Feel-good publisher Little Things has built an audience of 50 million users a month thanks to Facebook -- and it's profitable. CEO Joe Speiser joined the Digiday Podcast to discuss how the publisher grew out of its roots as a pet-food retailer, why he's not too worried about being overly reliant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activision Blizzard is set to conquer a new frontier: Facebook's live video feature. The world's largest video game publisher announced improvements it plans to implement to its various esports platforms, most notably a push to broadcast esports to t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's main news section, called Trending, has never been so buzzy thanks to a political web it allegedly weaved itself, with many critics crawling to the surface in the last five days. The digital giant has been bashed by right-wing pundits and other media watchers since Gizmodo... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activision Blizzard Inc. wants to make eSports mainstream by bringing the video game competitions not to TV, but rather to the world’s largest social media company. The Santa Monica video game-maker’s Media Networks unit announced Thursday a trio of plans intended to increase awareness of eSports... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's something to be said about a printed book. It's easy to read outdoors, you can lend it to a friend and, unlike a top-end Kindle, it doesn't spell disaster if you lose it. E-readers have their place, but today The Publishers Association (PA) h... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are starting to see the results of Facebook Instant Articles, which launched widely last month, giving them a way to post fast-loading content directly to the social network. One publisher, on background, shared a week’s worth of data that showed the reach of Instant Articles versus... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
With publishers under pressure to distribute their content directly onto social media platforms, the nagging question for many is whether their brands are diluted by being disconnected from their source. New research from Digital Content Next found that 57 percent of the time, people are aware... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
World’s largest computer game publisher also hopes broadcasts on Twitch and Instagram will help take e-sports mainstreamThe world’s largest computer game publisher, Activision Blizzard, is hoping to use Facebook’s live video to turn e-sports into a mainstream attraction, and make the people who... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of ebooks published by traditional publishers fell 13% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Kempton Mooney of Nielsen during a Thursday panel aimed at examining different publishing markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been two months since Facebook rolled out its five new emoji reactions (love, sad, wow, etc.), to let people express more than just that they “liked” something. NewsWhip looked at their use across 20 publishers over the past two weeks and found that Fox News got the most reactions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
BEA's' Director of International Affairs Rüdiger Wishenbart's new Global Ebook Report cites continental Europe's ebooks "stalling even earlier" than in US, UK. The post As BEA Opens: A New Global Ebook Report on a Mercurial World Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
To lure more users and advertising dollars, Facebook has increasingly assumed the role of a news organization by curating and publishing articles -- and to great effect. Four in 10 U.S. adults now get their news from the social media giant. But with recent accusations that Facebook suppressed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn notes that readers over the age of 50 drive ebook sales, though they still love their print titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network is becoming a news and content network, thanks to your content. The post Facebook as a Publishing Platform Isn’t Good For Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
First quarter financial reports from three of the country's largest trade publishers revealed a continuing decline in ebook sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Goodreads is offering its members a marketing and promotional tool that allows them to giveaway up to a 100 Kindle ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]