February 25, 2015

Wednesday News: Google censors Blogger, comics derided at the Oscars, Pink Floyd comic book, and limericks of Victorian Writers

JanetPublishing Newsadult content / Blogger / censorship / Comic books / criticism / films / Google / Pink Floyd / poetry / Victorian literature24 Comments

ETA: Twitter was ablaze last night with the news that Bertrice Small has died. Although I could not find any formal announcement online, I wanted to include mention of this in the news this morning and let you know that I will post an obituary in the news, once some are published. ... more >

December 4, 2014

Thursday News: Authors Guild v. Google redux, the pitfalls of social media research, and two fantabulous articles on cultural representation

JanetPublishing Newscopyright / diversity / Fair Use / Google / lawsuit / Race / representation / research / SFF / social media / Speculative-Fiction3 Comments

Second Circuit Hears Google Books Case – Yesterday was the day for oral arguments in the appeals case Authors Guild has brought in the hopes of reversing the lower court’s summary judgment against them. Arguments apparently went to 90 minutes, 60 over the allotted time, but the fact that the ... more >

November 21, 2014

Friday News: Ursula Le Guin’s NBA speech, Google Contributor, Mark Twain’s frontier humor, and a NaNoWriMo pep talk

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / American literature / crowdfunding / Google / Humor / Mark Twain / NaNoWriMo / National Book Awards / Publishers / western / writing advice16 Comments

“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards – A transcription of Ursula Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards ceremony Wednesday night. Le Guin’s comments have been getting a lot of attention, in part because of her assault on ... more >

October 27, 2014

Monday News: Facebook and Google’s massive traffic drive, Facebook tries to woo publishers, malware in ads, and audio of Beowulf in Old English

JanetPublishing Newsadvertising malware / audiobooks / digital publishing / Facebook / Google / news / newsfeed / Old English / Publishers / security10 Comments

How Facebook and Google Now Dominate Media Distribution – A very interesting article from Frédéric Filloux and Jean-Louis Gassée arguing that Facebook and Google are the two major players in terms of channeling online traffic. Twitter, by contrast, is “minuscule,” in the authors’ words. The analysis is too detailed to ... more >

October 15, 2014

Wednesday News: Google & Net Neutrality, Gamergate, the ‘science’ of extraordinary appeal, and extreme OKCupid date = new romcom.

JanetPublishing Newsblind date / FCC / Gamergate / Google / harassment / Internet / Misogyny / net neutrality / Romance / romantic comedy14 Comments

Google is sitting out the net neutrality fight. Here are 4 possible reasons – Although Google was once a vocal advocate for net neutrality, as the FCC moves toward a resolution of the great ‘fast lane’ debate for Internet Service Providers (i.e. allowing different service speeds for different customers) Google ... more >

September 11, 2014

Thursday News: Change your Google Password NOW, Apple settlement notice to Amazon customers, RIP Graham Joyce, and Judge Judy gives away free ebook

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Ebooks / Fantasy / free books / Google / Graham Joyce / lawsuit / obituary / price-fixing / security4 Comments

PASSWORDS FOR 5 MILLION GOOGLE ACCOUNTS LEAKED – Although passwords have since been removed, and Google claims that most of the information is no longer current and valid, almost 5 million email addresses and passwords have been posted on a Russian Bitcoin forum site. Concerned users can use this tool ... more >