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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 >

July 28, 2016

Thursday News: Verizon + Yahoo, Romance for Libertarians, and Alice in Wonderland

JanetPublishing NewsAlice in Wonderland / Disney / FCC / libertarianism / Verizon / Yahoo2 Comments

Verizon’s Yahoo Buy May Spark FCC Privacy Scrutiny – An interesting take on the acquisition of Yahoo by Verizon. The $4.8 billion deal is likely to be approved without much difficulty, experts claim, but the nature of the acquisition – that an ISP is acquiring such a data-rich resource – is likely ... more >

May 14, 2015

Thursday News: Simon & Schuster experiments with free content; why Verizon bought AOL; sexist protests against new Mad Max movie; and cool steampunk sculptures

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / AOL / Art / Film / Foli / gender / mobile content / Simon & Schuster / steampunk / Verizon3 Comments

S&S Tries Geo-Targeting in New Marketing Outreach – Foli is a mobile content delivery service that will allow certain Simon & Schuster books to be viewed and read – for free – in a number of airports, museums, and hotels. Although users have to download the Foli app first, they ... more >

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