'Star Wars' takes center stage in Facebook's 360-degree video rollout

Facebook has added 360-degree videos to its news feed, an immersive feature the Menlo Park-based social media platform said will capitalize on a growing number of video publishers using the format. And to pique the interest of users, The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Lucasfilm have published a preview of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in 360. In the future, says Wednesday's blog post by Maher Saba, Facebook’s video engineering director, the company expects everyday users to be creating their… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘New Yorker’ Takes On the ’40s

When Harold Ross founded the New Yorker in 1925, in the thick of the Jazz Age, he set out to publish a smart, lively, Manhattan-centric magazine that catered to the city’s cosmopolitan crowd Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: India elections: A publishing frenzy

Sameer Hashmi reports from a bookstore in Mumbai, where a thirst for political insight is driving up book sales. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradt Guides Takes the Road Less Traveled

Hilary Bradt and her former husband George Bradt became book publishers by accident, writing their first travel guide on a river barge floating down a tributary of the Amazon while vacationing in Peru in 1974. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, April 23, 2014

Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Townsend's funeral to take place next week

Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon takes half of UK's online retail spend

More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picture book Dinosaur Roar! to become stage show

Kids entertainment company Nurture Rights has signed an exclusive deal for Birmingham Stage... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tartt, Fagin Take 2014 Pulitzers

Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch" and Dan Fagin's "Toms River" were among the winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada Publishes Rock Star’s E-book Serial

HarperCollins Canada experiments with publishing a multimedia digital original fiction series with text, illustrations and soundtrack created by Bedouin Soundclash frontman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’

A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking an American Approach in Scandinavia

Astri von Arbin Ahlander is not your average 29-year-old. She’s also not your average literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: The Center of It All

For years, we’ve spoken and written about digital publishing, sometimes as if it was a separate part of the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MediaMashup 2014: Facebook’s New Rules for Engagement

New York—In the 10 years since Facebook launched, it has changed the face of communications and media. In doing so, it also made itself a tool for content publishers for both encouraging engagement and driving revenue. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rundell takes Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Katherine Rundell’s novel Rooftoppers (Faber and Faber) has been crowned the overall winner... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMP Taking Over Palgrave Trade

Beginning April 1, St. Martin’s Press will take over the publication of the Palgrave Macmillan Trade list of nonfiction titles in the areas of humanities, social science, and business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador takes on French novel

Picador has acquired world English language rights for All This Has Nothing To Do With Me (Tout... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Algorithm Tweaks Hurt Viral Sites More Than Other Publishers

Publishers are claiming that content they share on Facebook pages isn't reaching as many readers as it used to. Adweek reached out to comScore to find out how referral traffic through Facebook has changed from Nov. 2013 to Feb. 2014 for several top properties. For reference, we also tracked the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Star Tribune, Diverse Revenue a Mantra

It’s nice to see newspaper publishers working their way out of the existential doldrums. If there was one overall takeaway from last week’s mediaXchange, the Newspaper Association of America’s confab in Denver, it wa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video Advertising Goes Global With French Power Merger

Two major players in online video advertising, Ebuzzing and Teads, are merging to create a new company with plans to list on the NASDAQ in 2015.Both companies are French, and have separately been developing "outstream" video advertising allowing the distribution of video advertising outside of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boom or Bust with Facebook

Science magazine Discover had 69,000 Facebook likes at the beginning of 2013. Growing steadily, that audience had doubled by September. Then in October, it doubled again. November? Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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