Seeking answers to life's most complex questions in the pages of Homer's Iliad seems like an ancient luxury, especially when they can be so easily obtained with a five–second web search. The Internet gods have both blessed and cursed us an insatiable palate for instant gratification––and browser speeds are only increasing with time. Designer Dafna Aizenberg brings this very digital evolution to life in her 120–page Atlas of the World Wide Web, which outlines the global evolution of Internet trends, social networking to the growing density of e–commerce. Her choice of illustrating these modern practices with a traditional means of book–of–maps representation is one that she hopes creates a feeling of nostalgia, she tells Co.Design, "taking readers back to childhood, a time when most of us were enchanted by big books with huge maps of the world." Among her findings is a surge in the concentration of Facebook users in the U.S. and India between 2009 and 2012––not unexpected, but not usually portrayed in such an appealing way as it is here, with deepening splashes of Mark Zuckerbergian blue. Intricate constellations of simple yet frighteningly dark lines illustrate the growing rate of cyber attacks in Chile and Argentina.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How do online rights events organized by literary agencies, publishers, and others compare to the physical book fair experience? We hear from several rights folks on how it's going so far. The post Waiting for the Plane Tickets: Rights Pros on Digital Events appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-19 18:49:46 UTC ]
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J D Kirk’s Ahead of the Game (Zertex Crime) headed straight into the Bookstat e-book chart number one for the week ending 13th February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 09:27:21 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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After a year spent pivoting out of necessirty, booksellers now see online sales as a permanent part of their business model. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The government, local authorities and heads of schools have recognised the value of librarians since the first lockdown, according to representatives of library associations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-04 23:06:43 UTC ]
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Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique will be published in e-book in the UK for the first time by Bookouture’s non-fiction imprint Thread. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-04 11:53:06 UTC ]
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Macmillan Publishers has made a series of personnel changes to its central digital marketing team in order to restructure the team’s core functions of marketing, metadata, data analysis, and web development. Cristina Gilbert has been promoted to senior v-p of publishing and marketing strategy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Losing its physical fair to a COVID-19 outbreak within days of opening, Taiwan's biggest book fair extends its online run—by four months. The post The Suddenly Digital Taipei International Book Exhibition: Interview with Robert Lin appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-29 18:42:29 UTC ]
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Among the group's priorities will be to advocate for “less restrictive" e-book licenses and new digital licenses that would allow libraries to "own" digital works with the same associated rights as print materials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Stanfords Travel Writers Festival is going digital this year with a line-up including Raynor Winn, William Dalrymple, James Naughtie and Simon Reeve. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-25 04:31:56 UTC ]
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The head of Facebook in Australia has urged the government to make changes to laws designed to force digital platforms to pay media companies for content. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2021-01-20 18:52:54 UTC ]
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Digital comics delivered via mobile devices are attracting impressive traffic and generating revenue for artists and publishers. Tapas, a small U.S.-based mobile comics startup, reported impressive recent growth, and announced plans to partner with traditional print publishers like Scholastic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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'In the last year, we've really seen the importance of reliable digital products' amid the constraints of the pandemic, says David Clark. The post Oxford University Press Puts Its Full ‘World Classics’ List Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-15 21:53:45 UTC ]
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Digital media company Pondr Global launched its flagship site, called iPondr, on Monday. The site is focused on national stories that aren't quite breaking news. It launched with verticals including "Dimensions of Health," "Women at Work," and "The Great Rural" and stories on subjects like... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-01-12 12:00:09 UTC ]
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If you, like me, could really use some nice library-oriented news right about now, you’re in luck. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the impossibility of going to physical libraries for much of the year, readers borrowed record numbers of ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines from public... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-07 15:34:02 UTC ]
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Readers worldwide borrowed some 430 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a hefty 33% increase over 2019, OverDrive officials reported, based on data drawn from some 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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IN THE 21ST CENTURY, digital literary culture originating from the African continent has exploded. I still remember the early years, when Kindles first came into our lives and everyone was weighing in on whether ebooks were going to mean the death of literature. Back then, everything was fresh... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2021-01-04 18:00:58 UTC ]
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Like all digital media businesses, Adweek is looking back at the challenges and successes of a vexing 2020, while also looking ahead to the opportunities in 2021. And we're going to start early--as in today. You may notice some changes to the Adweek.com homepage as we have scoped out new areas... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-12-29 12:00:28 UTC ]
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Laura Carpenter, CEO of Abridge News, a Boston-born digital media startup that went through the MassChallenge Boston accelerator in 2018, has decided to pull the plug, citing challenges in sustaining the business. The decision was effective on Dec. 11, after approximately three years of... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-12-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
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