Magazine loses patience with ‘pseudonymous commenters’ who indulge in ‘vitriolic personal insults’The Week is closing off its comments threads. The US-based online version of the magazine that publishes and summarises articles from national and global media has run out of patience with “pseudonymous commenters who replace smart, thoughtful dialogue with vitriolic personal insults.”But it has dressed up its decision by claiming that it’s all about the transformation wrought by social media. According to Ben Frumin, editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com, “the smartest and most vibrant reader conversations have moved off of news sites and on to Facebook and Twitter”.“Today, the smartest, most thoughtful, and most spirited conversations are being driven not by pseudonymous avatars in the comments sections of news sites, but by real people using their real names on the social web. It is no longer a core service of news sites to provide forums for these conversations. Instead, we provide the ideas, the fodder, the jumping off point, and readers take it to Facebook or Twitter or Reddit or any number of other places to continue the conversation.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase Yahoo for close to $5 billion, bringing to an end a months-long bidding process for a now-ailing company that was once an Internet trailblazer. The sale is still being deliberated, but could be announced early next week, according to Bloomberg.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flatiron nabs a feminist twist on Snow White, Berkley lays down six figures for a debut thriller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Silva’s ‘The Black Widow’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus the fifth dispatch from Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories has the best first week yet of any book in the series, ‘A Stolen Life’ author Jaycee Dugard writes a new memoir, about adjusting to life post-captivity, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most interesting début on the Weekly E-Book Ranking is perhaps human rights activist and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel’s Night (Penguin Modern Classics). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bid made by the liquidation specialists Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers was approved yesterday, meaning that the process of selling off Hastings inventory and closing all stores will begin soon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: hired assassins chasing Hemingway's papers, plus Alejandro Zambra's book of fiction disguised as a standardized test. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TheLi.st cofounder Glynnis MacNicol sells her memoir, pop-up maestro Matthew Reinhart signs with Disney, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Downton Abbey’ creator Julian Fellowes returns with the Victorian Era novel Belgravia, #13 in Hardcover Fiction. Plus comedian Michael Ian Black plays his Trump card, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong writes a book about a TV show about nothing, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After holding the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one for five consecutive weeks, Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You drops to second...to be replaced by her follow-up, After You (both Michael Joseph). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette is consolidating its distribution operations and building a new "world-class" centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, resulting in the closure of its Littlehampton warehouse and office in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A two-volume Italian bestseller, which is being compared to work by Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat, Pray, Love'), lands a major deal in Germany; a French debut novel about the Rwandan genocide picks up more sales; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa See lands seven figures from Scribner, Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion takes his latest to SMP, Edgar-winner Lou Berney closes a double with William Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The #1 book in the country is ‘Crisis of Character’ by former uniformed Secret Service officer Gary J. Byrne, one of three politically charged books debuting on our Hardcover Nonfiction list this week. Plus ‘Battlefield Earth’ finds sales success in a new edition, Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Fight Club’... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Amie Barrodale delivers one of the best short story collections of 2016, and Ben H. Winters's masterful combination of "Invisible Man" and "Blade Runner." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Siblings Lee Goldberg and Tod Goldberg appear on our Hardcover Fiction list, with books co-authored by Janet Evanovich and Brad Meltzer. Plus Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ has a big week before its big-screen debut, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Gawker Media, co-founder Nick Denton has made commenting a particular obsession, even building an in-house online commenting system, Kinja. The quality of that discussion doesn’t always carry over to Facebook, though. So Gawker built a tool to pull in comment threads to run at the end of its... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley lands two debuts, one for six figures; an Instagram star gets “comic” at Abrams; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Instagram and WeChat to Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, the past several days have revealed numerous marketing stats that should interest digital players. Below are seven data points that caught our eye: 1. Social video buzzes As Facebook plans on de-emphasizing publisher-posted... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Cline’s ‘The Girls’ is more than a cult hit, debuting at #5 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus the Tony Awards boost the already-strong sales of ‘Hamilton'-related titles, books about dads and granddads have a happy Father’s Day, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: two must-read debut novels, plus a search for one's identity in the Arctic Circle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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