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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 >
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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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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 >
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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 >