Best of the week: Twitter’s woes and Snapchat Live Stories doubts

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 Snapchat, meanwhile, brands like Birchbox have found a clever hack to convert followers into paying customers: the vanity URL. Facebook, for its part, is making a play for TV ad dollars with its new mobile video tab. The post Best of the week: Twitter’s woes and Snapchat Live Stories doubts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Story of Serial's Adnan Syed to be published by Century

Rabia Chaudry is writing an insider account of the case of Adnan Syed, a case she brought to the attention of "Serial", the weekly podcast that captivated millions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I went on a week-long social media diet, and here's what happened

A study of Danish Facebook users published this month found foregoing Facebook for a week increased "life satisfaction" among participants. We went on our own seven-day social media diet to test the theory for ourselves. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 tips for Twitter success in publishing

Headline communications director Georgina Moore offers 10 tips for publishers promoting new titles and seeking Twitter success. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of November 23, 2015

An American debut by a London-based author sells in Sweden, and a Dutch novel about the disowned daughter of Pablo Neruda is preempted in France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vox.com is Snapchat's Newest Discover Publisher

Snapchat is adding another publisher to its Discover feature with Vox.com set to come aboard Nov. 23. It’s not the first news publisher to get a channel on the messaging app, but like BuzzFeed and Mashable, it’s arguably more mill ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Gauld on short story collections – cartoon

Tom Gauld rings the changes for short fiction, following Philip Hensher’s article on creating an anthology of British short stories Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 23, 2015

Ecco nabs a posthumous work by filmmaker/playwright Kathleen Collins; SMP gets supernatural with debut author Stephanie Gangi; another debut, this one from a working actor, lands at Little, Brown; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 23, 2015

YA author Marissa Meyer has the #8 book in the country overall, with ‘Winter,’ the conclusion of her Lunar Chronicles series. Plus Harry Potter joins the coloring-book craze, QVC’s Blue Jean Chef lands on the trade paperback list, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 23, 2015

September bookstore sales rose 6.7% and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 20, 2015

New bookstores will open in the next few weeks in Dallas, Flint, and Savage Mill, Md. And BookHampton's store in Southampton, Long Island, found two "white knights," both former employees, who purchased it last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Culture Ministry in week-long Tricolore illumination

The French Culture Ministry is illuminating the façade of its main courtyard in the red, white and blue colours of the national flag between 5.30pm and 8.30pm local time every evening for a week in homage to the victims of last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft gets into sci-fi publishing with research-inspired short stories

Microsoft is taking a novel approach to marketing its research projects with a series of free sci-fi short stories.The “Future Visions” anthology, available as a free ebook, includes stories from eight prominent science fiction authors, along with a short graphic novel and original... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, And "Fast Company": Six Cover Stories (So Far)

Eight years ago, we featured the 22-year-old creator of a site with 19 million users. 1.5 billion members later, the adventure continues.In early 2007, Fast Company senior writer Ellen McGirt got a rush assignment from the magazine's editor, Bob Safian. Both were newcomers to the publication,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Move Over, 'Star Wars': Young Koala and Clumsy Cat Win This Week's Viral Chart

A koala and a clumsy CG cat have defeated the Force, at least temporarily.Ladies and gentlemen, meet superstar koala joey Imogen! With 24 million views already for her videos from Australia.com and Symbio Wildlife Park, actually, it's likely that you have done so already. Her charisma and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The history of punk was always HIS story’: the women rewriting rock

Music memoirs by artists such as Chrissie Hynde and Viv Albertine have taken the publishing world by storm, satisfying a hunger for less-told rock tales and changing our idea of what it means to be an ‘older woman’In 2010, at a Welsh literary festival, an editor got chatting to a 55-year-old... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Target's Holiday Campaign Brings a Magical Story to Life Across TV, Digital and Its Stores

Target's taking kids and grown-ups alike on a "holiday odyssey," one that brings shopping and storytelling together in digitally fueled new ways. The Minneapolis-based retailer's 2015 campaign from 72andSunny is rooted in a digital children's book narrated by actor Neil Patrick Harris. The... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Best Books Twitter Contest: We Have A Winner

We asked our readers to pick their favorite book of 2015 and spread the word on Twitter. Congrats to our winner, @MitchRappFans, whose pick won the most retweets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 16, 2015

John Waters sells his debut novel, a senior adviser to John Kerry delves into the “Muslim mafia,” and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New French Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories

Eight Short Edition vending machines are being set up throughout Grenoble, France to dispense free short stories to the reading public. The post New French Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 16, 2015

Jeff Kinney’s 10th Wimpy Kid installment, ‘Old School,’ is the number one book in the country. Plus Leah Remini writes a Scientology tell-all, YouTube baker Rosanna Pansino cooks up her first book, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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