The media industry responded predictably to an announcement from Facebook Thursday that articles using so-called "clickbait" headline tropes will get lower billing in the social giant's all-important News Feed product, which publishers rely on for sweet, sweet referral traffic. (Sponsored posts will not be affected by Facebook's efforts to target clickbait, a spokeswoman confirmed.)There was hand-wringing, there was snarkiness and there were plenty of reports that poked fun by using some of the clickbait tactics being targeted by Facebook. Newsweek, for example, went with "You won't BELIEVE what Facebook is trying to do!"But how big of a deal is the announcement? How big of a problem is clickbait, really, in 2016? And how will the new rules change the way publishers operate? Ad Age got answers via email from some of the media companies that have made their names by becoming ubiquitous in many people's Facebook feeds. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMP inks Antoinette, Coleman in major deal and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A.J. Baime, author of "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780547719283), will appear on NPR’s "The Takeaway" on Tuesday, June 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook restricts users to those over the age of 13, but anyone who's talked to a tween lately knows how effective that is.But now it appears Facebook wants to create a way for young people to go legit on the network -- and still comply with the law.In a patent application filed in November of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As questions continue to swirl about Hillary Clinton’s potential run for the presidency in 2016, her still-unpublished book, "Hard Choices" (Simon & Schuster), was the most buzzed about title on social media in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAM has flat quarter, adds HBG site and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For those navigating the booths of children’s publishers today, here’s a preview of new books on display, author signings, and giveaways to pick up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, new Stephen King, new Herman Koch, and the best literary puzzle of the summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book industry’s largest event will be four days in 2015, with two days for consumer event, BookCon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel has apologized after a series of emails from his college days revealed insensitive statements regarding women. Gawker’s Valleywag published Spiegel’s e-mails from when he was a fraternity brother at Kappa Sigma at Stanford, a notoriously wild house that got kicked off... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is to release a new feature on its mobile app that will listen to and identify your music and TV shows before publishing them in a status update. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trends Media Group is China’s leading fashion publishing house. Chairman Liu Jiang discusses his diversification plans to secure its future. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive added more than 2,100 libraries to its global network in the first four months of the year, gains that mark its effort to add a wide range of direct-to-consumer services to its offerings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With second-screen viewing on the rise and the lines between platforms continuing to merge, Spanfeller Media Group is looking to capitalize on its digital presence and enter the world of television. The publisher's largest site, The Daily Meal, is launching a television series at the end of this... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night U.S., an ambitious nonprofit campaign to promote reading throughout the country, is reporting stronger-than-ever media attention for its just-finished April 2014 push. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 3 at St. Mary’s Bookstore and Church Supply in Nashville, Tenn., Franciscan Media author Julie Dortch Cragon, whose new book, "Visiting Mary: Her U.S. Shrines and Their Graces," is out for Mother's Day, signed books for some 100 attendees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year in the planning, California Bookstore Day proved to be a success for participating stores, all of which demonstrated significant sales increases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Geddes, author of "Anne Geddes Little Blessings" (Sourcebooks, 9781402298189), will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Monday, May 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristin Spang has been promoted to publishing manager and manager of special initiatives at Penguin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House is publishing another backlist title, Trilobites & Other Stories by Breece D... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The invoiced value of UK publishers’ annual sales fell 2% in 2013 to £3.39bn, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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