Facebook and Twitter are growing into the mainstream

The row over a fake Nancy Pelosi video shows platforms are no longer disruptors, but incumbents, gatekeepers and publishersIn the first three months of 2019, Facebook removed about 2bn fake accounts from its servers. This is roughly equivalent to all the legitimate accounts the company has on its platform. The figures are in one sense incomparable: legitimate accounts on social media are (at least supposedly) real people.Fake accounts can be proliferated at such volume and speed, and removed as quickly, because they are both auto-generated and auto-deleted. In other words, robots arguing with each other, and the Facebook robots prevailing. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-02 13:00:38 UTC ]
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Children's literature is a fast-growing genre thanks to 'Potter' & Co.

The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter founders create Branch and Medium to keep the conversations, collections flowing

If you've ever been so embroiled in a chat or sharing splurge that you've been told to "take it off of Twitter," you now can -- sort of. Twitter co-creators Biz Stone and Ev Williams have launched Branch and Medium, two companion services that (naturally) use a Twitter sign-in but narrow the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Cofounders Unveil Medium, A Publishing Platform That Feels Like Tumblr And Looks Like Pinterest

Twitter cofounders Biz Stone and Evan Williams today offered a preview of Medium, their new publishing platform. Medium is at heart a blogging service, although right now it's only open to a select few authors. The posts are organized into "collections" that use different layouts depending on... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Survey Shows Growing Strength of E-Books

The ebook format became the most popular one for adult fiction in 2011, surpassing hardcover books and paperbacks, according to an annual survey. Net revenue from ebook sales over all more than doubled from 2010. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertrams grows revenue 32.5%

Bertrams like-for-like revenue has risen 4.3% in the last three quarters as its total sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Twitter Followings Explode

After posting significant gains in 2011, the 16 publishers highlighted in PW’s annual Twitter snapshot all continued growing in 2012, showing that the book activity on the social media platform is still increasing substantially. All told, the total number of Twitter followers across all 16... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jobs and Twitter exposés for Sceptre

Sceptre has acquired two titles which look to give more insight into two of the world's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hughes to help HarperCollins 'grow Education'

Colin Hughes has been appointed as m.d. of the HarperCollins Education Division, with HC... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elle boosts magazine subscriptions with Twitter

Elle, the fashion and beauty brand published by Hearst Magazines UK, has doubled its magazine subscriptions after its first live digital streaming of a cover shoot via Twitter. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOP: Two Thirds of Online Publishers Plan to Grow Digital Roles

Two thirds of UK online publishers are planning to increase the number of digital roles "on the back of product growth expectations", the Association of Online Publishers reported today, compared to 55 per cent which saw growth in 2011. Acco ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP grows picture book list

Oxford University Press has appointed a new commissioning editor with a view to expanding its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to grow children's range and space

Waterstones is set to grow its children’s range and space in stores over the summer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Franzen – this time taking on Twitter – heaps more scorn on social media

'Freedom' author Jonathan Franzen, who has previously disparaged Facebook and ebooks, says Twitter 'stands for everything I oppose' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Amazon rivalry could grow

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[ Crains New York | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Their Print Ad Revenue Is Growing. Want to Know Why?

By Amy Feinstein With the publishing industry changing on what seems like a daily basis, how is it that some publications are actually finding ways to increase their print advertising revenue in the past two years?... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Lose Friends And Alienate Twitter Followers: 5 Stupid Social Media Mistakes

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[ Fast Company | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinterest: The New Facebook For Lifestyle Magazines

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[ AdWeek | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin sales top £1bn as ebook revenues grow 106%

Penguin has reported sales of £1.04bn in 2011, growing 1% on an underlying basis, though... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM Electronics’ Datasheets.com Grows Traffic by 360 Percent

UBM Electronics’ parts database Datasheets.com has increased its monthly page views by 360 percent since launching in July 2011—from 36,464 to 167,651—largely through a redesign focused on optimizing search functionality. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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