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June 23, 2017

Friday News: New frontier for fan fiction, Facebook’s new mission, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and floral dinosaurs

JanetPublishing News50 Shades / deep learning A.I. / Facebook / fan-fiction / film directorsComments Off on Friday News: New frontier for fan fiction, Facebook’s new mission, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and floral dinosaurs

When Fan Fiction and Reality Collide – I don’t really think the title of this article does it justice, because it’s tackling so much more – namely, the complex relationship between fan fiction, its subjects, and the mainstream publishers and production companies that are looking to exploit new content. Case ... more >

March 17, 2017

Friday News: NBCC awards, blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Clueless comic book

JanetPublishing Newsblasphemy / Book Awards / children's literature / Clueless / Comic books / Facebook / Islamophobia / Louise Erdrich / TwitterComments Off on Friday News: NBCC awards, blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Clueless comic book

Louise Erdrich, Matthew Desmond Among Winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards – I have always loved Louise Erdrich’s books, because despite their often grim elements, there is a sense of gentleness and illuminated love in her writing (similar IMO to the film “Moonlight”). So I’m thrilled to see that she ... more >

December 16, 2016

Friday News: Tech edition, more or less

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican Association of Publishers / anthropology / copyright / Facebook / fake news / privacy / security / Verizon / YahooComments Off on Friday News: Tech edition, more or less

Facebook amps up ‘fake news’ antidotes. Plus: fact-checkers! – It’s kind of sad when a major feature of news coverage about Facebook’s approach to the “fake news” problem is the company’s turn to human fact-checkers rather than pure tech. Although I think it’s good news that the company does not appear ... more >

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November 21, 2016

Monday News: Another book rec site, fake Facebook news, UK surveillance law, and “Hallelujah” in Yiddish

JanetPublishing NewsFacebook / fake news / Investigatory Powers Bill / Leonard Cohen / recommendations / surveillance / Yiddish1 Comments

This website recommends novels by making sure you can’t judge a book by its cover – This reminds me a little of DA’s First Page feature, except, of course, that recommendmeabook.com features already-published books. Click on the site and you will see the first page of the book without title or author, ... more >

November 3, 2016

Thursday News: ebooks v. games, DOJ sues DirecTV, Facebook’s growth, and Bono as ‘woman of the year’

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / antitrust / ATT / DirecTV / Ebooks / Facebook / games / Paypal / Women of the YearComments Off on Thursday News: ebooks v. games, DOJ sues DirecTV, Facebook’s growth, and Bono as ‘woman of the year’

Paypal’s New eBook Report: Consumers Are More Willing to Pay for eBooks Than Video Games – Nate Hoffelder’s take on a new report from Paypal that looks at international ebook and game buying patterns. Beyond the not-really-news that Amazon still leads in the sale of ebooks (surprise!), it seems that games ... more >

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November 2, 2016

Wednesday News: Facebook=life extender; Amelia Earhart’s bones (maybe), research PTSD, and recommend one book

JanetPublishing NewsAmelia Earhart / Facebook / Patricia Cornwell / PTSD / recommendations / research9 Comments

Facebook users live longer, study finds – Despite the way this study is being described in headlines, it’s not so much that Facebook extends your life expectancy – it’s that using Facebook to enhance sociability extends life. In other words, it’s Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone for the online world: A new study ... more >

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