YouTube tests autoplaying videos -- but you can disable the feature

Videos that play automatically have proved highly divisive, but it hasn’t stopped Google, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter experimenting with them. Now YouTube is testing autoplaying videos in its app. Recognizing that not everyone is happy with the idea of videos noisily playing as soon as they appear on-screen, Google has taken a leaf out of Instagram's book and made the video play silently to start with. In addition to this, it's possible to disable autoplay altogether if you want. See also: Instagram may have just solved the noisy autoplaying video problem How to stop videos autoplaying in Google Prepare to… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The disability pay gap

Last month, Penguin Random House released their disability pay gap report along with statistics for sexual orientation and socio-economic background. Whilst the publication of the report was positive, with PRH being the first publishing house to include disability in their reporting, the pay gap... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 09:01:13 UTC ]
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Stepanova features twice in longlist for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale (her translator from Russian) feature twice on this year's longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, while Fitzcarraldo Editions, which has had a work longlisted every year of the prize, has four titles nominated in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 20:49:22 UTC ]
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YouTube admits deleting Novara Media the ‘wrong call’

The independent publisher was reinstated on YouTube following a backlash, but questions remain. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2021-10-26 15:58:53 UTC ]
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‘Cairo Circles’: Featured Fiction from Doma Mahmoud

An excerpt from a debut novel that Booklist calls "enthralling" and Kirkus hailed as "an ambitious literary debut." The post ‘Cairo Circles’: Featured Fiction from Doma Mahmoud appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2021-10-25 10:00:55 UTC ]
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Mosse launches YouTube channel and book club

Kate Mosse is launching a YouTube channel, including a book club featuring two non-fiction titles and a pair of fiction titles each month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 03:44:21 UTC ]
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Bestselling Author Calls Out 'Senator For Sale' Joe Manchin In Damning Video

Don Winslow ripped the conservative West Virginia Democrat for conflicts of interest amid a Senate stalemate over Joe Biden's social policy agenda. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2021-10-19 08:03:21 UTC ]
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Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company

Trusted Media Brands just recently acquired Jukin Media. Here's a look at what its strategy looks like — and what channels are set to expand first. The post Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-09-29 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Pavilion to publish first cookbook by chef and YouTuber Big Has

Pavilion Books has acquired Home, the first cookbook from chef Hasan Semay, better known on social media as Big Has.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 05:07:14 UTC ]
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Progressive or performative? Disability staff networks come under scrutiny

A number of the larger publishers have set up internal networks to improve access to the industry for minority communities; here are six essential steps to ensure their success Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 12:53:06 UTC ]
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Breaking out beyond the niche: ‘disabled literature’ should inform the mainstream

Author Frances Ryan shares her experiences of publicising her book, for which she fought to appear on mainstream political shows to flag the issues disabled people face Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 10:06:34 UTC ]
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Access Denied: disabled employees and job seekers reveal their stories

An in-depth report into the publishing industry, and how accessible it is to those with disabilities, shows there is much work to do to make the book trade truly reflective of society Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 08:40:19 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Disability Issue: 'trade can bring real change'

The Bookseller's Disability Issue is published today, guest-edited by author Claire Wade who has called on the trade to harness its adaptability to bring real change for people with disabilities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 08:30:53 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires Artfilms video streaming service

Bloomsbury has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Artfilms, the video streaming service of Contemporary Arts Media, as it expands its digital resources portfolio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 17:59:05 UTC ]
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9/11 was a test. The books of the last two decades show how America failed.

The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Nielsen audience measurement hiatus tests Media Rating Council relevance

Nielsen seems to be betting the industry will shrug off its loss of accreditation.  Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-08-30 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul McCartney book to feature unrecorded Beatles song

Paul McCartney's forthcoming book The Lyrics will feature the newly discovered words he wrote for an unrecorded Beatles song alongside 153 of his other works. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 06:19:40 UTC ]
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Milkweed Editions Announces Disability-Focused Literary Series

Minnesota-based independent publisher Milkweed Editions will launch a series of books centered on neurodivergence and what the publisher calls “different ways of languaging” next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Revue, Twitter Test Newsletter Subscription Option Directly via Publishers’ Profiles

Twitter acquired newsletter publishing platform Revue in January, allowing it to continue to run as a stand-alone service, and the two companies began testing a way to integrate their respective platforms Thursday. Revue said in a tweet that all of its creators can begin enabling people to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-08-19 22:40:00 UTC ]
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