Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
google_ad_section_start Credit: Pixabay / Wokandapix / 357 images When I started thinking about what would be next for me after my year of funemployment, remote work weighted pretty highly on my list. People who know me might think that it’s because of my geographical indecision, and yes, that was a consideration, but the biggest factor for me…
By: Clare Rubin, Product Manager and Nick Grudin, VP of Partnerships Branded content was one of the first forms of television marketing, when soap operas were created and sponsored by brands in the 1930s. It evolved to product placement and sponsorships across TV and radio, and now includes digital editorial content that highlights a marketer’s…
Begin: WordPress Article Content Chatbots could replace 1-800 numbers, and Facebook wants them on Messenger. But most businesses don’t have the resources or technical skills to build chatbots themselves. That’s why Facebook is currently providing developers with API tools to build chatbots and Live Chat web plug-ins for business clients, according to multiple sources and a leaked…
Remember ChatRoulette? You’d log on, click through webcam feeds of obese men having sex with fruit, and walk away feeling like you’d finally made a human connection. Just take away the anonymity, the second camera, the sense of fate, and the fruit intercourse (for now) and you get Facebook Live’s new map—a digital panopticon fueled…
April 7, 2016 5:40 p.m. ET More than a dozen major U.S. newspaper publishers have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of a new Web browser that features built-in ad-blocking software, calling it ”blatantly illegal.” The letter said the plan by Brave Software Inc. to speed page loading times by stripping away ads the…
Last week we announced a funding round to put Mashable on more platforms, including television. This new focus means we have to change the way our teams are organized, and involved some very tough decisions. While such decisions are part of running a business, they are never easy. Change can often be hard, but we’re certain…
Tl;dr; Facebook still owns social, but other networks show promise With all the buzz around publishers rapidly diversifying their content distribution across social networks, we wanted to see how the top social networks are actually performing. We analyzed social engagement for 68,581 top articles across 7 major media companies. Like most modern publications, each…
At least my driver wasn’t drunk. As I saw headlights approaching while my driver continued in the wrong direction down a one-way street, I was already thinking of the raging ride review I was going to submit to Lyft. Almost dying in a head-on collision was definitely the worst part of the Lyft ride I took Saturday…
Facebook wants big media companies like BuzzFeed and the New York Times to use its new livestreaming video service. So it’s paying them to do it. In recent weeks Facebook has been pushing influential media properties and celebrities to use its Facebook Live product, which makes it easy to stream live video from your phone….
Imagine you’re African-American and working at a 500-person technology company where everyone else is white, and one day the CEO declares in a national newspaper interview that his company’s lack of diversity isn’t an accident. In fact he prefers to hire white people because when it comes to technology white people simply make better…