The Recommender: Scott Mebus Needs You To Know That Vertical Video Is Not Okay

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'

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Video: Hearst Digital Media’s Whitmore and Welker on the Group’s Next Steps

The Hearst Magazines Digital Media division oversees more than 28 websites and 14 mobile sites, and is formulating strategies to increase advertiser ROI in the digital space while also enhancing the user experience and level of engagement across all of its brands. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Model Railroader Launches Paid Video Site

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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best Books for Middle-Grade Readers? 5 Recommended Titles from BEA

BookExpo America's Middle Grade Buzz Books panels previewed five titles editors are most excited about publishing this fall. Expect them to get a big push in bookstores. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robinson wins Kim Scott Walwyn Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg Revs Up Video News Operations, Publishing 200 Clips Daily

With a global television network operation in place, Bloomberg News is using video clips from its  shows as well as Web-only videos to produce some 200 clips per day,  signaling a new "digital first" approach, says Chris Berend ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Impressive' Kim Scott Walwyn shortlist revealed

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Buys Book Recommendation Site Goodreads

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Sieghart recommends free, remote e-lending for libraries

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: 'N-word' sparks censorship debate

A publisher in Germany is to remove the offensive 'n-word' from one of its children's books, following a complaint from a parent. Continue reading at BBC World

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Conde Nast to launch Glamour and GQ video networks

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RHUK releases author video

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Video chat with Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond Native: Bringing Video Ads In-House

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[ AdWeek | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah Winfrey selects 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie' as the next title for her book club (+ video)

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Wired Names Scott Dadich Editor in Chief

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[ AdWeek | 2012-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharethrough Promises Video Ads That Look Like Content

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