Imagine the forecasters are right, and that print will die and social media rises to domination. What would the 2042 general election be like then?It was the week when the fake news furore went legacy-viral. Facebook bought full-page print ads in national dailies featuring 10 tips for spotting “false news”. (Tip 9: “Is the story a joke?”) And the BBC produced an early evening Panorama full of grisly warnings. Facebook, it reported, had been a game-changer for both Brexit and Trump. Facebook could help you target – and delude – individual voters. Facebook, recruiting its own political advisers, was a winner.Now, of course, there are elements of hyperbole here. Newspapers see Facebook and Google eating what’s left of their future as the digital giants devour 90% of advertising growth. See 1.28 billion users brought to book every day. Television, too, has reasons to fear as their ad take stalls. See the latest ITV results. And politicians are always looking for some magical new ingredient to help them get elected. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While its probably not surprising given the buzz around the launch of News Corp.s tablet-only publication, but The Daily is currently #1 in Top Apps and #1 in News Apps, according to topappcharts.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Tim Conneally, Betanews Google on Thursday finally launched a renewed web-based Android Market that integrates with a user's Google account and lets him shop for applications and send them to the various Android-powered devices linked to the account. This new shop marks the industry-wide... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2011-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Expect much higher capital expense costs and much greater need for in-house digital development skill. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Borders has finally secured an agreement for fresh funding, with GE Capital providing $550m of new cash, but only if publishers stump up $125m. Publishers Weekly reports the troubled retailer has said for the first time that it doesn't rule out the possibility of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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