When I was a teenager, I thought it would be great to be an adult and be surrounded by people who weren't mean to each other all day. Enter stage left: the world wide webBack in the early 90s, when I was still at school and words such as "friend" and "message" were nouns as opposed to verbs, a particular incident occurred. For a month or so, a book had been circling among my classmates in which we wrote anonymous mean things about each other, and the statements that were deemed the funniest – invariably, the meanest – would get (anonymous) stars of approval. One day someone wrote in the book that a classmate whom I'll call Rose had made out with her cousin. More details about this fascinating make-out session were added to the book daily, and reading about Rose and her cousin became the only reason any of us wanted to come to school in the mornings. Eventually the writer of the story, whom I'll call Charlotte, couldn't resist claiming the attention she felt was duly hers and let her involvement be known.The saga now reached peak hysteria and Rose tearfully went to a teacher. Charlotte was forced to admit that she had made the whole thing up, all because she wanted some stars. (Naturally, the most salacious story a privileged, protected 13-year-old girl could think of was someone making out with their cousin.) All of us stared down at the floor as she confessed, because even though we knew Charlotte had now laid herself open to the most deliciously sharp mockery, hadn't we... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Brands had barely adjusted to the idea that they increasingly need to be publishers in this day and age. Now they're being expected to become broadcasters on platforms like Facebook Live, too. Live video is demanding and requires meticulous preparation and the ability to adapt if things go wrong... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Internet Archive collects the history of the internet, one webpage at a time, in order to power services like the Wayback Machine, the free ebook site Open Library and the Political TV Ad Archive. It's a non-profit based in the United States, bu... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers like Joe Media and Bleacher Report have been testing TV-like programming for Facebook Live. But polished live videos don’t necessarily receive higher viewership or more shares than rawer, conversational ones, and building content worthy of appointment viewing is a big challenge on... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sovereign Films has acquired global film rights to We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Algonquin Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s fiction giants David Walliams and Jeff Kinney are teaming up for the first time for a joint live event at the O2 in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been paying media partners to produce a certain amount of live video content per month. Most of these deals run for 12 months. Partners are aware that Facebook, having already collected a lot of data around live video consumption, might stop funding content. This could spell trouble... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since Facebook introduced live video in January, publisher adoption is climbing. But questions remain about how to make the best use of the feature and how much to invest in a feature whose ability to monetize is still limited. That's why, for now, many see live as an audience-building exercise.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dozens of news publishers including ABC News, NowThis and the Washington Post plan to produce hours of live Facebook videos during Election Day. Most are focused on providing the latest election news from around the country. NowThis plans to counter-program by hosting a watch party on Facebook... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twice Man Booker-shortlisted novelist Tom McCarthy is to premiere a new collaborative performance as part of a series of live events from live literature producer and independent publisher Penned in the Margins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether it’s through building a food-porn empire or extending its breaking-news content internationally, BuzzFeed has ambitious global expansion plans. This week, founder Jonah Peretti was promoting the company in Japan, which he claims is BuzzFeed’s fastest growing international market. Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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She's a USA Today bestselling author who sells up to 300 books a day and has droves of fans in America â but you won't find Kiwi Leeanna Morgan's name in New Zealand's literary annals. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heather Daniels owns a small business, Lyon's Prints, that she has run primarily on Etsy since 2014. Etsy was among the websites that fell victim to three waves of cyberattacks that lasted hours and rocked the web on Friday, also affecting Twitter, Pinterest, The New York Times, The Boston... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books on Christian living remain cornerstones of many Christian publishers' programs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses. Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses.Since the launch of Facebook Live last April, there have been broadcasts shot on all seven continents and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brexit has not stopped the flow of deals struck by UK publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair, as new imprints, “hungry” for big acquisitions, are stoking an “overheated” market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You no longer have to wait patiently for your favorite superstars to share a link for their Facebook Live streams. Facebook is introducing scheduling to Live, letting publishers queue up streams so that you can tune in the moment the event starts. Th... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media brands never really die, even when they stop publishing.It's been about 10 years since FHM, a formerly high-flying "lad mag" originally known as For Him Magazine, stopped publishing a print edition in the U.S. But Bauer Xcel Media, which took over FHM's website when the U.K. edition of the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired a memoir about living with multiple sclerosis as a young father, The Inland Empire: Travels in Multiple Sclerosis by Christian Donlan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop has launched an online books catalogue and aims to have every agented book listed and available by 2024 in time for its 100th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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