Facebook is running an experiment to hide "like" counts and other public-facing social scores in select markets. The social network confirmed Friday that it started hiding like, reaction and video view counts in a limited test across the social network as part of an effort to improve the atmosphere on the platform. “We will gather feedback to understand whether this change will improve people’s experiences,” a Facebook spokeswoman said in an e-mail statement to AdAge. Such a change, if made permanent, could ultimately affect publishers and brands looking for visibility on the social network, according to marketing and publishing execs. The theory goes that like counts add social undue pressure on the average user, who might begin to put too much weight on how popular (or not) their posts are on Facebook. The rationale goes that if Facebook were to no longer show users how many likes a given post received, then it might generate less anxiety around sharing on Facebook. “People are using the ‘like’ counter as way to measure their self-worth,” says David Cohn, senior director of AlphaGroup, which is a tech incubator within the publishing group Advanced Local. Likes, or lack thereof, may be stressful for everyday users, but they are partly how publishers and brands measure their actual worth on Facebook. “Just as the likes have been validation for users,” Cohn says, “they have been validating for publishers, as well.” The like count has historically been one of the... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Amazon-owned audiobook retailer Audible is lowering the royalty rates it pays authors who self-publish, and exclusively sell, their audiobooks through the website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"There are a lot of people doing a lot of things we used to do," Stephen Page told the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A snapshot of STM publishing in India, which represents 84% of the publishing industry's profits in the country, from this February's GLOBALOCAL conference. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Business Books is to publish a book by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We look at what would the proposed introduction of fair use to Australian copyright law mean for publishers, and why is it attracting international attention. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group has rebranded its publishing divisions, and announced what c.e.o. Marcus Leaver... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bookseller, distributor, and publisher, gathered for another installment of PW's discussion series on the Future of Book Publishing to discuss the relevancy of publishing seasons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sparked by societal changes, some evangelical Christians have begun to break from a deeply anti-homosexual history. Two new books offer a more welcoming and modern take on Bible passages that are often used to exclude those who are LGBT from full inclusion in the church. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is allowing to Pages to tag one another, but brands and publishers need to judicious in how they use the new feature.The post Facebook rewards brands for tagging appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reports from the UK suggest that JK Rowling has committed to a seven-book series, although her American publisher says the story is 'without foundation.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Publishing Perspectives' Issues on the Ether, Porter Anderson asks #EtherIssue participants to focus on tools needed by entrepreneurial authors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the controversy surrounding its publication of "The Hindus: An Alternative History," Penguin Random House said it remains committed to publishing in India. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local Government Association calls on websites to highlight dangers of drinking game linked to several deathsTwitter and Facebook should introduce warnings about the drinking game neknominate, which has been linked to several deaths, councils have said. The Local Government Association (LGA),... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gawker's new Recruits program will gauge prospective writers not on the writing itself, but rather what kind of traffic that writing generates. That's a uniquely digital spin on the idea of the internship, which is the traditional way that publications find and mold new hires. But instead of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer will fold film and TV rental arm into its Prime subscription service for combined price of £79 a yearAmazon is hitting back at Netflix in the UK by rebranding its LoveFilm video-on-demand service.LoveFilm, bought out by Amazon three years ago in a deal worth nearly £200m, will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How women are portrayed in photography has been a hot-button issue in publishing during the last several months. One could argue the spirited dialogue goes back a year to Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" effort, which went viral. At any rate, whether you find BuzzFeed Video's "Photoshopping Real... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much bandwidth has been consumed discussing the effects of Facebook's recent algorithm change to favor sites offering "high quality" content. It's been said to hurt viral sites like Upworthy -- a notion the site's founders have denied -- while rewarding other publishers including Mental... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If the announcement of Facebook paying $19 billion in cash and stock for WhatsApp surprised you then maybe you’d forgotten this prediction I published on January 8th: #6 -- Facebook transforms itself (or tries to) with a huge acquisition. I wrote long ago that we’d never see Facebook in the Dow... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton imprint Yellow Kite is to publish blogger Ella Woodward’s cookbook... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since Valve released the first stable version of Steam for Linux a year ago, the number of Linux-supported games has grown more than fivefold.Valve's digital game distribution service now hosts 333 games for Linux, compared to 60 games last February. (Strangely, Steam's store page claims that... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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