Talk:Issuu

Gallery Section

Why does this article have a gallery section? Of the two images, one is presumably of a magazine that can be found on Issuu, and the other seems to have no relation whatsoever to the topic in question. Cheolsoo (talk) 02:06, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Copyright infringement

I just found a digital copy of The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist on Issuu. I have my doubts about who posted it and whether they own the copyright. Issuu claims to take copyright seriously, but how can we tell if they are? and if we cant be sure, can we link from WP articles to Issuu, as is done with this book? im uncomfortable with using Issuu as a reference or even as an external link.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 23:32, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Advertorial

Is it just me, or does this whole thing sound like brochure copy? There are many citations, but the bulk of the copy is not cited. It looks like 13 citations are just referring to where Issuu was mentioned. Virtually all of the remaining article should be summed up briefly. Let readers visit Issuu's site if they want to read advertorial. Anyone else agree with this? Indy (talk) 13:54, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

yes, it needs major cleanup. and i still think there is a big issue (NPI) with copyright. if i find references to my concern as stated above, i will add it to article. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 21:48, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

here's my attempt at a cleanup. I think i left the information appropriate for WP. to me, this kind of editing makes in more clear what the notability of a company is. when its promotional material, as a reader my eyes glaze over and i often dont get what they are actually doing because of the promotional tone. now i actually see what they are doing, and its obviously notable. still, i will try to find articles that address any copyright problems, as that would be a logical, notable event around this service. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:27, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Speaking personally, I find it hard to believe the Issuu software could have won any sort of award. I cannot imagine who perceives a benefit from poorly imitating a paper document in a Web browser. All it does that I can see is make documents much harder to read and cite. Reading information on, say, Wikipedia is vastly better. This article needs a "Criticism" section. If the product has received any significant independent coverage I have to believe some of it was by someone who can recognize an ergonomic disaster when they see it. --Teratornis (talk) 18:46, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Came here to say this. There must be criticism out there! Equinox ◑ 18:54, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

external links

Does anyone want to take a stab at cleaning this section up? It's not clear to me that they are affiliated with the company/product on this page and some may be competition 12.0.205.82 (talk) 21:26, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

was bold, removed them. they seem more appropriate for the "see also" section. 12.0.205.82 (talk) 22:23, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Persistent Spammer Section

Do not delete/blank the Persistent Spammer section without providing a valid reason in Talk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.64.6.154 (talk) 23:13, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Suggesting edits to remove inaccuracies and bring article into date

This page is quite out-of-date, so I've drafted a version with revisions that make it more current and accurate. I'll post the proposed text below and any feedback will be welcome. I'm also open to discussing section by section as well. Thanks for your time and please feel free to reach out with any questions or suggestions.

Issuu, Inc. (pronounced "issue") is a SaaS electronic publishing platform that allows users to upload digital content such as magazines, books, or brochures as PDFs that can be published and shared via links or embedded into websites. The platform has more that 30 million available publication that receive a 4 billion page views each month.

Founded in 2006 as a Danish startup, the company moved its headquarters to the United States in 2013 and is now based in Palo Alto, California, with office in Berlin; Germany, Braga; Portugal and Copenhagen; Denmark

== History ==

Issuu was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2006 by Michael Hansen, Ruben Bjerg Hansen, Mikkel Jensen, and Martin Ferro-Thomsen.

By 2011, Issuu software was used by several online publications.  In early 2013, the company opened an office in Palo Alto, California and appointed CEO Joe Hyrkin, formerly of Reverb.com, Trinity Ventures, and Yahoo!, to helm its Silicon Valley operations. The company soon moved its headquarters to the Palo Alto location. Upon the move, the founders of Issuu stated that they chose the city as they saw social media and digital distribution partnerships as the key to its growth, rather than focusing mostly on publishing relationships.

Also in 2013, Issuu acquired the Denmark-based software company Magma, including the company's software that allowed collaboration between editorial teams in organizing, laying out and proofing publications. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

In 2014 the platform hosted more than 18 million publications and had 83 million users.

=== Funding ===

In 2007, Issuu raised $10.3 million in Series A financing. The company obtained $10 million in Series B that closed in 2014. In September 2021, Issuu closed a round of financing that raised $31 million.

== Features ==

Users can edit their publications by  adding links and multimedia to the pages of their documents. Issuu also provides tools for measuring and monetization of content.

Readers can engage with free content, subscribe to publications and follow collections of publications on a specific subject matter.

In 2014, the company released Clip, a tool that allowed readers to take a snapshot of any part of a publication and share that on social media or through email.

Also in 2014, Issuu released its iOS app to access Issuu on Apple devices. The app included an offline reading list function that allowed users to read from the Issuu app without being online. The app could also stack publications back to back so that they could be read in succession. The Issuu app was discontinued in April 2023.

