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October 5, 2017

REVIEW: A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / dysfunctional family / Historical / lawsuit / New York City / news feeds / PTSD / turn of the 20th century7 Comments

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Lucy Drake’s mastery of Morse code has made her a valuable asset to the American news agencies as a telegrapher. But the sudden arrival of Sir Colin Beckwith at rival British news agency Reuters puts her hard-earned livelihood at risk. Newly arrived from London, Colin is talented, handsome, and insufferably ... more >

April 16, 2015

Thursday News: Scribd adds 9,000 audiobooks, is Facebook manipulating its algorithms, moderating Monica Lewinsky, and Tennessee legislators love the Bible

JanetPublishing Newsaudiobooks / comment moderation / Establishment Clause / Facebook / First-Amendment / news feeds / online speech / Penguin Random House / religion / Scribd / Ted12 Comments

SCRIBD ADDS PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO TITLES TO ITS LIBRARY – In the current battle between digital book subscription services, the reader definitely seems to be gaining. Now Scribd is adding 9,000 audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio. From the press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2015 — Scribd, the ... more >

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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 / news feeds / 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 >

September 19, 2014

Friday News: Has Twitpic been rescued?, Facebook’s algorithm change, National Book Award fiction long list, and Austenites get Guinness World Record

JanetPublishing Newsalgorithms / Book Awards / Facebook / Guinness World Record / Jane Austen / Literary fiction / news feeds / Twitpic / Twitter3 Comments

Twitpic Is No Longer Shutting Down – Although there have been no other details forthcoming, I’m hoping that TwitPic’s tweet today means that we won’t lose this vital support service for Twitter: “We’re happy to announce we’ve been acquired and Twitpic will live on! We will post more details as ... more >

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