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EBSCO Publishing's recent agreement with content partner, Digitalia will enable Spanish content, serving a vast range of interest and needs, to be discoverable within EBSCO Discovery Service. Digitalia has thousands of ebooks from Spanish and Latin American publishing houses, as well as relevant Spanish journals.
Posted Oct 26, 2012
VoloMetrix -- an enterprise SaaS company providing insights to improve organizational responsiveness -- announced the VoloMetrix Sales Module. The analytics application is designed to enable sales teams to better connect with the right people, align with the top business priorities, and respond to the most important customer issues. The sales module further expands VoloMetrix's Social Enterprise Intelligence platform, which analyzes anonymous, real-time email, calendar, instant messaging, and social networking data to allow organizations to better align team resources with business priorities.
Posted Oct 26, 2012
Amazon revealed its third quarter earning results today, and reported the cpmpany's first quarterly loss in four years. According to the company, the net loss was $274 million in the third quarter. Shares dipped 9% but bounced back quickly.
Posted Oct 25, 2012
Amazon.co.jp announced the new Kindle Paperwhite is coming to Japan for ¥12,980. Amazon also announced the Kindle Store on Amazon.co.jp, with the most titles from this week's Oricon top 100 books, top 50 bunko, and top 100 manga lists and a total of over 50,000 Japanese-language Kindle books including over 10,000 free Japanese titles.
Posted Oct 25, 2012
Traditional publishers may still have a love-hate relationship with ebooks and e-readers, but self-publishers aren't feeling the least bit conflicted about digital books. In fact, according to a Bowker report, the number of books published digitally has nearly tripled-287% since 2007 to be exact. Many of these digital-only books are self-published.
Posted Oct 25, 2012
LinkedIn has been introducing a lot of change lately, starting with profile changes earlier this year. Now, the social network aimed at professionals is adding videos ads to its self-service interface. The videos ads are available now, through LinkedIn Ads, the DIY ad platform for marketers of all sizes.
Posted Oct 25, 2012
SDL LiveContent, a new family of software products, debuted, empowering companies to meet their customers' needs to find the right technical information through all the relevant touch points in the customer journey. An SDL survey conducted in August 2012 found that 79% of respondents agreed that high-quality product information makes it more likely they will purchase additional products from the same manufacturer and 87% agreed that high-quality product information makes it easier for them to solve service problems on their own.
Posted Oct 23, 2012
The iPad Mini is no longer just a figment of Apple enthusiasts' imaginations. This afternoon, during an event in San Jose, Calif., Apple finally introduced the Mini to the masses. The tablet comes in a 7.9 inches long, and 7.22 mm thick with a $329 starting price.
Posted Oct 23, 2012
The Daily Pilot is making some changes to its distribution, and embracing apps. According to its website, the publication has developed apps for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, and will subsequently print one less physical edition per week.
Posted Oct 23, 2012
It's been a bad start to the week for Amazon. One Kindle owner is alleging that Amazon deleted her Kindle library and basically said "too bad" when she asked what happened. The story originated on a Norwegian blog, where Amazon UK's response to the Kindle owner's inquiries was posted.
Posted Oct 23, 2012
Syncro Soft, the developer of the Oxygen XML suite of products, announced the immediate availability of version 14.1 of its Oxygen XML Editor, Oxygen XML Author and Oxygen XML Developer products containing a comprehensive set of tools supporting all the XML related technologies.
Posted Oct 22, 2012
ProQuest announced The Globe and Mail will be accessible in the ProQuest digital research environment. As part of ProQuest's Historical Newspaper collection, the archive of The Globe and Mail will be cross-searchable with a worldwide selection of both major and specialty newspapers - from The New York Times and The Guardian to the Chicago Defender and the Jerusalem Post.
Posted Oct 22, 2012
Rio SEO, a provider of SEO automation tools as well as search engine optimization and social media analytic modules, unveiled an advanced software automation product designed to help corporate marketers and search practitioners at digital agencies discover the specific keywords and phrases that consumers actually use when searching online for goods and services.
