Is media platform Nextdoor a friend in need or a vigilante nightmare?

The fast-growing media platform claims its mission is to foster community spirit – which it mainly does. But can it control the spread of misinformation?Introducing its financial results earlier this month for the fourth quarter of 2021, the community-based social networking platform Nextdoor reiterated its core mission: “Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighbourhood they can rely on.”It’s a noble aim that’s certainly gaining attention. The network was launched in America in 2011 and has enjoyed steady growth. But, as digital media consultant Martin Ashplant says: “The Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns supercharged that. Suddenly, the hyperlocal view on the world that Nextdoor offered became vital for many.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-03-20 09:00:52 UTC ]
News tagged with: #core mission #kinder world #fourth quarter #covid pandemic #digital media

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Is media platform Nextdoor a friend in need or a vigilante nightmare?'


Layoffs at Franciscan Media Will Not Affect Books, Publisher Says

Franciscan Media has laid off 27 employees, none of them in editorial, and the publisher says book sales are up and title output will increase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #franciscan media #book sales #title output


How three Harvard students created Her Campus, a media company profitable from day one

They were three college students reading magazines like Cosmo, Marie Claire and Vogue. And they just knew: Something was missing. They were craving content geared specifically to college women, and as they investigated further, they realized they had found a hole in the media... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #marie claire #media landscape #print magazine


Livingly Media Sells to European Publishing Group for $25 Million

Price could escalate to $50 million over the next four years. The post Livingly Media Sells to European Publishing Group for $25 Million appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #$25 million #$50 million


Stagnito Buys Canadian Brands From Fulcrum Media

Deal includes 5 trade shows and 5 magazines. The post Stagnito Buys Canadian Brands From Fulcrum Media appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


David Carr Pulled No Punches on Native Ads, Journalism and Media

David Carr, the well-known media columnist for The New York Times, died at work on Thursday, the paper reported last night. He was 58.Although he often used his Media Equation column to spotlight people doing things right, it also cut to the heart of the players, tactics and forces so vigorously... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #native ads #paper reported


What It's Like Competing With VC-Fueled Media Startups

Elsewhere in this, the Digital Issue of Advertising Age, my colleague Michael Sebastian writes about digital publishing companies -- specifically, a half dozen upstarts in various stages of youth, including BuzzFeed (born 2006) and Vox (2011).It's an eye-opening report that looks beyond the hype... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #business model #digital dollars #monetizing mobile


Notes on the American Magazine Media Conference

It was a glass-half-full kind of event and in the end, they didn't rename it the AMMC for nothing. The post Notes on the American Magazine Media Conference appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post notes


Penguin is PRH's 'biggest social media brand'

Consumer-facing book and author related content from Penguin Random House UK will move to Penguin’s social media channels from the end of today because it is the company’s “biggest brand on social media”. Corporate news for audiences such as the press, authors and agents will be shared on new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #corporate news #twitter channels


Does ‘Magazine Media’ Actually Redefine The Industry?

The MPA hosted its annual American Magazine Media Conference in New York this week and closed the show with “A View From The Top.” The post Does ‘Magazine Media’ Actually Redefine The Industry? appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #magazine media


PRH shifts consumer social media to Penguin brand

Penguin Random House is to use the Penguin brand for its consumer activity across social media, The Bookseller has learned. From the end of tomorrow (4th February), the various Penguin social media channels will carry news about "books and authors”, with corporate news to be shared on Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #penguin brand #corporate news #twitter channels #random house


Comics Win Big at ALA’s 2015 Youth Media Awards

Jillian and Mariko Tamaki's 'This One Summer' is the first graphic novel to receive both a Caldecott Honor and a Printz Honor; while Cece Bell's graphic memoir 'El Deafo' received a Newbery Honor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #graphic memoir #mariko tamaki #caldecott honor #cece bell


Journalists back in the firing line as digital media struggles to protect its own

As it has become harder to censor individual journalists and independent teams, the intimidation, violence and imprisonment has increasedIn a rather dark hotel meeting room, halfway up a Swiss mountain, editors and publishers are having a heated debate about the freedom of the press. This is the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #free speech


Media Monkey’s Diary: Rebekah Brooks, WIA, Sarah Vine and Snowy

Read Media Monkey’s diary from the Monday print pages• To the Paddy Power Political Book awards 2015 at London’s Imax cinema, where the winners included Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson, Andrew Marr revealed his next book (presumably another novel because his first one was, er, so remarkable)... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #las vegas


S&S Launching Platform-Building Imprint

North Star Way will offer workshops, apps, and original videos and audiobooks, among other services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Complex Buys Fanboy Site Collider for Growing Media Network

Complex Media, a network of lifestyle and culture websites for young men, has acquired Collider.com, a news and information site that covers movies, television and video games.Founded by Steve "Frosty" Weintraub, Collider reports on the entertainment industry with an emphasis on fanboy culture,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #entertainment industry #sales force #terms weren #online publishers #sees potential


ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform

ePubDirect has developed a proprietary digital ebook platform especially for its local primary school, St. Columba’s, in Cork, Ireland. The post ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebook platform


Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One

Atlantic Media's business news site Quartz may draw the bulk of the headlines, but the company is trying a similar digital-first strategy with the niche but lucrative world of national defense trade publishing. The post Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #atlantic media


Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read

A panel at Digital Book World last week offered several insights on how ebook platforms are analyzing user data and what they have discovered. The post Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #read appeared #ebook platforms


Ad fraud: The oldest trick in the media book

Ad fraud has been going on for decades. However, the sophistication of today’s ad fraud is something that puts sticky fingered program managers of yore to shame. The post Ad fraud: The oldest trick in the media book appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ad fraud


Macmillan Science and Education to merge with Springer Science+Business Media

Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners have reached an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media (owned by funds advised by BCP) with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education, namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #macmillan education #macmillan science #bc partners #palgrave macmillan