How Slate tried to wean itself from fly-by Facebook visitors in favor of loyal regulars

Facebook's algorithm can giveth as well as taketh away, which has some publishers reconsidering its relationship to the platform. Slate, for one, is now measuring itself by a set of reader loyalty metrics as a way to prove its distinctiveness to advertisers. So far this year, the number of people who come 25 times a month are up 56 percent. It's hard to change the minds of advertisers that are focused on scale, though. The post How Slate tried to wean itself from fly-by Facebook visitors in favor of loyal regulars appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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Did Facebook ‘cancel Abe Lincoln’? The truth is complicated — and alarming.

A conservative publisher’s rejected ad for a historical novel led to complaints of cancel culture. Here’s what really happened. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Flying Eye Books to publish third from Grill

Flying Eye Books will publish Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue, the publisher's third collaboration with author and illustrator William Grill.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-03 04:44:33 UTC ]
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Australia's standoff with Facebook has lessons for Canada, publisher says

Newly passed legislation in Australia forces Google and Facebook to pay for news, and Canada can learn from it, according to a Canadian publisher and an Australian media professor. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-02-25 20:47:52 UTC ]
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Flying taxis are coming. Here are 5 ways they’ll differ from air travel as we know it

This new form of mobility will be very different from our current reality, which provides some unique design opportunities. The future of urban air mobility is often represented in utopian images. A wealth of fanciful renderings show flying vehicles taking off and landing vertically from... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2021-02-24 08:00:33 UTC ]
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Balding and Giedroyc headline ‘Emma Kennedy’s Bookshelf’ on Facebook

Actress and author Emma Kennedy will interview Clare Balding, Mel Giedroyc and Katy Brand for upcoming episodes of her Facebook Live Bookclub.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-22 17:03:29 UTC ]
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Booktopia Facebook page erased in Australian news dispute

Australia's largest online book retailer Booktopia has had its Facebook page's contents erased following a row between the country's government and the social media giant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 21:21:39 UTC ]
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Bluebird claims Facebook first for Shukla's Brown Baby campaign

Bluebird has released Nikesh Shukla's debut memoir Brown Baby with a campaign featuring innovative Facebook adverts which are said to be a first for UK publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 03:25:47 UTC ]
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Amy Klobuchar: Breaking up Facebook ‘has to be on the table’

The Minnesota senator is tackling antitrust issues with a new law and a new book: “We’ve got to look at everything when it comes to putting rules in for tech.” Antitrust may become Senator Amy Klobuchar’s signature issue, and if things go right, the pinnacle achievement of her years in Congress.... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2021-02-05 00:00:32 UTC ]
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West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook

A West Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who dominate the online ad market Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-01-29 23:10:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow flies into its second decade on the back of impressive 2020 growth

Just 10 years on from the children's indie's inception, the list has stonking TCM sales and a flurry of awards to its name. Its three co-founders reveal the key to its success. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 19:35:06 UTC ]
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Cannes Lions finalizes in-person jury presidents, and Facebook outsources Trump ban verdict: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters.Cannes, contingent Cannes Lions announced its 2021 jury presidents—57% of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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'There’s no other law like this in Australia': Facebook hits out at digital media code

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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Barbara Taylor Bradford novels slated for TV

Eight of Barbara Taylor Bradford's novels are to be made into TV dramas after the author secured a major deal with independent film company The Forge.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Black Futures Co-Creators to Guest-Curate Facebook App’s Lift Black Voices Section

Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, co-authors of visual anthology Black Futures, will become the first-ever guest curators of the Lift Black Voices section in its flagship mobile applications. Starting Monday and lasting for three weeks, they will personally select collections of dialogues, essays... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Coke in giant agency review and FTC threatens Facebook: Thursday Wake-Up Call

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Visa picks W+K, and Facebook wrangles anti-vaccine lies: Friday Wake-Up Call

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Italy’s ‘Why I Read’ Campaign Flies Again

Italy's annual book-donation program for school libraries is back this year, despite the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. The post Italy’s ‘Why I Read’ Campaign Flies Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-18 17:11:45 UTC ]
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‘We seized on podcasts’: How Slate used audio as the foundation of its first-party data strategy

At least 60% of Slate's podcast audience also visits its site, giving the news publisher a strong foundation for its new first-party data strategy. The post ‘We seized on podcasts’: How Slate used audio as the foundation of its first-party data strategy appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Adult Fiction flies post-lockdown

Since lockdown ended and bookshops reopened across the country in June and July, Adult Fiction—which had dropped 5.4% in volume and 1% in value in 2019, against an Eleanor Oliphant-ine 2018—has shown a significant rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 11:50:29 UTC ]
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Bluebird swipes guide to online dating from ex-Facebook psychiatrist

Bluebird has swiped a guide to online dating and text communication from Facebook's former in-house psychiatrist Dr Mimi Winsberg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-21 23:03:38 UTC ]
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