The best things on the Internet this week, curated by Fast Company employees. Scott MebusPhoto by Celine Grouard for Fast Company Name: Scott Mebus Role at Fast Company: Head of video and TV Twitter: @scottmebus Titillating Fact: I wrote a children's book series, The Gods of Manhattan, about a magical Manhattan that exists alongside the real life New York City. It was a lifelong dream of mine to create the kind of books I loved as a child, so everything from this point on is just gravy.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Behind the Book from Simon & Schuster,' a new series of videos featuring S&S editors and publishers, is now live. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New recommendations to help “foster and sustain innovation” between the publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 19-year-old student from Kent has landed a publishing deal for a book that she wrote while studying for her A Levels. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the debate rages over the ethics of native advertising on both sides of the Atlantic, regulators in the U.K. have added more fuel to the fire. A ruling by the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority against Outbrain is forcing publisher ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the most famous characters in comic book history is set to bid a sad farewell. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 10 years after the first Scott Pilgrim book came out, O'Malley is back with Seconds, his first new graphic novel since the series ended. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines, the publisher of Cosmopolitan and Elle, has sold a big Revlon campaign including a 10-episode digital-video series called "#GoBold."A spokeswoman for Hearst said the campaign's price tag is a "healthy seven figures" and includes not only the video series but also print pages,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling recently released a short story about the futures of such characters as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, while the new section of Universal Studios titled The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley just opened to the public. J.K. Rowling also recently... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some 'old guard' authors are joining forces in a letter criticizing Amazon, even as a cluster of self-published authors is rallying around Amazon, charging that traditional publishers like Hachette mistreat authors and readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read. Colombia's High-Tech... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kraft, Nike, Target and Walmart are trialing new video technology that makes ads interactive. In the case of Kraft, a 15-second clip comes with pop-up information on the brand and its products. As the video runs, a click over one of the frames pulls up a pastry recipe or product details for... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Inc. bought video advertising company LiveRail to help it target and distribute video ads, AdWeek reported. TechCrunch pegged the price tag between $400 million and $500 million, although the companies haven’t disclosed the terms. LiveRail, based in San Francisco, has created a... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's video ad business just got a lot bigger.Months after rolling out the first video-specific ad product on the social network, Facebook has agreed to acquire LiveRail, one of the biggest video ad sellers. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment on the deal's price.LiveRail automates the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is buying video ad platform LiveRail and giving it control of a network that powers advertising for high-profile publishers—online and on mobile. LiveRail delivers video ads to websites and apps for Major League Baseball, ABC, A+E Networks and Dailymotion. "LiveRail also helps... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital chief on rethinking the rules of journalism, shaking off the magazine group tag, and developing innovationM Scott Havens, senior vice president of digital at newly independent Time Inc is not a man to pussyfoot around journalistic conventions. We have to rethink the old church and state... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad spending for online video is expected to double by 2017, which means publishers and advertisers are placing greater emphasis on not only developing more video content, but tracking user engagement as well. The infographic below, provided by MediaRadar, shows some of the opportunity online... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video is on the tip of every publisher's tongue these days. And for good reason: Advertisers want it. Still, video is complex and not necessarily for everyone-at least not right away. That is, there's no disputing that the medium has arrived but what's still debatable is the value proposition... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zola’s Bookish recommendation engine is coming to 67 libraries in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Amazon Fire phone comes with technology that allows consumers to scan an item and then purchase it on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is buying a mDialog, a small player in the digital video ad space to add to the search giant's DoubleClick collection. Canada-based mDialog provides technology to major media companies such as broadcasters, who use it to serve ads against their shows wherever they run digitally—across... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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