Another Round of Web Redesigns Brought to You by 'Viewability'

Facing pressure from advertisers, dozens of media companies are reevaluating where display ads appear on their web and mobile sites to ensure visitors can actually see them. And it's become a key element for publishers looking to redesign their sites."A significant portion of the publishers we talk to are actively redesigning all of or part of their sites and all of them are taking viewability into account," said Jonah Goodhart, CEO of analytics firm Moat, which measures viewability and advises publishers and marketers.The term "viewability" refers to whether people visiting a web or mobile site, or watching a digital video, can actually see an ad. It's the latest watchword in advertising and digital publishing, and much like native advertising in early 2014, marketers are clamoring for it. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Opinion: The closed nature of the open web

The world wide web celebrated its 30th birthday this past spring. That’s three decades’ worth of growth and evolution for an experiment whose entire purpose was to encourage freedom and decentralization of information and communication. Unfortunately, this open, free global information network... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook leans harder into Groups as it redesigns main app

Facebook Inc. unveiled a redesign Tuesday that focuses on the Groups feature of its namesake social network, doubling down on a successful but controversial part of the big blue app. It’s another sign that Facebook is moving toward more private, intimate communication. The changes, announced... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-30 22:05:00 UTC ]
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ESPN The Magazine to abandon print, go web-only

ESPN The Magazine is now the latest publication to abandon print. Regular editions of the monthly will cease after the September release of “The Body Issue” and the publication will go online-only, Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN said in a statement. “Consumer habits are evolving rapidly, and this... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lack of Innovation Is Killing Ad Tech and Maybe Even the Open Web

Ad tech on the open web has become a disjointed chain of systems that is so fragmented that it prevents any single player from innovating at scale. The walled gardens of Google, Facebook and Amazon have left the rest of the ad-tech ecosystem behind. Take publishers, for example. The industry has... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Essential Arts: LACMA, LACMA, LACMA. The museum’s redesign is all drama

Friends, Romans, readers of great books: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has landed on Coachella weekend and there will be too much do in El Lay this weekend beyond the return of “Game of Thrones.” I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at The Times, with your weekly dose of cultural... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grazia hints at non-fiction focus in books coverage redesign

Grazia has run its last dedicated books page, 'Shelf Life', under books editor Alexandra Heminsley after a redesign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books Heard ‘Round the World: A New Survey of International Audiobook Markets

The Audio Publishers Association, Bookrepublic, and Bologna Children's Book Fair have begun surveying various audiobook markets. The post Books Heard ‘Round the World: A New Survey of International Audiobook Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goncharoff joins Web of Science

Nicko Goncharoff has been appointed managing director, business development for Greater China, at Web of Science Group.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook and Medium are digital media’s never-ending merry-go-rounds

Time is a flat circle. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane. Facebook, about two years ago, launched Facebook Live and encouraged publishers to join in on the fun. And, of course, publishers did because Facebook offered a vast potential for distribution and controlled a not-insignificant amount... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice to axe 250 staff in latest round of digital media job losses

Cuts follow recently announced redundancies at HuffPost and BuzzFeedVice has announced plans to sack 250 staff, as a wave of job cuts affecting the digital media industry continues to hit companies around the world amid questions over the sustainability of ad-supported online publishing.Almost... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax and Westchester are set for Round 2 in their regular-season rivalry

Round 2 of the Fairfax-Westchester basketball rivalry is set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Faifax, with the No. 1 seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs on the line. Fairfax (22-1) held on for a 50-48 victory over Westchester (20-2) on Friday night. On Wednesday, each team tuned up.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts

Online publisher announces job losses to shore up finances as Verizon unveils plan to sack 800 workersBuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off hundreds of staff, as digital media firms struggle to turn a profit while dealing with the same financial issues that have plagued traditional publishers... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Bologna Round Table in New York; New ‘Handmaid’ Images in Milan

The Bologna Children's Book Fair's 50th year illustration exhibition has a session in New York this week, and Milan illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso produce new 'Handmaid's Tale' artwork ahead of Margaret Atwood's sequel. The post Industry Notes: Bologna Round Table in New York; New... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH 'Sunsets' Two Consumer Web Verticals

Penguin Random House will migrate content from its 'Signature Reads' and 'Unbound Worlds' sites to its company website, which will feature an "enhanced sci-fi category section," and shutter the sites by year's end. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Rabbit brought to life on augmented reality app Bookful

Peter Rabbit is to be brought to virtual life via augmented reality app Bookful, launched by Israeli immersive content company Inception. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MIT Technology Review Redesigns for the Greater Good

One of many memorable covers in the long history of MIT Technology Review's various iterations arrived in October of 2012 in the form of a close-up portrait of Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin above the tagline, "You promised me Mars colonies. Instead, I got Facebook." Six years later, we still... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shape Redesigns to Address a “Cultural Shift” Around Fitness

Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Goodman Artis takes Folio: inside the magazine's new look. The post Shape Redesigns to Address a “Cultural Shift” Around Fitness appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on ad tech: a tangled web | Editorial

Martin Lewis is suing Facebook. The question is whether companies can be held responsible for the behaviour of their softwareMartin Lewis, the consumer advice and money-saving expert, is suing Facebook in a case that threatens the dominant business model of publishing on the internet. It raises... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publication of algorithm investigation brought forward after Cambridge Analytica scandal

Following recent news reports into the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Bloomsbury Sigma is bringing forward the publication of an investigation into how algorithms control our lives by leading mathematical modeler, David Sumpter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Widens His Web in Russia: Eksmo-AST Buys Into Comics

Some 10 publishers in Russia have licenses to produce Marvel-branded content, but the comics publisher Kofilmo is counting on the size of Eksmo-AST to help it vanquish all foes. The post Marvel’s Spider-Man Widens His Web in Russia: Eksmo-AST Buys Into Comics appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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