Facebook has published its privacy principles for the first time, ahead of the European Union's general data protection regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on May 25 -- although the company is pitching it as being part of Data Privacy Day. On top of this, the social network has also detailed plans to use videos to educate its users about privacy. The videos will explain how to control who has access to personal data, as well as how to manage the data Facebook uses to control the ads it shows users. See also: Facebook to roll out new privacy tools… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2006, while visiting his daughter at Bard College, Steven Schragis didn't just attend the faculty's mini talks for parents; he came home with a plan for a company that would make continuing... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-10-17 11:30:00 UTC ]
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Facebook provided an update on an initiative it is testing, in which it partnered up digital publishers with creators and public figures with established communities on the social network to create exclusive video content for its Facebook Watch video destination. The test began in the U.S.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-10-15 16:45:31 UTC ]
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Emily Guille-Marrett has been appointed head of English publishing and training at independent education publisher, Maths - No Problem!, to build a new literacy business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 22:20:23 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of Fox Corp., who built his fortune in the newspaper Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-01 07:00:50 UTC ]
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Facebook is running an experiment to hide "like" counts and other public-facing social scores in select markets. The social network confirmed Friday that it started hiding like, reaction and video view counts in a limited test across the social network as part of an effort to improve the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-27 20:39:27 UTC ]
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Facebook is running an experiment to hide "like" counts and other public-facing social scores in select markets. The social network confirmed Friday that it started hiding like, reaction and video view counts in a limited test across the social network as part of an effort to improve the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-27 20:39:27 UTC ]
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Ahead of a contentious 2020 U.S. presidential election, two trade bodies representing media agencies and publishers are working toward more sophisticated brand safety standards and how to apply them to news content. These organizations--the American Association of Advertising Agencies and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-09-27 20:14:59 UTC ]
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An August 12 letter, signed by three senators raised concerns that the data harvested and maintained by digital educational publishers today “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission or knowledge.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh University Press (EUP) has bought the publishing assets of Scottish law specialists Avizandum Publishing Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 13:58:07 UTC ]
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Publishers should be given a waiver on part of the EU’s recently passed Digital Single Market Directive regarding licensing deals for links to their content, a new report recommends. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 04:34:34 UTC ]
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Being an online publisher has never been more difficult. Web browser providers have pared down on ad-targeting capabilities in recent years, adding to publishers' struggles to monetize traffic and attempts to reduce reliance on third parties. Now Google is taking user privacy a step further,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-07-29 21:22:56 UTC ]
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Earlier this year, Google outlined upcoming changes to its marketing-leading Chrome browser that are likely to prompt seismic changes for digital media trading with the company's leading privacy executive tipping the privacy overhaul for a 2019 launch. Speaking last week at Adweek's inaugural... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-07-29 18:27:32 UTC ]
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An estimated 90% of all written works worldwide are not available in accessible formats. New Zealand is implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to help change that. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2019-07-23 20:01:52 UTC ]
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Pearson says students will only be able to rent physical books as it makes all products "digital first". Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-07-16 06:14:53 UTC ]
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Yeah, that situation with the Parkland graduate was appalling. Here’s another Harvard kid who should have been sent packing: Mark Zuckerberg. Fifteen years ago, the entrepreneurial undergrad was emailing a friend about the harvest of his proto social network, “The Face Book.” As revealed a few... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-21 14:07:05 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton will publish The School of Life: An Emotional Education from Alain de Botton’s The School of Life in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-14 08:03:09 UTC ]
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MVB US is offering a special promotion to independent booksellers who want to take advantage of the company's Pubeasy and Pubnet services for direct ordering and communication with publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Peer-to-peer aid groups have become a lifeline for those who can’t cover small expenses. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2019-06-10 12:36:21 UTC ]
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Facebook will have to hand over emails and records related to how it handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In September, shareholders sued the company in order to obtain information pertaining to the leak. Today, a US judge sided with shareholders... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-05-31 19:12:00 UTC ]
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The platform is increasing its focus on Groups, where algorithms will have even more influence on the content users see. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2019-05-29 13:15:44 UTC ]
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