Thursday, 16 May 2013

paidContent - Top jobs of the week in digital media, and more for Thursday, May 16, 2013

Top jobs of the week in digital media

Looking for a job in digital media? Each week we highlight some of the most interesting positions posted to paidContent's jobs board. Check out the latest gigs at media companies across the country.

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Publishers to testify against Apple in price-fixing trial

Apple's exposure in a closely-watched price-fixing case over ebooks looks more serious as the CEOs of major publishers -- which have already settled with the government -- will testify about Apple's role in the case.

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New Yorker launches “open-source anonymous inbox” built by Aaron Swartz

The New Yorker has launched Strongbox, an open-source software system that allows users to submit confidential documents to the magazine anonymously. Strongbox was built by Aaron Swartz before his death.

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Ebooks made up 20% of the U.S. consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15% in 2011

The U.S. consumer book publishing industry had a strong 2012, fueled in part by the growth of ebooks.

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Reports: Google will launch music subscription service at I/O

Google is set to launch a music subscription service at its Google I/O developer conference Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The service will compete with Spotify and similar services.

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German online publishers’ anti-adblock campaign backfires

A public campaign by some of the biggest German online publishers against ad-blocking software may have backfired, as downloads of one popular ad-blocking product have more than doubled.

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Crowdsourcing is here to stay — now it’s about building tools for networked journalism

NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen says that many of the cultural barriers to doing "networked journalism" have been lowered, and he is trying to help media outlets develop smart tools and ways of making use of crowdsourcing.

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Aereo will launch in Atlanta in June, and is changing its pricing plans everywhere

Aereo announced Tuesday that it will launch in Atlanta in June. It's already available in the New York City area, and will launch in Boston on Wednesday. The company also simplified its pricing plans, eliminating daily and yearly options.

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Netflix makes changes to public API after "Streamageddon" backlash

Figuring out which titles are going expire soon on Netflix just got a lot harder: The company changed its public API Monday night to prevent this information from popping up on third-party websites.

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It’s not about how long-form your content is, it’s about engagement with the reader

As more sites focus on longform content, Fast Company disclosed some statistics on how its longer pieces have been doing -- but the data shows that the real secret isn't length but ongoing engagement with readers.

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Why focusing on ‘time spent’ with print misses the point about how the news works now

Research from McKinsey seems to suggest that print-based media still commands a large proportion of time spent by consumers of news -- but that is just part of the larger picture media companies have to understand.

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Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping

Bloomberg is at the center of a storm over its reporters' use of the company's terminals to track customers. The incident has been somewhat overblown -- but the underlying issue of news and data platforms has not.

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PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing

PBS's MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks, starting with titles on self-publishing and cord-cutting. Executive Mark Glaser says he plans to release 10 to 20 books this year, depending on how well the first titles do.

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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

paidContent - Ebooks made up 20% of the U.S. consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15% in 2011, and more for Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Ebooks made up 20% of the U.S. consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15% in 2011

The U.S. consumer book publishing industry had a strong 2012, fueled in part by the growth of ebooks.

Read More »

Reports: Google will launch music subscription service at I/O

Google is set to launch a music subscription service at its Google I/O developer conference Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The service will compete with Spotify and similar services.

Read More »

German online publishers’ anti-adblock campaign backfires

A public campaign by some of the biggest German online publishers against ad-blocking software may have backfired, as downloads of one popular ad-blocking product have more than doubled.

Read More »

Crowdsourcing is here to stay — now it’s about building tools for networked journalism

NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen says that many of the cultural barriers to doing "networked journalism" have been lowered, and he is trying to help media outlets develop smart tools and ways of making use of crowdsourcing.

Read More »

Aereo will launch in Atlanta in June, and is changing its pricing plans everywhere

Aereo announced Tuesday that it will launch in Atlanta in June. It's already available in the New York City area, and will launch in Boston on Wednesday. The company also simplified its pricing plans, eliminating daily and yearly options.

