NetGalley data breach may have exposed user information

Digital advance-copy service NetGalley has revealed it suffered a data breach just before Christmas that may have exposed members' information. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-29 00:17:57 UTC ]
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EU passes strict new data collection regulations

The European Union has passed strict new data collection rules that will affect how Facebook, Snapchat and other social media giants do business in the region. "More than 90% of Europeans say they want the same data protection rights across the EU -- and regardless of where their data is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MediaGuardian 100: why 1 billion users put Facebook back on top

The 15th edition of the media power list finds change in the air, with digital challengers elbowing aside older moguls – but a long way to go on diversity• Women on the rise, but much still to do on diversity• Your interactive guide to the MediaGuardian 100 Back in 2001, when this list was first... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe announces private data marketplace

Adobe today announced Audience Marketplace, a new data exchange in Adobe Audience Manager, the company’s data management platform (DMP). Audience Marketplace is a private data marketplace that connects advertisers and content publishers to buy and sell second and third-party data faster and with... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Data Encryption, Cryptography are Keys to the Future of the Book

Alec Ross sees a future in which digital books can be delivered as unpiratable text messages and the big data revolution is democratized to smaller players. The post Data Encryption, Cryptography are Keys to the Future of the Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With shopping data, Skimlinks gives publishers a new way to take on Facebook

When it comes to competing for digital ad dollars, it's hard for publishers to beat the ad-targeting prowess of Facebook and Google. E-commerce company Skimlinks is trying to level the playing field by selling audience buying behavior data that it collects from its publisher clients. Among the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What are the rules when a site publishes false information about you?

If an Internet company publishes false information about you online, can you sue for damages even if you weren't demonstrably harmed?That, essentially, is the question that hangs in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits online data broker Spokeo against... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data

Market research companies Nielsen and GfK announced a partnership on Monday with the aim of providing insights about global book publishing. The post Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's fast-loading Instant Articles are now available to all iOS users

In May, Facebook started testing its Instant Articles feature, allowing select news publishers to publish full stories directly on Facebook’s mobile apps. Today, Facebook announced that it had started rolling out Instant Articles to everyone using Facebook’s iOS app. Because Instant Articles can... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster CEO Seeks to Master Data

Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy is eagerly exploring new business models but acknowledges there’s still room for old-fashioned intuition in publishing. The post Simon & Schuster CEO Seeks to Master Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google AMP is good for mobile web users – but what about publishers?

The search giant’s attempt to compete with Facebook Instant Articles and Apple News is drastic – but should be welcomedIn the world of sci-fi, some genius inventor type comes up with a device which immediately disables all guns, missiles, torpedoes, everything. At the flick of a switch, the rate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spinning data into gold: How smaller publishers can compete with the Condés

Great audience data is the key to the marketing kingdom. That’s why Conde Nast just bought big data outfit 1010data in a deal that lets the high-end publisher plant a flag in the tech world. But even mid-sized publishers know their data is gold – and that they’ve got to have the capacities to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Summit Shows the Data Behind the Children's Book Boom

The book team at Nielsen held its second-annual Children's Book Summit, to discuss the current children's publishing market, presenting data that showed a wide range of sales and demographic trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Funding in Hand, Fansite Moviepilot to Chase More Consumers Bearing Data

Facebook-centric entertainment and data firm Moviepilot has attracted a second round of funding worth $16 million, much of which it will spend promoting itself to consumers through branded content."We focus on content marketing when it comes to brand-building," said co-founder Tobias Bauckhage.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Permission based publishing lets users keep control of content

Once content has been published online it's almost impossible to retain control and know who sees it or where it's distributed. A new solution from StoryCloud seeks to offer online content publishers control over how their material is consumed. Called Share By it provides user-controlled file... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Purchase of Millennial Media Brings Verizon Closer to Its Data Dreams

AOL won't talk about it, but the steady stream of mobile activity and profile data the firm now has at its disposal from its new parent Verizon makes its Millennial Media acquisition far more powerful than it would otherwise be. AOL bought mobile ad network Millennial for $238 million... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exposing Yourself As a First-Time Author

Jay Keefe wrote a memoir about recovering from alcoholism and realizes, upon publication, that it a huge personal risk it was, albeit one with rewards. The post Exposing Yourself As a First-Time Author appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Periscope's live streaming video reaches nearly 2 million users daily

Now that Facebook is getting into streaming (soon for non-celebs too) and even Google/YouTube is taking notice, the folks at Twitter-owned Periscope are publishing some stats to let us know where the bar is for live video apps. In a blog post on Me... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monetizing mobile apps without harming the user experience [Q&A]

In the past making money from a mobile app has usually involved signing up to an advertisement network and allowing the app to display banner ads. The problem with this is that it doesn't make for a particularly good user experience and may actually turn people off using the app. For some time... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Collinson: Surveying small publishing's data on ebooks

A timely inquiry today, something for small publishers to consider. As my colleague Philip Jones wrote here at The FutureBook last week, the ebook market "that once was booming is now maturing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan Hull: A miss-informed maelstrom

"Digital reading as a genuine competitor to TV, film, gaming and music" will sound good to just about anyone in publishing. And Mofibo chief business development officer Nathan Hull tells us that's exactly the promise in which ebook subscription services are couched. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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