Namibian Sun joins MyEdit revolution

In its quest to improve readers’ access to its stories, Namibian Sun has become part of MyEdit, the new smartphone and tablet app launched by Media24 this month, which gives users news and stories tailored to their personal interests. “Installing MyEdit is extremely easy and hassle-free,” says Eckardt Kasselman, MyEdit’s front-end developer. “And it’s free to download! All you have to do is go to the Android or Apple app stores, search for ‘MyEdit’, click ‘Download’ and follow the prompts. “Alternatively, you can visit the myedit.me website and click on the link to your app store. The website is very user friendly and a breeze to navigate - so you should have no problem finding what you need.” Once the app has been downloaded, readers register as new users - either manually or through Facebook - and then select their favourite interests from 20 categories ranging from news and sport to fashion and food. Apart from accessing content from Namibian Sun in a condensed manner, MyEdit also gives readers access to thousands of stories from over 40 of South Africa’s top magazines, newspapers and blogs, as well Namibian Sun’s sister newspapers Republikein and Allgemeine Zeitung, who have also joined this exciting programme. Allgemeine Zeitung’s content will be accessible via MyEdit as from 20 December. Subscribers can choose between five affordable MyEdit bundles, which give them access to stories from their favourite magazines, newspapers, blogs and websites. They can also choose to sign up to individual feeds from these sources. “Bundles are so convenient because they allow you to choose what content you want,” says Roann Louw, Project Manager: Visual Innovation for MyEdit. “In this way you can ensure that you read only what you’re interested in.”