Unit sales of traditionally published ebooks fell 10% in 2017, compared to 2016, according to figures released by PubTrack Digital, part of the NPD book group. The service tracks sales from roughly 450 publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The millennial-aimed publisher has cut its editorial output by two-thirds and now measures videos and stories based on time spent rather than view counts. The post After years of chasing Facebook traffic, Mic goes for ‘deliberate distribution’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Company tells Australian regulator that news makes up just 5% of content shared, and downplays its collection and use of people’s data• Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon Facebook has told the Australian competition regulator that news makes up just 5% of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the most challenging issues for Facebook is its role as the policeman for the free expression of its two billion users. Now the social network is opening up about its decision-making over which posts it decides to take down - and why. On Tuesday the company for the first time published the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the most challenging issues for Facebook Inc. is its role as the policeman for the free expression of its 2 billion users. Now the social network is opening up about its decision-making over which posts it decides to take down — and why. On Tuesday the company for the first time published... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook faces lots of criticisms and questions, and while much of this is focused on privacy and security, there are also lots of queries about what is permitted on the platform. To help users to understand what's allowed and what's not, the company has published its Community Standards for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
For U.K. publishers, the journey to becoming a Facebook Watch partner is not an obvious one. The post ‘No feedback and zero movement’: Facebook Watch’s international expansion is off to a rocky start appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
MoneySavingExpert founder says firm failed to stop false adverts luring victims into scamsMartin Lewis, the consumer advice and money-saving expert, is suing Facebook for defamation after it published dozens of fake adverts featuring his face and name. He is seeking exemplary damages in the high... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As some publishers try to clean up rogue online advertising, the platform has been slow to act on complaints. Time for regulationOne of the ways Facebook has been able to get away with some pretty questionable behaviour over the years is that exploiting users’ data is an abstract problem that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
After Facebook's news feed changes, publishers are not changing their strategies on the platform, or they're trying to focus more on other social channels. The post Digiday Research: Majority of publishers aren’t worried about Facebook’s algorithm changes appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gail Honeyman’s début continues to remain completely fine at the top of the Weekly E-Ranking. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook plans to try out pre-roll ads -- that is, commercials that play before videos -- in more parts of its service. This comes after it's spent months testing the format in limited places, like the Watch section. In a blog post published today, t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
OUP president Niko Pfund told PW that after Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Capitol Hill, it became clear that Siva Vaidhyanathan's book, originall scheduled for fall, "needed to be part of the conversation" now taking place. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications. The Arduino software is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users.The 2018 Arduino Enthusiast E-Book Bundle is a collection of 10 publications... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced criticism Tuesday from senators over his company’s handling of user data in a Capitol Hill hearing that could amount to a reckoning on the technology industry and its practices. “Let me just cut to the chase. If you and other social media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, PW talks to University of Virginia Media Studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming 'Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy' (Oxford University Press) about Facebook’s sprawling influence in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first ever FutureBook 40 list of UK book industry innovators, sponsored by Kortext, is here. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few days ago, the Columbia Journalism Review published a thorough and frightening look into Facebook’s fact-checking program. The social network enlists organizations like Snopes and PolitiFact to scroll through thousands of contested articles and deem how factual they are. As CJR writes, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s not often a single title tops both the print and ebook charts in the same week, let alone pulls off that feat multiple times, but Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine's in the number one ebook chart slot has now reached seven consecutive weeks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
“It has been disappointing that Facebook is not the winner it used to be, but it means we have gone back to our core audience." The post How digital publisher PinkNews is weaning itself off Facebook dependence appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]