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November 11, 2015

REVIEW: Queen Lucia & Miss Mapp by E.F. Benson

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / Comedy / England / Historical / Small-Town / social networks6 Comments

Recommended Read

E. F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s. Benson’s series revolves around two unforgettable characters, both forceful and irrepressible women who dominate their respective villages in southern ... more >

May 19, 2015

Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look

JanetPublishing NewsDC-Comics / motorcycle clubs / music / Nielsen / social networks / Spotify / Superman / television / videoComments Off on Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look

Other People’s Playlists: Spotify’s secret social network – Although I have the Spotify app on my phone, I never use it. But after reading this piece on the way Spotify “relates” songs and artists based on how people listen to them, I’m curious to get to know the service better. ... more >

January 10, 2010

Software EBook Highlights from CES 2010

JaneEbooksBlio / Copia / digital publishing / ereader device / social networks19 Comments

I didn’t attend CES but I did read as much as I could about the digital book technology that was displayed there. Not everything that is shown at CES will ever come to market. Some of what is displayed are prototypes, working and sometimes non functioning. Some of the items ... more >

January 15, 2009

Social Networking for Readers

JanePollsocial networks128 Comments

There are broad based social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and maybe even Twitter and then there are speciality social networking sites like LibraryThing, Goodreads, Shelfari and even Readerville, which I signed up for an then promptly forgot about. What about you? Do you participate in these sites and if ... more >

January 6, 2009

12 of 28 Employees Axed at LiveJournal: Start Backing Up Now

JanePublishing Newsblogging / social networks18 Comments

According to Gawker, LiveJournal has fired 20  12* of 28 employees. The company’s product managers and engineers were laid off, leaving only a handful of finance and operations workers � which speaks to a website to be left on life support. If you haven’t backed up your LiveJournal articles, it might ... more >

February 9, 2008

Bloggers Good Predictor for Sales

NedPublishing Newsbloggers / sales / social networks1 Comments

A new study indicates that bloggers and social networks could have a direct impact on album sales. The research indicated that there was a direct correlation between the amount of “chatter” prior to the release of an album and its eventual sales. The more chatter, the better the album sold. ... more >

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