They're official: 'Ride-share' and 'unboxing' added to Oxford dictionary

Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft looking to promote the “sharing” aspect of their service have scored a victory of sorts.’Ride-share’ is now a recognized verb, according to Oxford Dictionaries, which defines it as to “participate in an arrangement in which a passenger travels in a private vehicle driven by its owner, for free or for a fee, especially as arranged by means of a website or app.”The word was one of hundreds added in the last quarterly update to OxfordDictionaries.com, which is published by Oxford University Press. So take that, critics who insist that Uber and its ilk are technically ridebooking, not ride-sharing, apps.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Fairfax earns share of Western League title with win over Westchester

The City Section season has been about parity among the top teams, so it should come as no surprise that Fairfax and Westchester have ended the regular tied for first place in the Western League after the Lions knocked off Westchester, 47-43, on Friday night in a huge road victory. Freshman Ethan... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Publishers Bet on Power of Print Ads with Money-Back Guarantee

"We know magazines work and we're willing to put our money where our mouth is," Meredith's Britta Cleveland tells Folio:. The post Major Publishers Bet on Power of Print Ads with Money-Back Guarantee appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nickel and dimed: Micropayments won’t solve ad blocking

The rise of ad blocking has forced publishers to re-examine not just their advertising, but also their paid models. Micropayments had a flurry of interest over the last few years, which went in hand with the rise of platforms like Blendle, but have so far failed to make any real difference to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian and Apax share £80m from Ascential flotation

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[ The Guardian | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to Block Ads? Wired Will Start Charging You for It

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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. Plummets as Profit Trails Estimates on Ad Revenue

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[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WSJ drops publisher frenemy LinkedIn’s share button

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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Effective Native Advertising Is a Solution to Ad Blockers

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[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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