© The Financial Times Ltd 2013 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
Last week the Financial Times held its inaugural Hack Day event, providing a platform for web developers to create engaging and original products. Developers were invited to invent and build new products using a range of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) from both traditional and new media, including the FT’s search and content APIs.
The two-day event saw 22 teams and 54 participants huddled together creatively working on projects. This included external guests from the Guardian, Pearson, Apigee and LBi. Facebook’s Chief Software Engineer Stefane Crozatier was also on hand to guide and oversee the work. Read more
more …
Just 10 months after launch, the Financial Times’ Web App has surpassed two million users.
Available directly through the browser at app.ft.com, the FT Web App is built using HTML5 technology and features automatic content downloads and improvements. The FT was the first major news publisher to launch an app of this type and was recently awarded the Global Mobile Award for Innovation in Mobile Publishing. Read more
more …
Two FT mobile apps – the FT Web App (in the “news- handheld devices” category) and the How To Spend It iPad app (in the “lifestyle- tablet and other device” category) – have been named finalists in the 16th annual Webby Awards competition!
Anyone can vote for these entries in the Webby’s People’s Voice competition, which is determined by popular vote. Cast your vote for the FT by April 26 here: http://pv.webbyawards.com. Read more
more …
The Financial Times has been awarded the prestigious Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing prize for its Web App at today’s Global Mobile Awards in Barcelona. The prize recognizes excellence in developing innovative mobile material, highlighting the rapid evolution of the printed word to digital media on mobile handsets and tablet devices. Read more
more …