The government launched a ‘work style reform’ campaign that promotes shorter hours and other flexible arrangements along with overtime limits and paid annual leave. Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-09-02 14:15:57 UTC ]
While science fiction is often preoccupied with the threat of artificial intelligence successfully imitating human intelligence, researchers say a bigger danger right now is people using the technology to imitate one another. A recent survey from the University College of London ranked deepfakes... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-08-05 21:14:18 UTC ]
Calls for writers to reap rewards as British publishers enjoy record-breaking yearA record-breaking year for publishers has been greeted with renewed demands for authors to receive a bigger slice of income and investment, as sales of books passed the £5.7bn mark in 2017.Book sales income was up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook Inc., which is cutting the amount of news in its news feed, will prioritize information from the publishers that remain on the social network based on how trustworthy they are, the company said. Trustworthiness is based on a recent survey of U.S. Facebook users that gauged their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The power of social video marketing is increasingly touted as the fastest way for brands to build engagement with customers and prospects. In a recent survey, 80 percent of content marketers said videos published on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have directly impacted their business. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
At BISG's Making Information Pay seminar, Pew's Lee Rainie told attendees that, in a recent survey, 91% of Americans said they feel they have lost the ability to control their personal data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
France declared war on freeloaders this week, as the Paris Métro cracked down on ticket fraud and the nation's newspapers formed a bloc against ad-blockers. But it seems freeloading does still pay. Ten percent or more of travelers on the tramways circling Paris don't pay, according to the local... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marcello Vena of AllBrain's recent survey of the Italian book market estimates Italian ebook sales nearing €60m, and growing 30-40% in 2015. The post Italian Ebook Market Estimated to Grow 30-40% in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a recent survey by industry newsletter Shelf Awareness, the novel 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' by Shirley Jackson was booksellers' top pick for a great spooky tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent survey of senior executive AOL Platform clients from leading US advertisers, agencies and publishers revealed how and why programmatic buying is being utilized in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, 54 percent of respondents said libraries aren't as necessary as they once were when it comes to finding information. However, 94 percent said a library improves a community's quality of life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Could native advertising be hitting a wall? Marketers and publishers continue to fall all over themselves to create messaging that doesn’t look like advertising and that doesn’t annoy the reader. But the format is facing growing pains. “Agencies aren’t ready to turn on a dime and do this,” Rey... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Smartphone Junkies Would you admit not being able to live without your smartphone? Over two-thirds of respondents to a recent survey by the Online Publisher's Association did just that. The survey, conducted online with 2,540... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2012-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]