The social network has a plan to merge the worlds of artificial intelligence and real-world machines, so that both may grow more powerful. Continue reading at 'Wired'
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Publishers and creators might soon be able to make more money off their Facebook video content. Facebook is introducing or expanding three types of video ads for both the social network and publishers' websites: in-stream video ads for publisher websites, expanding ad breaks for Facebook Live... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Facebook and Google understand the users' needs. They have all the data, they know how to read it and integrate it into products like AMP and Instant Articles." The post What publishers admire about the Google-Facebook duopoly appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News site Attn, which gets 400 million views per month on Facebook, is investing in Facebook Live -- and outsourcing some of that content to external parties. To cover two protests in January, Attn recruited protesters on-site to provide a live feed for its Facebook page. Attn also live streamed... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week Facebook revealed it has partnered with eight French media companies to fact-check and filter news articles that have been flagged by its users. The news follows a similar effort started by news coalition led by First Draft News. French publishers have welcomed the efforts but admit... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News organizations operating in France will open up a new fact-checking service, CrossCheck, at the end of this month. Their initial focus will be on covering the forthcoming French elections, but with a number of international organizations participating, the project's reach could... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube is spending millions of dollars to buy original content for YouTube Red. A year in, YouTube Red reportedly has 2.5 million subscribers, which means it has a long way to go. But don’t count out the site that’s become a global cultural force. This article is from the third issue of Pulse,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The digital advertising ecosystem comprises an unlevel playing field vastly favoring the duopoly of Google and Facebook. Controlling 85% of media spend and 80% of referral traffic to independent publishers, this duopoly sets the rules and uses undue influence. Publishers and marketers alike... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is on the hook for $500 million in damages after losing an intellectual property lawsuit Wednesday to ZeniMax Media over its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift. ZeniMax, a video game publisher, sued the social network in 2014 in U.S. District Court in Dallas shortly after Facebook... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In March 2016, children’s author Tommy Donbavand was diagnosed with cancer and left unable to work on a series of books for Oxford University Press. Here, Donbavand and author Barry Hutchison talk about how Hutchison took over the writing of the books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frontline Club panel discuss the problem of ‘alternative facts’ and concede that social media is not the only organisation publishing falsehoodsPrivate Eye’s latest cover shows a picture of Donald Trump, hand on bible, at his inauguration with a speech bubble saying: “I swear to tell the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 50 businesses, including Facebook, Amazon and Experian have signed this year’s Vision for Literacy Business Pledge, orchestrated by the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scandinavian publishing giant Schibsted has been centralizing its 250-strong product team over the last year. Currently, the biggest challenge the product team faces it how to give readers the right information to make informed decisions but telling it in ways that feel more personal to readers.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.Some publishers are scaling back on Facebook... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When posting on Facebook, several content mills use multiple domains for the same article. The websites who use this tactic claim they are A/B testing URL names. But most sources suggested that URL names have no effect on user engagement and that using multiple domains can come off like an... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's official: With Windows 10’s Insider Preview Build 15014 for PCs and phones, Microsoft’s officially opened its ebook store, adding some nifty disk- and power-management features, too. Strategically, the ebook wing of Microsoft's Store app is probably the most important for the company. But... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is making it easier for people in Germany to report fake news, but it might not be enough to convince publishers that it's willing to help turn the platform into a distribution channel for serious journalism. Publishers have been keen for more discussion with the platform about how to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a while, Facebook was obsessed with live video -- it even paid publishers to make sure there was a steady flow of professionally-shot streams on offer. However, Zuckerberg and company appear to be tempering their enthusiasm a little bit. Recode s... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A roundup of some of our best stories this week: We spoke with publishers about reports that Facebook will start showing ads in the middle of videos. And we spoke with publishers who insist their reporters get an earlier start to their days. Publishers have also found a way to frack more traffic... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is bringing new publishers into its ad network, including Washington Post, Wenner Media and Univision, and the social network now claims to reach a billion people a month outside its own walls.On Thursday, Facebook announced the updated roster to Audience Network, which has become its... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are hopeful about the chance to finally turn their Facebook videos into a revenue stream, but creative challenges await them. Ads could bring a welcome source of revenue, but videos will have to be edited with breaks in mind. And most online video that's out there now isn't good... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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