Police: Woman lured by man on Facebook lived in a closet, held as sex slave

A woman was held captive in a closet and sexually abused by a Richmond, Calif., man she met on Facebook a year ago, police said. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Instant Articles are about to get more native ads

One gripe publishers have had about fast-loading Facebook Instant Articles is that it’s hard to monetize, especially with native advertising. Publishers will soon have greater ability to run native ads there, though, as ad tech company Polar is extending support for its platform to Instant... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Practices Better Living Through Criticism

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Better Living Through Criticism, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entertainment quiz: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman

They're the three most recognisable comic book characters in the world: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For France’s Libération, Facebook Instant Articles drives a 30 percent increase in time spent

French publisher Libération has gone all in on Facebook Instant Articles, publishing all 150 daily articles to the platform, according to Libération's head of digital, Xavier Grangier. Since January it has found time spent on articles has increased 33 percent to over four minutes, according to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's a secret basketball game going on via Facebook Messenger

Say goodbye to productivity: There’s a seriously addictive game of basketball going on via Facebook messenger, complete with celebratory emojis every time you score. Send a basketball emoji to a friend, or a group. Then click on the emoji to open your game. Boom. It seems simple enough at first.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man who pointed shotgun at girl selling Girl Scouts cookies gets jail time

 A Southern California man who pointed a shotgun at a 7-year-old girl selling Girl Scout cookies has been given six months in jail. See more of our top stories on Facebook >> The Riverside Press-Enterprise says John Dodrill was sentenced Friday. He pleaded guilty to possessing an illegal... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'An Older Man' by Wayne Hoffman

PW's VP for business development Carl Pritzkat recommends Wayne Hoffman's 'An Older Man,' an intelligent and raunchy story of a gay man's descent into middle age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marketers Still Eager to Increase Spending on Facebook and Google, Study Finds

A record 57% of marketers and agencies are allocating 20% or more of budgets to digital advertising, including 23% who earmark more than half of their spending for digital, according to the most recent in a series of studies published by RBC Capital Markets in partnership with Ad Age. Two... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Questioning Gender Ratio in the Man Booker International Longlist

With 13 titles longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction translated into English, some question the gender balance on the list. The post Questioning Gender Ratio in the Man Booker International Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax's warm glow short-lived amid cuts, strike and Sheehan debacle | Amanda Meade

With the SMH brand celebrating its 185th year, record readership figures and even a $27m profit, further cuts have provoked anger among Fairfax staff As the Sydney Morning Herald looks forward to its 185th birthday next month staff had been celebrating the fact that the masthead is the most... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living' by Krista Tippett

Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Becoming Wise' by Krista Tippett, a poetic trip into the paradoxical and profound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferrante and Nobel Prize winners on Man Booker International longlist

The longlist for the Man Booker International Prize 2016 has been revealed, including two Nobel Prize winners, two previous finalists and two debut authors.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asian USC student attacked with racial slurs and eggs; suspect later apologizes, police say

An Asian undergraduate student at USC said someone threw eggs at him and shouted racial slurs as he sat outside his campus residence early Sunday, Los Angeles police said.   The incident occurred about 2 a.m. outside Cardinal Gardens, Los Angeles Police Det. R. Saafir said.   A Facebook page that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Just Added Data to Help Brands See If They're Driving Offline Sales

Facebook Atlas, the social platform's ad server that extends far beyond its own site and apps, is getting a few noteworthy updates today.  The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company is announcing Offline Actions, which lets Atlas-using marketers upload their own point-of-sale data and view it... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Battle For Mobile Web Ramps Up as WordPress Creates Plugin to Automate Facebook Instant Articles

WordPress parent Automattic has built a plugin for Facebook Instant Articles that will soon allow everyone in its user base to easily post content on the social media platform's walled garden.Instant Articles delivers content on mobile devices at blazing fast speeds. Come April 12, Facebook will... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WordPress blogs will soon support Facebook's Instant Articles

If you turn to Facebook for your daily news update, you may have come across Instant Articles. A small number of publishers are able to serve up news articles quickly for mobile devices right now, but from April 12th, the technology will be open to a... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New WordPress plugin lets anyone create Facebook Instant Articles

Facebook's biggest news recently has been the global roll out of Reactions. But bubbling away in the background over recent weeks have been changes to the Instant Article program. Initially made available only to larger publishers, Facebook Instant Articles help to improve user-engagement by... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egyptian student will be allowed to leave U.S. voluntarily after Facebook threat against Trump

An Egyptian student at a Southern California flight school who was facing deportation for a Facebook threat against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be allowed to leave the country voluntarily, an immigration agency spokeswoman said. During a hearing Friday morning at U.S.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook comments about Donald Trump could mean deportation for Egyptian student

An Egyptian student at a Southern California flight school is being held by immigration authorities and facing possible deportation after allegedly posting on Facebook that if he killed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump he would be doing the world a favor. Emad Elsayed, 23, was taken... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher wants editor to live within half an hour of Mayfair

Advert for ‘gregarious, vivacious’ journalist requires inner London locationA magazine publisher in central London seeking a “gregarious, vivacious” journalist to join its “small, friendly team” has added another interesting requirement: applicants must “live within half an hour of Bond... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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