The forgotten tech company that tried to sway the election — in 1960

The Simulmatics Corporation also sought to predict riots and influence Vietnam, Jill Lepore writes. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-13 13:00:00 UTC ]

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Break Up Big Tech? Some Say Not So Fast

Antitrust action alone won’t solve all the problems posed by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-06-07 18:39:40 UTC ]
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AAP Speakers Take On Big Tech

At the Association of American Publishers' annual meeting held June 3, two speakers called for the power of the huge technology companies to be regulated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Google could be targeted in the first antitrust probe of Big Tech under Trump

The investigation into the company’s search and “other businesses” may signal the end of Washington’s recent hands-off approach to regulating tech giants. The Justice Department’s antitrust division is laying the groundwork for an investigation of Google, according to reports in The Wall Street... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-01 01:34:36 UTC ]
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New products help Hawaii tech startup Jam Bios to grow

The addition of new online features and photo book packages, along with advertising on Facebook and Google, have helped Hawaii-based tech startup JamBios grow the number of memberships on its memory-sharing social media site. When PBN last checked in with JamBios in 2018, the company had just... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-06-01 00:43:17 UTC ]
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company

The mother-daughter pair follow the Obamas into content creation, focusing on stories about womenHillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-31 11:14:17 UTC ]
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Keeping Up With Tech Should Be a Publishing Priority

Publishers need to invest in marketing technology that will help them reach their audiences better in the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rob Zabrecky's memoir 'Strange Cures' is an ode to a forgotten L.A.

In musician and magician Rob Zabrecky's new memoir, "Strange Cures," the Los Angeles of the 1980s and early '90s is an alien landscape of raucous underground nightclubs, seedy Hollywood crack dens and low-rent Silver Lake duplexes; and the Valley is a place where errant teens roam free, sans... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-30 18:01:20 UTC ]
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Rob Zabrecky's memoir 'Strange Cures' is an ode to a forgotten L.A.

In musician and magician Rob Zabrecky’s new memoir, “Strange Cures,” the Los Angeles of the 1980s and early ’90s is an alien landscape of raucous underground nightclubs, seedy Hollywood crack dens and low-rent Silver Lake duplexes; and the Valley is a place where errant teens roam free, sans... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-30 17:55:00 UTC ]
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How Insurance Companies Are Coping with Digital Transformation

The insurance industry is facing its most profound disruption in decades. It is partnering with 'insurtech' startups to digitally transform, says RGAX CEO Dennis Barnes. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-05-29 20:03:55 UTC ]
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Facebook says it will blow whistle on attempts to interfere in election

Facebook will take down accounts that try to interfere with the upcoming federal election and make it public regardless of whether the government decides to advise Canadians of an attempt to interfere, says Facebook's head of public policy for... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-05-27 20:13:21 UTC ]
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Elections in India and the EU Mean a Flood of Homegrown Fake News

“Stupefying speed.” Bloomberg checked in with Vishvas News, Facebook’s largest Indian-language fact-checking contractor, to see how things went during India’s general elections. (Results Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-23 18:00:08 UTC ]
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Big Tech: Breaking Us Up Will Only Help China

Amid escalating tension with China, executives at Google and Facebook argue that tough regulations against tech will hurt US competitiveness. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-05-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Far-Right Propaganda Floods Facebook Ahead of EU Elections

Fake accounts spread white-nationalist messages and amassed larger followings than actual far-right parties before being taken down, according to a new report. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-05-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The company behind TikTok is reportedly launching a Spotify rival

ByteDance, the owner of the Vine-like social media app TikTok, might challenge Spotify with a paid streaming service in emerging markets, according to Bloomberg. It could introduce an app (not named after TikTok), in several non-first-world countries... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-05-21 11:15:00 UTC ]
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Ex-Vice exec launches pot-focused agency with ties to Snoop Dog’s media company

Former Vice executive Ryan Archibald and Ted Chung, a business partner of Snoop Dogg, have joined forces to launch a new global agency specializing in cannabis marketing. The shop, called Gram By Gram, has already inked a significant client–Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis firm recently... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Astrid Lindgren Company launches charity partnership for Pippi Longstocking anniversary

The Astrid Lindgren Company has launched a global partnership with Save the Children ahead of the 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking, aiming to generate more than €750,000 (£659,000). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 04:12:45 UTC ]
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In Good Company: Why Publishers Need to Communicate the Value of Premium Context

No one likes to have their words taken out of context. Yet there are a slew of popular sayings that suffer from chronic misuse for this very reason. Everyone knows that “love makes the world go ‘round,” right? This seemingly altruistic phrase actually comes from "Alice's Adventures in... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: Meredith and Hearst Among First Publishers to Commit to Adopting IAB Tech Lab Transparency Label

This week Meredith Corporation and Hearst Magazines pledged to adopt the IAB Tech Lab’s proposed industry standard Data Transparency Label. The label will provide advertisers and buyers with four key sets of data: data solution provider information, audience snapshot, audience construction, and... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2019-05-03 16:21:31 UTC ]
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Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merge, Hansen Leads Company

Anticipating a combined pro forma cash revenue of US$3,157 million, the new entity will take McGraw-Hill's name, the deal expected to close by early 2020. The post Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merge, Hansen Leads Company appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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