Machine Learning Will Give Publishing Visual, Interactive Content on a Big Scale

Every day, digital publishers are challenged by the fragmentation of media. Third-party and social platforms appropriating content, mobile "snacking," low-quality "clickbait" competition and content recommendation services that drive visitors off-site are just some of the factors depressing pageviews, engagement and monetization. For these reasons, many key publisher metrics are trending downward. According to ComScore, digital publishers now see only 1.7 pageviews on average and just 3.8 minutes on-site per session.The good news is that the publishing industry has begun to align on a solution to the problem. Several leading publishers -- from Jeff Bezos at The Washington Post, to the New York Times' recent 2020 Report -- have identified visual, interactive storytelling as the right strategy to engage modern readers, who no longer wish to engage with longform text. Here's why.The power of rich media Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook video publisher Attn is producing a long-form version of its popular video series “America Versus,” which will live on its site and streaming platforms. Attn has also produced other content for HBO Now and Spotify. Similarly, CNN’s Great Big Story just premiered its first TV show on the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scale-hungry Facebook video publishers are in trouble if they don’t think long term

It’s getting easier to get to a billion views on Facebook. But publishers that are only chasing scale, and not thinking about video as a long-term business, are in trouble. Take, for instance, TV, which can monetize the same piece of content through advertising, licensing, syndication,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Machine Learning: Can a Computer Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Could software someday design book covers that could be judged—correctly—by human readers? Research in Japan says...it depends. The post Machine Learning: Can a Computer Judge a Book By Its Cover? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook buys CrowdTangle to help publishers track content

The name CrowdTangle may not be familiar to you, but Facebook just snatched up the company to help its publishers track how content moves around the internet. CrowdTangle's platform launched four years ago, giving companies a real-time look at conten... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Future Publishing has learned from using header bidding

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[ Digiday | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands and publishers turn to actors and comedians to give chatbots personality

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[ Digiday | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Snapchat's Big Changes Impact Advertisers and Publishers

Snapchat is a little different today, going back to its roots with a retooling that boosts personal messages and lowers visibility for its publishing partners in Discover.The reconfiguration is seen as a sign that Snapchat doesn't see the need to keep putting Discover in users' faces. A few... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What can publishing learn from grime?

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global publisher rankings show big groups getting bigger

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education and K–12, professional and library markets worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2016: Woongjin Think Big

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Publishing Companies To Pitch Their Content at Germany’s GamesCom

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Crazy but fantastic': Man Booker prize pitches tiny publishers into big league

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[ The Guardian | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why big publishers are ‘shying away’ from Theresa May

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[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How publishers wring new value from old content

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[ Digiday | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Publishers Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Social Gaming on Facebook

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[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Changing Its News Feed Algorithm to Focus Less on Publishers' Content

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[ AdWeek | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ho Pin, who runs a Chinese-language publishing company, in Queens in February. Living in the United States is his strategy for staying out of the clutches of China’s police if his publications offend the Communist Party. Continue reading at The New York Times

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