AWARD-WINNING WRITER Deirdre Bair likes to call herself an “accidental biographer.” Apparently, she “had never read a biography before she decided that Samuel Beckett needed one and she was the person to write it.” One is inclined to call this a “happy” accident since the Beckett bio won the National Book Award in 1981 and […] The post An Exercise in Redemption: On Deirdre Bair’s “Parisian Lives” appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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On the 'Late Show,' George Saunders gets ribbed about writing a novel, explains what a "bardo" is, and discusses kindness and Donald Trump in support of his debut novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teachings from the Bible and other spiritual practices can be used to combat the pressures of a Pinterest-perfect society, according to a slew of books coming from religion publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News site Attn, which gets 400 million views per month on Facebook, is investing in Facebook Live -- and outsourcing some of that content to external parties. To cover two protests in January, Attn recruited protesters on-site to provide a live feed for its Facebook page. Attn also live streamed... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Stewart has always been on top of trends, often setting them herself. Before she became a social media star (and landed a show with Snoop Dogg) she was known as a pioneer in the print magazine business. Her publication, Martha Stewart Living, has been on stands for 26 years and it's... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Food writer Bee Wilson looks at the continued popularity and variety of cookery books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Q&A with EIC Elizabeth Graves on her first year on the job and the state of magazine media. The post For Martha Stewart Living, Print is ‘A Good Thing’ appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are gearing up to produce hours of live video for Inauguration Day. This includes all-day live coverage from CBSN and The Washington Post, as well as a four-hour live virtual reality stream from the USA Today Network. Refinery29, meanwhile, is counter-programming the actual... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a while, Facebook was obsessed with live video -- it even paid publishers to make sure there was a steady flow of professionally-shot streams on offer. However, Zuckerberg and company appear to be tempering their enthusiasm a little bit. Recode s... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The appearance of what appeared to be an hour-long torture video on Facebook Live could undermine efforts to get more brands and publishers to try out the feature.On Wednesday, Chicago police confirmed that they were investigating a disturbing assault that was livestreamed on Facebook's video... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brit + Co and Mindbodygreen are seeing early success in using Facebook Live to drive people to pay for how-to courses. Brit + Co’s recent Facebook Live with a handlettering expert drove 180 pre-registrations for its class -- four times the usual average. Meanwhile, Mindbodygreen has been hosting... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It seems like every new year brings the same old batch of resolutions: lose weight, join a gym, organize that closet once and for all. But according to consumer research firm Nielsen, there’s another self-improvement pledge that’s nearly as popular as fitness: “Enjoy life to the fullest.”That... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Live isn't just for video. Today the social network launched a new feature dubbed Live Audio that lets users listen to broadcast voice recordings, pushing more audio-only content into newsfeeds. Similar to Facebook Live videos, users can go live from the Facebook app by pressing a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins, which launched its daily Facebook Live programming in June and has since reached nearly10 million viewers, kicked off its holiday programming last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Monday, Instagram rolled out its live video feature to all U.S. users. Although live video already exists on several other platforms, publishers aren't deterred from adopting Instagram Live. Publishers told Digiday that they plan to use Instagram Live to give followers a behind-the-scenes... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To get you ready for the weekend, we've rounded up some of our best stories this week: Twitter is falling out of favor with publishers as a reliable driver of traffic. It doesn’t have the audience scale, visual storytelling tools and ad products that Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook do. On... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands had barely adjusted to the idea that they increasingly need to be publishers in this day and age. Now they're being expected to become broadcasters on platforms like Facebook Live, too. Live video is demanding and requires meticulous preparation and the ability to adapt if things go wrong... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's health magazine Self is ending its print edition after nearly four decades to focus on its website and video on social-media sites Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers like Joe Media and Bleacher Report have been testing TV-like programming for Facebook Live. But polished live videos don’t necessarily receive higher viewership or more shares than rawer, conversational ones, and building content worthy of appointment viewing is a big challenge on... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s fiction giants David Walliams and Jeff Kinney are teaming up for the first time for a joint live event at the O2 in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been paying media partners to produce a certain amount of live video content per month. Most of these deals run for 12 months. Partners are aware that Facebook, having already collected a lot of data around live video consumption, might stop funding content. This could spell trouble... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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