The standards by which the internet is controlled need to be open and subject to impartial judiciaries – not left to advertisersThe revelations we publish about how Facebook’s data was used by Cambridge Analytica to subvert the openness of democracy are only the latest examples of a global phenomenon. All over the world, governments are coming to grips with the destructive power of social media. In recent weeks, Sri Lanka, Britain, Indonesia and Myanmar have all seen measures taken against hate-speech campaigns. In some cases the companies that publish and profit from them have acted themselves; in others the government has taken direct action. In Sri Lanka, the government reacted to a burst of anti-Muslim rioting by completely shutting down Facebook, WhatsApp, and the messaging app Viber for a week on 7 March. In Britain, Facebook banned the neo-Nazi Britain First movement, which had acquired 2m “likes”, after two of its leaders were jailed. The leaders’ personal pages were also removed. Why it took the company that long to act, when the hateful nature of the pages had been obvious to the whole world ever since Donald Trump retweeted one of their made-up news stories in 2017, is difficult to explain.YouTube can not only profit from disturbing content but in unintended ways rewards its creation. The algorithms that guide viewers to new choices aim always to intensify the experience, and to keep the viewer excited. This can damage society, and individuals, without being... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No one is coming back to check a publisher’s Web site,” said Rachel Fershleiser, who works in literary strategic outreach at Tumblr, calling to mind a dull Web site that offers a catalogue and not much else. Incentive to come back, Fershleiser said, is the key to building a presence online,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s Books is to publish limited editions of the Famous Five books by Enid... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisa Joyner is to take up the permanent role of editorial director at HarperFiction, reflecting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Research Triangle, NC –February 21, 2012 – iMedia Revenue Ltd., a company dedicated to delivering the latest advanced editorial and advertising solutions to local newspaper agencies, today announced the launch of a BloggingWriters ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French authors have been signing a petition contesting a law for scanning and selling orphan and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations for the last six months of 2011once again highlight the challenges facing traditional publishers in the digital era. The business - in the UK at least - is not for the faint hearted, but it remains full of opportunities. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In September, British newspaper The Guardian was one of the first publishers to build an app designed specifically for its content to be consumed (and shared) within Facebook. The upside: The prospect of added visibility to 850 million users. The dow ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus is to release a free ebook to tie in to Valentine's Day, The Joy of Sex: A Little... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It may sound a little strange, but the SmarterComics version of this business bestseller is quite engaging. Here's your chance to read it online free of charge. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Conley, a publishing vet whose experience runs the gamut from b-to-b to consumer financial journalism, is now editorial director with MyBankTracker.com. In this role, Conley will oversee the news and analysis operations of the site. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Decitre chain of bookstores has created an online community to help consumers find books to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder has launched its first online science-fiction, fantasy and horror community, Hodderscape,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France is claiming a world first with its imminent adoption of a new law that lays down the rules... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Ireland has promoted commissioning editor Ciara Doorley to the position of editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rules of the game dictate that any effort to move into America’s large and lucrative education publishing industry must be swaddled in pieties, and the electronic textbook initiative announced by Apple last week was no exception. Apple, which is normally willing to state that customers will... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber and Faber has set up a social media hub, The Spark, for teenagers to get involved in Faber... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. online ad spending is set to eclipse that of print this year by 15.5 percent, according to eMarketer, suggesting that the long-awaited print-to-digital inflection point may now be here for both content creators and marketers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a b-to-b twist on the e-commerce craze, Penton launched an online auction site that can scale across all the verticals the company targets. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capitol Weekly will stop producing a print edition as of Thursday. The publication devoted to California government said on its website that it will continue posting stories online. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Author is a free Mac app designed to let authors and publishers easily create multimedia-rich e-textbooks for the iBooks 2 app. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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