Facebook Expands Mobile Ad Net to Make a Run at Google, Yahoo

Facebook's mobile ad network is officially open for business.Five months after the social network formally launched its Audience Network with a small set of app publishers and advertisers, Facebook is opening up the mobile ad network to any media buyer and seller. The company is also adding a new ad unit for marketers to drive traffic to their mobile sites.A Facebook spokesman declined to say how many publishers are in the network or what the revenue split is with participating publishers but said the company has paid out millions of dollars to however many apps are participating. The first crop of publishers to sell ads through Facebook's mobile ad network include Shazam, Zynga, IGN, Le Monde, Merriam-Webster, MyFitnessPal, Glu Mobile, Wooga, Deezer and Vinted. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mudditt Makes Over U.C. Press

When the University of California Press, in November 2010, published The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, it was in for a surprise: the 760-page hardcover, priced at $45, became an immediate bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Ebooks Strain Libraries, Can Self-Publishers Make Inroads?

The cost of ebooks has strained relations between libraries and publishers, forcing both to look for solutions. One answer is coming from distributors of self-published ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Is Google Highlighting Long-Form Articles?

People ask Google some deep questions, like “why am I here?” “should I have a third child?” and “why is my scab turning that color?” Apparently 10% of our time on Google is spent digging into broad topics like these. So Google is curating and featuring authoritative treatises on popular subjects... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A win for readers? DOJ's proposed measures for Apple would make price-shopping easier

One part of a proposal to enforce the verdict against Apple for allegedly fixing ebook prices would require Amazon and Barnes & Noble 'buy' buttons in the Apple store, allowing consumers to easily compare ebook costs. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Copyright Make Books Disappear?

A report from the University of Illinois shows that copyright laws have squashed the market for books from the middle of the 20th century. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times gains digital subscribers, but ad sales drop

New York Times Co., the newspaper publisher controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as it drew more subscribers for its digital editions.Excluding some items, profit was 14 cents a share, the company said today in a statement.... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Embedded Posts: This Is Facebook's Real Public Offering

Facebook announced today that it's rolling out embedded posts. That means you'll be able to click on a link in whatever you publish, get a code, and embed that content elsewhere on the Web-just like you can already do with YouTube, Twitter, Vine and Instagram.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Study: Sharing Twice as Likely to Happen on Mobile Devices than Desktops

A study conducted by ShareThis found that mobile devices are much more popular than desktops for sharing content. ShareThis tracked social activity across 2.4 million sites in its network, and found that consumers are nearly twice as likely to click and share content through mobile devices... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook offers promotional help to small game developers

Hoping to strengthen its services for mobile users, Facebook has created a new program to encourage third-party developers to build games that will run on the company's mobile clients.The new pilot program, called Facebook Mobile Games Publishing, will assist selected game development shops in... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Ad Distribution Announces Partnership with MyDistrict.Net

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – July 25, 2013 – Global Ad Distribution, the publishing industry’s leading expert in full service home delivery outsource solutions, is proud to announce it has contracted to utilize the services of My ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bible makes Revenge look credible

Can a blockbuster based on the Good Book pull off a miracle? Not when it's up against giant sharks . .     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Store to Rent and Sell Textbooks

Google is getting into the textbook business by selling and renting materials from the top five education publishers in the US. The new service will launch August 8. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: How to Make the Perfect Comic Book TV Show

As the nation's geeks and nerds pack away their spandex and cardboard cosplay costumes (until October's New York Comic-Con of course) staff writer and office comic book aficionado Sam Thielman explains who should be TV's next smash hit superheroes.     Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook For Every Phone? Not Quite, But Getting There

The social network announces it is seeing huge mobile success, even on non-smartphones. That great mobile push launched by Mark Zuckerberg six months ago is starting to bear fruit. Yesterday Facebook published a blog post claiming 100 million users sign into the social network via its... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter's Diagon Alley: visit on Google Street View

Google has added images of the Diagon Alley set from the 'Harry Potter' movies to its Street View function, allowing users to virtually walk through the magical shopping center. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Google and others ask US government for more transparency with data requests

Just a few days after Google and Twitter pushed for the government to reveal the number of security-related requests, the Obama administration and Congress have just received another salvo backed by even more tech heavyweights -- 63, to be exact. A letter signed by many of the giants covered by... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donnelley Expands Role with Wiley

R. R. Donnelley has expanded its relationship with John Wiley & Sons, taking on warehousing, distribution and fulfillment services for Wiley's North American professional development and research products. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Experiments Running: Agent-Publishing in London

Literary agents Jonny Geller and Edina Imrik in London talk with Porter Anderson about Curtis Brown's and Ed Victor's author-publishing approaches. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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