NRC Next blog

On the nextblog the nrc.next editorial staff guides you through the high lights of the web, the picture editorial staff will show you the most impressive news photo’s and the columnists will place there best pieces. With this application you can follow them all and read other peoples opinion.

Both the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad applications have been developed by CrystalMinds. After installing a respected JSON API plugin on their WordPress, CrystalMinds had access to all the content needed to build this application. This approach has resulted in a minimal impact on the IT resources of nrc.next.

The concept and it’s design have been done by Peter Evers and Mark Visbeek. CrystalMinds was responsible for developing both applications within three weeks. But it is not the only remarkable thing that can be said about this application. It integrates the social media like never been done before on an iOS application, the user experience is almost exactly the same as sending a standard e-mail.

With only a small effort CrystalMinds was able to integrate nrc.next’s advertisement platform in the application.

Universal application. This application can be installed on both the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, making full use of it’s device screen size and functionalities.

Read blog posts. Among other sections on the nrc.next blog website you can find the news section, columnists, next thinks and image blog. All those posts can also be read from the application.

Watch photos. When you rotate your device into landscape mode, you can slide through the photo’s made available by the image editorial staff of nrc.next.

Share your favorite posts. The application has perfect social media integration that blends nicely into the iOS user interface of Apple. You can share your favorite post via E-mail, Facebook and Twitter. At the right screen image you can see an example of how a Facebook message is composed.

Full integrated web browser. Every URL found in a blog post can be opened in the fully integrated web browser. Without leaving the application you can navigate through the web pages the blog post refers to.

Your opinion matters. You can discuss the blog post you just read with other readers.

In-app advertisement. The advertisement is showing in every article that is opened. When a user taps the advertisement it will open the advertisement in the integrated web browser.