Facebook has published its latest Global Government Requests Report covering the second half of 2015. The transparency report reveals that there has been as 13 percent increase in the number of government requests for data, but it also shows that Facebook is still not able to be as transparent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Justin Smith says social network makes far more money from ads in its news feed than news organisations do from linked trafficNewspapers, magazines and other publishers are “feeding on the scraps” of Facebook’s multibillion-dollar ad business despite playing a central role in keeping the social... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction dominated ebook sales on Smashwords while romance sales dominated fiction; $2.99-$3.99 were the sweetspots for pricing, and social media, offering series and free samples were identified as key to building ebook sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Of the many talking points Tuesday at Facebook's F8 conference, two stood out because of their potential ramifications: the full rollout of Instant Articles and Facebook Live opening up to developers. We did a quick poll of tech players to gain insight into whether media companies should fear... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is doubling down on its investment in video with a new tool that will help hardware makers build devices to stream live to the social networking service. The new Facebook Live API will let publishers and hardware makers build tools that connect with the social network's live video... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is trying to sweeten the deal for Instant Articles publishers. At its F8 developers conference today. the social network showed off expected new video ads, which can go right into Instant Articles. It also discussed its new branded content policies, which allow publishers to create... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Expanded Digital Content Ratings aim to give publishers a more complete picture of their digital audiences. The post Nielsen to Measure Performance of Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday, Facebook unveiled a major update to its Messenger app, that allows developers to create chatbots for brands through its chatbot API. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement has major implications for messaging platforms like Kik and Skype. Now, with 900 million people around the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are getting chatty with Facebook Messenger. Facebook opened its anticipated Messenger platform today that lets publishers, retailers, brands and anyone build bots to interact with the 900 million users on the app. Publishers like CNN and Business Insider were ready with bot launches... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Enter The 2016 Innovation By Design Awards now through May 5! At F8, Facebook's massive annual developer conference, the big news is bots—specifically bots on Messenger, Facebook's messaging app. Messenger now boasts 900 million users per month, which presents a tantalizing user base for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has committed to reducing VAT rates on ebooks, in an Action Plan announced today; The Bookseller understands later detailed proposals will allow states to reduce VAT on ebooks to as low as 5%. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business Insider says it did 1 billion views on Facebook in March. The milestone comes just eight months after the company started publishing videos directly to the social network. The focus on social distribution has also driven a more “nuanced” approach to how Business Insider staffs its video... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bournemouth-based 33-year-old was offered a six-figure sum for his series about a troubled Met investigator in the sights of a serial killerA former paramedic has received a three-book publishing and television deal for his debut crime series, which publishers and producers describe as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has long prohibited publishers, celebrities and influencers from taking advantage of its vast platform to post branded content on their pages, unless it was part of a paid ad campaign on Facebook. As the rules said:"Advertising on Pages: Third-party advertisements on Pages are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Verified publishers now have the platform's blessing to distribute sponsored content—provided they do so within the guidelines. The post Facebook Opens Up Branded Content to Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Branded content and product placement are now A-OK with Facebook if marketers with verified pages on the platform follow the rules. The social media giant today began offering tags that companies can use to mark their videos and other content as branded content, though they are not allowed to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some social-centric publishers saw double-digit drops in their Facebook referral traffic last month, with some suspecting that this is the flip side of Facebook's pushing Instant Articles (and video) into people’s news feeds. Those initiatives are designed to keep people in Facebook's app, but... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has officially updated its policy and now allows publishers to post ads in the form of branded content to their pages. Media outlets had been hoping to help driving more money from all their efforts on the social network. The new rules allow verified pages, from publishers like NowThis... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ads have been a staple in your Facebook News Feed for quite sometime. Today, the social network announced changes to its branded content policy that will make it more obvious when a celebrity or other publisher posts about third-party goods and servi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tapas aims to optimize reading for mobile by dividing books into three- to five-minute chunks and charging readers as they go. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]