Snapchat Discover is one of today's hottest sources of news, but it's possibly ... too hot? With an expected IPO just months away, Snapchat wants to start cleaning up Discover's often racy content—created by a select group of publishers including Daily Mail, Cosmopolitan and MTV—by moving away from headlines such as "I lost a breast to a nipple ring" and "The Naughtiest Pasta Shapes Ever." Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is making some updates to its guidelines for publishers to hold them more accountable for creating content that's "informative, factual and safe." So what will users discover in a more tasteful Snapchat? It depends partially on age. Publishers will have to be more conscious about what's "suitable" for anyone under 18. According to Snap, "nudity, pornographic imagery and other indecent, obscene or profane content" will be off-limits unless they use an "age-gate" for inappropriate photos, videos and text. Content that is age-gated will remain that way for the full edition of that day's content, but Snap says it will allow for exceptions when content has relevant news value. (The company is leaving editorial judgment up to individual publishers.) While the updates prohibit sexual content from the tiles that preview Discover stories, publishers will still be allowed to display obscene content and profanity in age-gated areas for users over 18. The new policies will also have "better defined guidance" on what's considered too sensitive or sexualized. The... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson Publishing has secured a line of credit as it continues to "reposition" itself in the marketplace. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emerging markets incorporate international digital publishing models, while at the same time putting their own stamp on them, writes Octavio Kulesz. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Defender President and Publisher Michael House is stepping down. House will retire effective Sept. 30 and will take a position with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Washington, D.C.-based federation that represents more th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish a book of lyrics and notebooks from Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. So... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young French publisher Les Escales is looking to make a splash this literary season and in Frankfurt with an unconventionally produced novel from the UK. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has bought world rights in a companion book to the Shiver trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a two-decade-long relationship between the magazine giant Time Inc. and American Express, Time Inc. plans to close quickly on its purchase of American Express’s publishing division. “This 20-year courtship is finally bei ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Smashwords self-publishing platform has published a quarter of million books containing 8.5 billion words in six years in business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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InboundWriter wants to help big publishers and niche bloggers figure out how much demand there is for their idea in the Web ecosystem before they type a word or hit "publish." At least that's the idea behind the newest version of the startup's software, which the company said will be used by... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storify, a digital storytelling tool used by journalists to surface conversations that originate on social media, has been acquired by the Web publishing services company Livefyre. Livefyre plans to fold Storify into its StreamHub product, which offers Web publishers tools for commenting, live... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hybrid author Hugh Howey previews his CONTEC seminar at the Frankfurt Book Fair by offering his hard won views on self vs. traditional publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestseller Hugh Howey offers a list of tips that tend to surprise new writers, particularly those who are self-publishing or considering it. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAN FRANCISCO — As part of its increasingly aggressive moves to get more people to use Google+ and to keep Facebook and Twitter from dominating the social networking business, Google is rolling out two new tools that it says will help authors and publishers build a bigger audience on the Web. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple says it will appeal against a court ruling that bans the company from entering into deals with publishers that could allow ebook prices to be fixed or inflated. The case was raised by the Department of Justice and judge Denise Cote's decision is very much in line with what they were... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states in hopes of better preparing students for college and their careers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton Books is to publish a book chronology of Bruce Springsteen’s 17 studio albums to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to ad-blocking data provider PageFair, more users are now making use of browser plugins such as Adblock Plus to remove ads from the sites they visit. A recent report it published claimed the trend “is threatening the business mode ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book and print-on-demand publisher Andrews UK Ltd has set up a traditional publishing imprint... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The wounded man in one of the most memorable photos of the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Jeff Bauman, will publish a book in April 2014, on the event's anniversary.The wounded man in one of the most memorable photos of the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Jeff Bauman, will... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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