, Facebook, Google Drive, etc. Although Tactilize allows sharing of content only with other users of the software, you can create Tactilize cards to give internet users a preview of your content. The Tactilize web editor can be used to create attractive cards and according to initial reviews these cards look better than most iPad magazines.
This app organizes all the best cards on their homepage and has a search option to look for other content. To top it all off- this app is completely free! This is a boon for small businesses who want to increase brand awareness, advertize and market without the need for bid budgets.
The Future- Publishing on Tablets
Tactilize is still in its private beta phase and has already got rave reviews for its interactive and simple interface. It is scheduled to appear in the App store in two weeks time but interested parties are already reserving user-names on the Tactilize website. The success of this app will depend on the number of people who use it. There is no point in publishing content onto this app if there’s no one to see it. Also, the kind of content that this app will host will determine the extent of its user-base. We have to wait to see if marketers flock to this app to market their content. Its success could mean that in the future companies and individuals will have to optimize their content to feature on the Tactilize homepage.