Posted Oct 22, 2012
Newsweek shocked the publishing world, announcing that as of December 31, 2012, the nearly 80-year-old magazine will cease to be a print publication and will, instead, go all-digital. But the magazine isn't just concentrating on enhancing its web presence.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
Adult Swim launched a new digital comedy website called Thing X, led by former Onion editor Joe Randazzo and several other members of the popular humor site. Thing X uses the conceptual launch point of a click-hungry web portal to satirize everything on the Internet through exclusive videos, columns, interviews, reviews, e-mails, podcasts, and more. The site also boasts an active social media presence, as well as original interviews and performances from comedians.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
MuseGlobal, provider of content integration and data virtualization platforms worldwide, announced the availability of Muse version 2.6.0.0, which includes a new module and a variety of enhancements.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
MarkLogic Corporation, provider of the enterprise NoSQL database, and SGI, provider of Hadoop Big Data solutions, announced the SGI DataRaptor with MarkLogic database. An integrated and optimized hardware and software solution, SGI DataRaptor is designed to make it faster and easier for organizations to generate reliable, scalable, and secure Big Data results.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
Demandbase, Inc., a real-time targeting and personalization platform, launched Demandbase Company-Targeted Advertising, an advertising solution for company targeting, which enables B2B advertisers to target and personalize display advertising to specific companies or to companies that meet a predetermined list of corporate attributes. Demandbase now gives brands a way to deliver and measure online advertising based on specific target accounts, stage in the sales funnel, or corporate attributes like industry, revenue, size or geography. Prospects can be identified on the web visitor's first visit to a site, without the use of cookies or other tracking mechanisms, and ads are served only to the predetermined company targets.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
Webcollage Inc. announced it has launched a new program that will enable smaller manufacturers to instantly create and syndicate rich media product information to retailer websites.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
In addition to using scholarly journals for active research projects, business faculty rely on materials that share insights and ideas ahead of publication, according to a new study from ProQuest. Business faculty members are using working papers, printed books, pre-prints, conference proceedings, and dissertations to explore,specific research topics. When asked about passive forms of research -- such as staying up-to-date in the field or identifying ideas for further research -- newspapers join books at the top of most-used resources.
Posted Oct 18, 2012
Amazon.com, Inc. announced Whispercast for Kindle, giving schools and business customers a scalable online tool for deploying Kindle devices and Kindle content. Whispercast provides a single access point to purchase and distribute Kindle books and documents for educational, marketing, and employee incentive programs across Kindle devices and free Kindle reading applications for iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets, PCs and Macs. In the coming months, Whispercast will support distribution of Kindle Fire applications.
Posted Oct 17, 2012
If you've been buying your ebooks at Amazon or Apple, you may have some credits coming your way. According to CNN Money, Kindle users who bought ebooks between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012 will receive credits ranging from $0.30 to $1.32 per book. Apple did not specify an amount.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Acrolinx 2.10 is now available with new support for the oXygen XML editor, enhanced support for user authentication and terminology contribution, and other new features. All Acrolinx customers will receive this release as part of their maintenance and support service.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Readmill, a social reading platform, has released an updated edition of its iPad app that will support Adobe DRM protected ePub and PDF formats. Readmill enables its users to read, discuss, highlight and share the books they love, either within its community or across their social networks; and now with access to a larger range of titles, there is more opportunity for discovery and recommendation than ever before.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Kenshoo, a digital marketing software provider, published its inaugural quarterly report, "Kenshoo Global Search Advertising Trends." The report examines the performance of paid search ads by analyzing aggregate campaign data across search engines including Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Baidu, and Yahoo! Japan based on more than $3 billion in annual paid search budgets managed through Kenshoo.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Adblade, an ultra-premium ad network, announced the launch of Adblade for Lead Gen, a web-based campaign program designed to help brands and direct marketers reach, engage, and convert prospects online. Adblade for Lead Gen offers streamlined campaign management, CPA automation, attention-grabbing formats, and massive scale.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Quark announced the new App StudioTM, the next generation digital publishing solution. By combining the market-leading HTML5 technology from the recent acquisition of PressRun with Quark's existing digital publishing technology, App Studio is now the only digital publishing solution that allows users to create customized apps with HTML5, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and XML.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
ActiveStandards, a website quality management (WQM) platform introduced Standards Hub, a new component of the ActiveStandards service which enables users to create website standards documents in minutes. The automated tool guides web managers through the creation of website standards documentation online, reducing the time, cost, and complexity of creating and maintaining a comprehensive website standards library.
Posted Oct 16, 2012
Flowsee is based on an entirely open and democratic design concept, users have the chance to interact, not only with each other, but to prioritize their choice of content. Users of the website are invited to create pages on any topic that interests them or that they wish to publicize.
Posted Oct 15, 2012
If you were in Europe on Friday and found that you couldn't access your Facebook account, you may have Anonymous to blame. Twitter users Portugal, Sweden, Ireland, and Norway reported Facebook outages. Subsequently, a Twitter account associated with the hacking group claimed responsibility, according to CBS News.
Posted Oct 15, 2012
Trinity Mirror plc (the Group) announced a change in the management structure of the Group to create a more efficient model from which to develop its long term strategic direction as "One Trinity Mirror." The Nationals and Regionals divisions will be unified under one management structure -- ensuring that editorial, advertising and support functions can operate as effectively as possible across all of the Group's print and digital publishing operations. This will enable an accelerated rollout of digital products, says the company.
Posted Oct 15, 2012
The Chicago Tribune and Agate Digital announced the launch of the Chicago Tribune Ebook Collection, a growing library of standalone ebooks created from Tribune news and features stories, columns and photography. The collection runs to gamut from current affairs to biography, from sports to cooking. The ebooks will draw on contemporary material as well as the Tribune's archives.
Posted Oct 15, 2012
HarperCollins Publishers announced it will roll out a new global publishing system. Global Product Manager, developed in partnership with Publishing Technology, will enable HarperCollins to unify editorial, marketing and business data around the world. By integrating systems and assets across the globe, the new centralized system will provide the company with the infrastructure needed to maximize its extensive catalogue of books, e-books, and apps.
