With all the revenue flowing to digital video, it’s easy to see why CNN is prioritizing video views over pageviews. CNN.com’s video views nearly doubled over the past year, through a mix of short- and long-form clips. It’s also not shy about taking a page from Facebook’s autoplay feature. But like all publishers, it has to balance advertisers’ interest without putting off viewers. “The aim should be, what is the best consumer experience,” said Chris Dorr of the Global Online Video Association. The post CNN takes a page from Facebook with autoplay video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
[ Digiday | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has gotten plenty of flack for its privacy practices, but here’s a new way to distrust the social media service: It may be playing with your emotions. As reported by The A.V. Club, in January 2012, Facebook adjusted its newsfeed algorithm for several hundred thousand users to see how... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad spending for online video is expected to double by 2017, which means publishers and advertisers are placing greater emphasis on not only developing more video content, but tracking user engagement as well. The infographic below, provided by MediaRadar, shows some of the opportunity online... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oculus VR has accused game publisher ZeniMax Media of attempting to cash in on Facebook’s pending acquisition of the wearable virtual reality technology company.In a court filing challenging ZeniMax’s ownership claims in its virtual reality technology, Oculus also cited mail from a former... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Amish weekend; Catholic Press Association selects best books; awards and honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Amazon Fire phone comes with technology that allows consumers to scan an item and then purchase it on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best things on the Internet this week, curated by Fast Company employees. Scott MebusPhoto by Celine Grouard for Fast Company Name: Scott Mebus Role at Fast Company: Head of video and TV Twitter: @scottmebus Titillating Fact: I wrote a children's book series, The Gods of Manhattan, about a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As negotiations wend on between Hachette and Amazon, David Sedaris’s month-long U.S. tour for the paperback of "Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls" (Back Bay) might be seen as a comment on the value of bricks-and-mortar retail. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pages on Livernois will open in Detroit this fall, thus doubling the number of general independent bookstores in the Motor City selling new books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is buying a mDialog, a small player in the digital video ad space to add to the search giant's DoubleClick collection. Canada-based mDialog provides technology to major media companies such as broadcasters, who use it to serve ads against their shows wherever they run digitally—across... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British spies are authorized to spy on British citizens’ Internet communications transiting through servers outside the U.K., a civil rights group has discovered.Privacy International uncovered the information as part of a lawsuit it filed against the U.K. government over its alleged involvement... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that Facebook will include users’ Web behavior to fine-tune targeting, it’s only a matter of time before it expands its ad network to outside publishers, according to marketing experts. Facebook has said that it will gather Web surfing data on users to help advertisers understand... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook comes under fire for all manner of things -- it's just part and parcel of being a social network. When users are not up in arms at the site's privacy policies, they are found voicing their disapproval at the types of content they're not allowed to publish on their timelines. There are... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through its ubiquitous "like" buttons on publisher sites across the web, Facebook has long been able to watch the web surfing behavior of its 1.28 billion monthly users.Soon it will begin to use that information for ad targeting on Facebook.Facebook already enables retargeting to users who've... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its annual awards ceremony, Children’s Books Ireland honored, among numerous others, Mary-Louise Fitzpatrick's "Hagwitch" as Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bruderhof magazine back in print; a signal anniversary for women in ministry; readers join authors online and on the water; publishing seminar offered; awards and honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PayPal president David Marcus has left to steer mobile messaging at Facebook. Facebook claims that its standalone messaging app, called Messenger, is now used by more than 200 million people monthly. And the company's blog post today suggested that Marcus would lead that specific part of the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last April, writer, designer, and literary agent Dede Cummings had a dream that convinced her that she needed to do something to improve the environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a recent episode of his show, Colbert discussed the dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette which has caused some books, including his own, to be delayed or unavailable to customers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europeans can continue browsing the Web without fear of breaking copyright law, Europe’s top court has determined in a landmark ruling. The legality of this common practice came into question in Europe as a result of a years-long tussle involving U.K. newspaper publishers, a public relations... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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