In 2019, Issuu announced the launch of Issuu Promote, an ad integration tool for Facebook and Instagram, allowing for content to be distributed across multiple social media channels. A partnership with LinkedIn allowed users to embed a publications or portfolio materials into a LinkedIn profile.

=== Integrations ===

Issuu allows for integrations with Canva, Adobe InDesign, Dropbox, Google Drive, Squarespace and Mailchimp.  In 2023 Issuu launched an app within the design tool Canva that allows Canva users to publish content directly to Issuu.

== Recognition ==

In 2008, Issuu was nominated for a SXSW Interactive award. In 2009, the company was named one of Time's 50 Best Websites and a Webby Award honoree in the Web Services & Applications/Website and Mobile Sites category. In 2010, the company was a Webby honoree in the Apps, dApps and Software Experimental & Innovation category. In 2023, Issuu was named Best Interactive Content Platform in the MarTech Breakthrough Awards.

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Thanks for reviewing and looking forward to feedback. SBCornelius (talk) 16:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC) SBCornelius (talk) 16:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Reply 18-SEP-2023

  Unable to review  

1. Reasons have not been provided for each change.
2. Several of the proposed references have formatting errors that need to be corrected (e.g., missing titles, authors, bare URL's, etc).
3. When ready to proceed with your new proposal, kindly change the {{Edit COI}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=y to |ans=n. Please note that prior text entered in the Edit request proposal should not be retro-actively altered. Instead, a new reply post containing the improved request should be posted below this review. The original {{Edit COI}} template may then be altered, or a new one may bne added to your new request. Thank you!

Regards,  Spintendo  19:55, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick feedback, Spintendo. I'll get started and update the COI tag when I add those. Thanks again! SBCornelius (talk) 15:22, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Spintendo, I thought I'd make this a little more manageable by addressing just a few edits or groups of related edits now and then moving to additional issues once we've settled a few things, either accepted or rejected.

I've included my suggested version of the introductory paragraph below. The current text is insufficient if the goal is to provide a brief but thorough summary for a reader who may not read the entire article. Here are a few examples of articles about software platforms that have what I believe are the types of opening paragraphs Wikipedia expects Salesforce, Slack, and Zoom. Please let me know you thoughts about the best way to make this opening paragraph better for readers.

Issuu, Inc. (pronounced "issue") is a SaaS electronic publishing platform that allows users to upload digital content such as magazines, books, or brochures as PDFs that can be published and shared via links or embedded into websites. The platform has more that 30 million available publication that receive a 4 billion page views each month.

Founded in 2006 as a Danish startup, the company moved its headquarters to the United States in 2013 and is now based in Palo Alto, California, with office in Berlin; Germany, Braga; Portugal and Copenhagen; Denmark

My second request for this post is about the section titled Purpose. Firstly, that's an odd section title that I don't recall seeing anywhere else. Secondly, none of the information in that section is cited at all. The information in that section that is true was included elsewhere in my earlier draft and I can make future edit requests that reincorporate the citable information. For now, I think the section should go since Wikipedia requires information be properly cited.

Thank you and once we settle these issues I'll move on to another manageable group of suggestions. SBCornelius (talk) 18:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC) SBCornelius (talk) 18:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

References

 Declined The requested prose is not grammatical (e.g., "The platform has more that [sic] 30 million available publication that [sic] receive a 4 billion page views each month..") Regards,  Spintendo  19:26, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Spintendo, I've edited the typos, and included the edited version below. Thank you.

Issuu, Inc. (pronounced "issue") is a SaaS electronic publishing platform that allows users to upload digital content such as magazines, books, or brochures as PDFs that can be published and shared via links or embedded into websites. The platform has more than 30 million available publication that receive a total of 4 billion page views each month.

Founded in 2006 as a Danish startup, the company moved its headquarters to the United States in 2013 and is now based in Palo Alto, California, with office in Berlin; Germany, Braga; Portugal and Copenhagen; DenmarkSBCornelius (talk) 14:56, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

References

 Still declined. The proposed text continues to be non-grammatical ("The platform has more than 30 million available publication [sic] that receive a total of 4 billion page views each month". The phrase "30 million available publication" is not a phrase that is used in the English language. "Publication" implies singular (publications would be plural), while "30 million" implies plural. The two cannot be used in the same sentence. The provided source does not even use this made-up phrase: it says " With over 30 million publications hosted and 4+ billion monthly page views, Issuu also has offices in Copenhagen, Berlin, and Braga, Portugal."  Spintendo  19:21, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

@SpintendoUnderstood and thank you. Sorry for creating a time sink. I'll look everything over and correct any additional typos and errors before resubmitting. SBCornelius (talk) 14:44, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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