Posted Oct 11, 2012
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and provider of licensing solutions, announced the launch of Open Access Solutions. CCC helps publishers manage variable Open Access (OA) models through its RightsLink platform, which supports unique pricing rules, licenses and messaging for OA journals, encouraging compliance with funding agency requirements.
Posted Oct 11, 2012
As it turns out, Twitter hasn't just been concentrating on its own updates. On Wednesday, the company released TweetDeck updates. The most notable change will be the new lighter, brighter look - which you can get a look at on Twittter's blog.
Posted Oct 11, 2012
Just in case your online shopping carts don't make buying easy enough for you, Facebook is combining the visual interest of Pinterest with the purchasing power of Amazon. The social network rolled out "Facebook Collections" to some users - though it hasn't said how many - on Monday, October 8.
Posted Oct 10, 2012
Ganxy announced the launch of its Showcase service which offers a consistent interactive display across diverse marketing channels where readers can browse, buy, and connect with authors and publishers.
Posted Oct 09, 2012
Ebuzzing announced the launch of its new social video dashboard service that has been specifically designed to transform the measurement of video campaigns and provide new metrics for quantifying and qualifying ROI. Ebuzzing uses its technology to measure the reach, impact, tonality, sentiment, and share of voice of a social video campaign providing brands with a picture of the true value of social video campaigns.
Posted Oct 09, 2012
Apress, a publisher of technology books, announced the launch of ApressOpen, a program that offers technology companies and professionals the opportunity to publish technical and business content under an open access model. With ApressOpen, content will be freely available through online distribution channels and electronic formats with the goal of disseminating professionally edited and technically reviewed content to the worldwide community.
Posted Oct 09, 2012
Advanced Publishing Corporation announced the beta version of VIZION5, which enables the company to create and deliver rich interactive versions of magazines and other publications across multiple devices. Advanced Publishing's VIZION5 offers enhanced zoom capabilities, dynamic social media feeds, easy to use table of contents features, and cross device bookmarking and annotation tools.
Posted Oct 08, 2012
Google and book publishers have come to an understanding of sorts, ending a lawsuit that has been ongoing since 2005 when publishers first took legal action against the search engine which had begun scanning print copies of books from libraries and making them findable and searchable online.
Posted Oct 08, 2012
LinkedIn is taking a page out of Twitter's book...sort of. The social networking site for professionals is not letting users follow other users, but only a select few. LinkedIn has curated a list of users it believes are well-known and have a global reach, according to StudentWise. The social network is starting with a list of about 150 people.
Posted Oct 08, 2012
Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite started shipping earlier this week, and reviews have been rolling in--and the news is good for the Paperwhite. With built-in WiFi and higher resolution, the new e-reader is earning great reviews.
Posted Oct 04, 2012
OwnZones, which gathers premium subscription multimedia content tailored to user interests into a convenient ad-free site, has launched beta of the service. OwnZones is now open to anyone and registration is free. Consumers and potential media partners are invited to check out the site and provide valuable feedback that will help shape OwnZones for a full launch.
Posted Oct 04, 2012
Demandbase, Inc., a real-time personalization and targeting platform for marketers, announced the availability of a Real-Time Company Identification Module for Google Analytics. Real-Time Company Identification for Google Analytics provides users with previously unavailable information about the companies visiting a website, giving B2B marketers a new way to view, analyze and segment web traffic, including the ability to report traffic and behavior based on specific companies, industries, company sizes, revenue bands, and even CRM-based account status.
Posted Oct 04, 2012
Barnes & Nobles consumers should be forgiven if they're more than a little confused by the appearance and then disappearance for Amazon books on their shelves-yes, the actual, physical shelves. Some Amazon titles are being published and distributed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and they popped up on Barnes & Noble's shelves. But according to paidContent, the books were quickly pulled from shelves when an email was issued asking the local stores to take it down.
Posted Oct 04, 2012
The Oxford English Dictionary announces the launch of OED Appeals, a major online initiative set to involve the public in tracing the history of English words. Using a dedicated community space on the OED website, editors are soliciting help in unearthing new information about the history and usage of English. The website will enable the public to post evidence in direct response to OED editors online, fostering a collective effort to record the English language.
Posted Oct 04, 2012
Bookouture is a new digital publishing imprint launched by ex-Harlequin UK Marketing Controller Oliver Rhodes. Specializing in entertaining women's fiction, Bookouture will publish ebooks and print-on-demand globally; paying a 45% of net receipts royalty on eBooks.
Posted Oct 02, 2012
For most magazine readers, the physical experience of flipping through glossy pages and tearing out the things you want to share is the part they love the most. Now, readers can experience the joy of clipping and sharing content in the digital world as well, with a new feature from the MAZ platform called "Clippings."
Posted Oct 02, 2012
Nimble, a social relationship manager, announced its latest version of Nimble, which integrates social selling discovery, engagement and collaboration. Nimble was designed entirely with customer engagement in mind and empowers companies to nurture their customers through social listening and engagement, helping them turn their social communities into customers for life.
Posted Oct 02, 2012
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