The Rundown: Google AMP has short-term appeal but potential long-term costs

Publishers, still smarting from blows inflicted by Facebook and its ever-changing news feed, have found some comfort in the warm embrace of Google. The post The Rundown: Google AMP has short-term appeal but potential long-term costs appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google admits mistakes with news outlets as it announces new partnership

The Digital News Initiative is likely to be seen as an attempt for Google to improve its image after recently being accused of anti-competitive behaviourGoogle is to admit to making mistakes in working with news organisations as it announces a new digital partnership with eight European... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google aims to transform European newsrooms

Google will give €150 million (US$163 million) to European publishers and digital journalism startups in the next three years as part of a wider package that aims to support the news sector.The Internet giant has had a difficult relationship with publishers in many countries in Europe over using... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Wants To Help European Newspapers Join The Digital Age

Google's new initiative will pay news outlets to dig into digital journalism.American tech companies have set their sights on the news business. A month after Facebook announced that it wants news outlets to publish content within Facebook, and a mere day after Snapchat poached acclaimed CNN... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook offer support after Nepal earthquake

When disaster strikes, technology can often be put to good use. Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this week, Google and Facebook are among the companies helping those in the area, as well as people looking for friends and relatives. Google's People Finder does very much what... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yiyun Li wins Sunday Times short story award

Chinese-American author Yiyun Li is the first female winner of the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for her story "A Sheltered Woman". Director Richard Eyre presented Li with her winner's cheque at the Stationers’ Hall this evening (Friday 24th April). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Builds a Data Platform That's the Last Piece of Its Ad Empire

Google is testing a new advertising product seen as the last piece it needs to complete its ad tech superstructure. The search giant is building a data management platform to help target ads and connect brands with people online more effectively, according to sources familiar with the plans. ... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: News in Spirituality and Religion Publishing

More on the Family Christian bankruptcy; the newest awards season lists; the Dalai Lama gets a book for his 80th birthday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brontë-inspired short stories to Borough

The Borough Press has acquired a collection of short stories inspired by Charlotte Brontë, edited by Tracy Chevalier. Authors contributing stories for the collection, Reader, I Married Him, include Helen Dunmore, Susan Hill and Emma Donoghue. Each will use Brontë's famous line from Jane Eyre as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's 'Mobilegeddon' Has Arrived for Sites That Aren't Mobile-Friendly

Every now and then Google tweaks its search algorithm in a way that uproots the online publishing ecosystem. It happened a few years ago when Google decided links to so-called content farms -- publishers that try to game Google's algorithm with keyword-laden headlines tied to content of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC, Amazon Reach Terms Agreement

HarperCollins issued a statement late Monday confirming it has reached an agreement with Amazon over sales terms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poland’s Book Market Has Big Potential, Many Challenges

IPR License and agent Lucy Abrahams look at the Poland, one of Europe's dynamic developing book markets, one with huge potential but also many challenges. The post Poland’s Book Market Has Big Potential, Many Challenges appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson short stories to Cape

Jonathan Cape has acquired a book of short stories by Daisy Johnson at auction. Editorial director Alex Bowler signed UK and Commonwealth rights to two books by Johnson from Jack Ramm at Eve White Literary Agency. Johnson is a 24-year-old prizewinning graduate of Oxford University’s Fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkey blocks Facebook, YouTube and Twitter; Zuckerberg caves in, Google fights back

Today Turkey blocked access to a number of websites including YouTube and Twitter. The ban came after the sites published images of a prosecutor being taken hostage at a court in Istanbul earlier in the week. Google has vowed to getting things back up and running, but it's not the same story for... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins US in 'terms dispute' with Amazon

The ongoing terms negotiation between Amazon and HarperCollins in the US has been reported by Business Insider, the online newspaper that counts Amazon founder Jeff Bezos among its investors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Rolls Out New Tools to Drive Mobile App Installs

App-install ads continue to be a lucrative business for Facebook and Twitter, and now Google wants a bigger piece of the market. Today Google is rolling out two new tools aimed at making it easier for marketers to plug mobile apps. The first change is that advertisers can extend AdMob... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: News on Spirituality and Religion Publishing, March 25, 2015

New books coming from Templeton Prize laureate; awards for books on preaching; CBA moves to new offices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are publishers ready for Google’s ‘mobile-friendly’ rankings?

For its next algorithm change, Google is setting its sites on mobile. As the site's share of mobile searches approaches 50 percent, Google wants to crack down on sites with designs that are hostile to mobile screens. Google's fear is that if it links out to sites that don't work on mobile... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google tax confirmed while Corporation Tax slashed to 20%

Companies like Amazon and Google which move their profits overseas  will be charged a “diverted profits tax” the Chancellor confirmed this afternoon (18th March). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Celebrating 100 Years of Best American Short Stories

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is honoring the 100th birthday of its short fiction compilation Best American Short Stories with a special anniversary edition, edited by Lorrie Moore, called '100 Years of The Best American Short Stories.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Change Allows Company Statements to Top News Searches

(Reuters) - A little-noticed change in the way Google selects search results has allowed company statements to top the list of news links shown when users search for information on businesses.   The measure may cost news publishers web traffic a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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