It's been a big year for Andy Weir, author of acclaimed sci-fi novel The Martian. His bestselling book -- originally published serially for free on his personal website -- was turned into a similarly excellent movie starring Matt Damon and Jessica Ch... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is revealing its latest technology to the world this week at its annual Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. And while the show is geared at developers, a good chunk of the news should apply to brands and publishers that regularly use the platform, particularly with mobile... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright, fair contracts for authors, and libraries were among the points addressed by politicians at a hustings hosted by the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) last night (24th March). The event saw writers given the opportunity to question... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The controversial news that media outlets including The New York Times and BuzzFeed may publish straight into Facebook’s ecosystem was a hot topic at Digiday’s Publishing Summit in Vail, Colorado, where hundreds of digital publishing executives are gathering this week to hash out the issues... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Digiday Publishing Summit will stream live today from Vail, Colorado, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST. Sessions will cover how publishers adapt to technological change. Today's sessions focus in particular on the shift to mobile. Neil Vogel, CEO of About.com, will speak to how it is making mobile... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is positioning itself to become the data, media-consumption and content-sharing backbone for the entire digital media industry. Between making user data available in its video ad network LiveRail, making its video player embeddable on publishers' websites, growing its number of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The social network, eager to get more out of its booming video player, is testing out a feature that makes it easy to binge.This week, The New York Times reported that Facebook is in talks to host content from BuzzFeed, National Geographic, and the Times within the blue confines of its own site,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that Facebook has video ads, how is it going to make sure you hang around to watch more of them? According to a report on The Information, the social network is in talks with publishers like Vice, The Onion and Vox Media to make short-term videos... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday afternoon, Facebook announced its video advertising platform LiveRail will enable publishers to use anonymized Facebook user data to target ads on their sites and mobile apps. It will provide assurance that media buyers are indeed buying the audience segments they want to reach,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The news that Facebook is working with publishers to host their content has caused a lot of hand-wringing among those who worry about ceding too much control of ad revenue and data. But in some cases, it can make sense for a publisher. For new or small ones, Facebook's exposure can help them... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The march towards media companies publishing content directly to Facebook continues.Barely a month after Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox said publicly that the social network wants to host media companies' articles and videos, The New York Times reported that BuzzFeed, National... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Full business model in place after 3 months in public beta. The post TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nothing attracts news organizations like Facebook. And nothing makes them more nervous. With 1.4 billion users, the social media site has become a vital source of traffic for publishers looking to reach an increasingly fragmented ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s Messenger app has traditionally been used for keeping in touch with friends. Now people can also use it to send each other money. In the future, it could become a platform which other apps could use, if recent rumors prove true.This Wednesday and Thursday at its F8 conference in San... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been in discussions with nearly a half a dozen media organizations about hosting their content on the social media site, according to The New York Times.Placing content inside Facebook will allow people to access it faster, sources familiar with the plan told the Times. When people... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Testing first, remaining flexible, and hanging out on Twitter are all best practices for to online book marketing today, says Derrick Schultz of Atavist. The post 5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA TODAY announced Wednesday that it will offer buyout packages to veteran employees to trim staffing, its latest effort to cut costs and invest more in digital products amid a plan by parent company Gannett to spin off the publishing business as a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Israeli-based quiz and list publishing platform uses content from organisations including such as the Daily Telegraph and AOLQuiz and list publishing platform PlayBuzz has announced it has raised $16m (£11m) in venture capital funding to drive international expansion.The second funding round,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New media titans have shown they can attract investors' money, raking in millions in venture capital funding, but they have not answered clearly whether they can show a profit.At South by Southwest, sales chiefs for three heavily-funded digital publishers said they can do that too, or can soon,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"@TheBuzzer," a Fox Sports network show that exists almost entirely on social platforms, has reduced its output on YouTube over the past several months in favor of publishing videos directly to Facebook and Twitter. In doing so, it has found that Twitter is best for videos about breaking news... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has created a spin-off company to further develop its Letters Live series of events. Five shows, which will feature actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey, will run at the Freemasons’ Hall from 31st March to 4th April 2015. The live events will celebrate the “enduring power of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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