Read More »

Netflix makes changes to public API after "Streamageddon" backlash

Figuring out which titles are going expire soon on Netflix just got a lot harder: The company changed its public API Monday night to prevent this information from popping up on third-party websites.

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Feds grab reporters’ phone records: war on terror — or war on leaks?

The Associated Press is raising the alarm over news that the Justice Department secretly seized records for more than 20 phone lines tied to its reporters and bureaus.

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It’s not about how long-form your content is, it’s about engagement with the reader

As more sites focus on longform content, Fast Company disclosed some statistics on how its longer pieces have been doing -- but the data shows that the real secret isn't length but ongoing engagement with readers.

Read More »

Why focusing on ‘time spent’ with print misses the point about how the news works now

Research from McKinsey seems to suggest that print-based media still commands a large proportion of time spent by consumers of news -- but that is just part of the larger picture media companies have to understand.

Read More »

Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping

Bloomberg is at the center of a storm over its reporters' use of the company's terminals to track customers. The incident has been somewhat overblown -- but the underlying issue of news and data platforms has not.

Read More »

PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing

PBS's MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks, starting with titles on self-publishing and cord-cutting. Executive Mark Glaser says he plans to release 10 to 20 books this year, depending on how well the first titles do.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

paidContent - Netflix makes changes to public API after “Streamageddon” backlash, and more for Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Netflix makes changes to public API after "Streamageddon" backlash

Figuring out which titles are going expire soon on Netflix just got a lot harder: The company changed its public API Monday night to prevent this information from popping up on third-party websites.

Read More »

Feds grab reporters’ phone records: war on terror — or war on leaks?

The Associated Press is raising the alarm over news that the Justice Department secretly seized records for more than 20 phone lines tied to its reporters and bureaus.

Read More »

It’s not about how long-form your content is, it’s about engagement with the reader

As more sites focus on longform content, Fast Company disclosed some statistics on how its longer pieces have been doing -- but the data shows that the real secret isn't length but ongoing engagement with readers.

Read More »

Lizzie Bennet Diaries producers bring in fans and Theatrics to finish unfinished Austen

Jane Austen scholars know "Sanditon" as a posthumously-published unfinished novel, but for Lizzie Bennet Diaries fans, it's the springboard for a new bridge series that promises unprecedented audience interactivity.

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Amazon acquires Samsung color display unit Liquavista

Amazon has acquired Samsung's color screen display technology, Liquavista. The technology could be used to create low-power color screens for Kindles.

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Why focusing on ‘time spent’ with print misses the point about how the news works now

Research from McKinsey seems to suggest that print-based media still commands a large proportion of time spent by consumers of news -- but that is just part of the larger picture media companies have to understand.

Read More »

Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping

Bloomberg is at the center of a storm over its reporters' use of the company's terminals to track customers. The incident has been somewhat overblown -- but the underlying issue of news and data platforms has not.

Read More »

Amazon Publishing launches Kindle Love Stories podcast, focused on romance books

Amazon Publishing is launching a weekly romance podcast, "Kindle Love Stories." The podcast will include a discussion group at Goodreads, the reading-focused social network that Amazon recently acquired.

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PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing

PBS's MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks, starting with titles on self-publishing and cord-cutting. Executive Mark Glaser says he plans to release 10 to 20 books this year, depending on how well the first titles do.

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How ABC plans to use live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo

ABC is going to offer iOS users in New York and Philadelphia a 24-hour live stream of its programming this week. It's the first time a broadcaster has embraced live streaming.

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Back to the future: What if the ‘mass media’ era was just an accident of history?

We are used to thinking of a "mass media" market made up of large newspapers and TV networks as the normal state of affairs in media, but what if that was just a historical anomaly?

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Pay to play: Can YouTube succeed with its paid channel subscriptions?

YouTube started to offer paid subscriptions to select channels this week. But are people actually going to pay for their YouTube videos?

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