Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for everyone who sees and buys political advertising on its site. Executives for the social media company said Friday they will verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Think of video piracy, and talk of BitTorrent probably isn’t far away. While torrented movies and TV shows account for a large proportion of pirated material, it is far from being the end of the story. Even sites as seemingly innocuous as Facebook can be part of the problem. The social network... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is improving its technology to better identify videos uploaded to its site without the permission of copyright holders. The move comes amid an explosion in the amount of video viewed on Facebook, posted by regular users, publishers and advertisers alike. Alongside the uptick in video... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From user-made clips to content from big media properties, video is all over Facebook (and more people than ever are using the social network). Along with that trend comes the problem of piracy: plenty of video publishers are seeing their work dist... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed, the fast-growing media site, and GroupM, the world's largest buyer of online advertising, announced a partnership Thursday that underscores the rising lure of digital publishing to leading brands. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sounding like a character from a James Bond movie, M is Facebook's personal digital assistant. Ready to compete with the likes of Cortana, M will live inside Facebook Messenger and take artificial intelligence a step further. Rather than just helping you to find information or create calendar... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s new virtual assistant, M, can make restaurant reservations, buy a birthday present for your spouse, or book a weekend getaway. The post Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Traditional and online publishers are struggling to cash in on their surging mobile traffic, raising questions about their future growth as consumers increasingly turn to smartphones and tablets for media. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In anticipation of Sunday's debut of "Fear the Walking Dead," AMC released the first three minutes of the pilot on the show's Facebook page. Serving as a companion series to the most-watched show in cable television history, "The Walking Dead," the new series opens with an unsettling look at one... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In November 2014, then Twitter CEO Dick Costolo touted the idea that around 500 million people consume the microblogging platform's tweets even though they don't have an account on it. During an earnings call at the time, Costolo was trying to explain why the company's persistent user-growth... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kik, a chat app that claims 40% of U.S. teenagers as users, announced a $50-million investment Tuesday from Chinese tech company Tencent that values the start-up at $1 billion. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was only a matter of time before marketers started squeezing native ads into every nook of a publisher's site, and now Condé Nast, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fox News can sell promos that pop up in story comments. Today, Livefyre—a tech company that powers online discussions—is... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new service, called Watchable, will reportedly bring content from Vox, BuzzFeed, and other publishers to Xfinity boxes.Comcast is currently working on a new digital video platform called "Watchable," with plans to launch later this year with some major partners. According to Business... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize has announced a vloggers book club featuring five popular “BookTubers” living in the UK who will be following the prize. The prize has invited five popular literary YouTubers to be part of the inaugural book club: Jen Campbell, Leena Normington, Jean Menzies, Lauren... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are not doing enough to adapt to the mobile era. The biggest mistake, Breaking News gm Cory Bergman says, is not investing enough in mobile talent -- and not allowing for the inevitable mistakes in trying to figure out what works. Instead, there's a propensity for publishers to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Facebook apology on Thursday did not prevent Nick Kyrgios from being fined by the ATP for an "insulting remark" he made a day before during a Rogers Cup match against Stan Wawrinka. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifteen titles have made the cut for the 2015 longlist of the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year, last year won by Brad Stone's "The Everything Store." The post FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Longlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LitRes, Russia's dominant ebookseller, is helping to develop the country's National Digital Library, which is expected to host 1.5m + titles by 2018. The post LitRes Aids Procurement for Russia’s National E-Library appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is working on a stand-alone mobile news application that seems to be part of its Facebook for Business initiative. This product, which sounds similar to Twitter, seems to be different from Facebook for Work, an initiative that wa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a big problem for the magazine industry and it doesn't show signs of slowing down. The post Ad Blocking is Eating Up More than $20 Billion in Global Revenues appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App that would allow publishers to highlight and push news events to Facebook users is said to be in alpha-stage testingFacebook could be preparing to take on Twitter at its own game, with a standalone news application for mobile phones.The product, which is reportedly in “alpha” stage testing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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