Pundits have speculated for two years that the Facebook Apocalypse will arrive any day now. The newest roll-out may take several weeks to see completion. And data is still rolling in. But the battle for news feed space is competitive, and the reach of a typical fan will diminish over time as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook drives 25 per cent of all social referrals online, and its algorithm changes can boost or blast a publishers' figures almost overnight. The social network is also reportedly in talks with news outlets inluding the New York Times a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
PopSugar produces dozens of videos each week for its audience of millennial women, and then it tailors them for each distribution platform. The publisher posts longer videos on YouTube and on its own site, while Facebook gets more clips and flashy text graphics, because the platform autoplays... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
When disaster strikes, technology can often be put to good use. Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this week, Google and Facebook are among the companies helping those in the area, as well as people looking for friends and relatives. Google's People Finder does very much what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Thursday YouTube celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first video being uploaded to what would become the preeminent online video service. And Facebook crashed the party.Facebook announced on Thursday a branded-video program called Anthology that will have publishers and digital video... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook today unveiled changes to the way its news feed algorithm distributes page posts, giving more credence to posts by users' friends than from publishers. For instance, news articles with many likes and comments have typically appeared high up in users' news feeds, but that is being... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When “Kindle Cover Disasters” debuted on Tumblr earlier this year, the Internet ROFLMFAO’d at the truly heinous designs: cheap clipart, effects reminiscent of early Print Shop, clashing pastels, Photoshopping by palsied hands, and fonts so troubling you find yourself celebrating the relative... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 30, Popsugar will announce a daily show called Popsugar Rush at its Digital Content NewFronts presentation. But rather than have viewers catch the program on its women's lifestyle channel on YouTube, they'll be directed to Facebook where it will run exclusively for 24 hours. "In every... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's tentacles are reaching deeper into the publishing ecosystem. One of its newest tools, interest targeting, lets publishers target their content on Facebook to fans of niche communities like sports or TV shows. The tool is showing results for publishers like The New York Times, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Playster, a digital multimedia streaming platform, will now sell ebooks from Simon & Schuster on a subscription basis. The post Playster Streaming Service to Offer Simon & Schuster Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest report, for the six-month period ending in February, hints at the tension that has marked Apple's monitorship thus far. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harvard professor that brought us a real life smell-o-phone has announced that he's expanding his olfactory-focused products to include eBooks, songs and clothing. Now clothes that give off a scent isn't that weird, but eBooks and songs? How does... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Olive Software's SmartLayers technology claims to turn a publisher's generic prose ebooks into an easily revised and upgradeable multimedia-enriched content platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trajectory has partnered with Chinese mobile carrier Xiaomi to bring ebooks into the Chinese digital book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers have agreed to a multiyear deal covering the sale of print and ebooks, the latest agreement between the Web retailer and a major publishing house... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Times has kept mum about a March 23 report in its pages that suggested that the Times, among other news organizations, was in talks with Facebook about hosting some of its journalism on the social media platform. "The Tim ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
After years of asking mainstream publishers for ebooks to be bundled with physical books, a small group of indie booksellers have gotten their wish. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins in the US is preparing to return to a full agency model for ebook sales next week, according to a report on Publishers Lunch. The site reports that multiple retailers have been made aware that HarperCollins will change its terms as of 14th April, requiring all of its ebooks to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The findings of a new survey debunks theories that Facebook is losing its “cool factor” among teenagers.Facebook is the most popular social network among teens, according to the results of the survey published Wednesday night by the Pew Research Center. The researchers found that 71 percent of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]