Mediabistro
Mediabistro
Jason Boog
Mediabistro is dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry. That includes editors, writers, producers, graphic designers, book publishers, and others in industries including magazines, television, film, radio, newspapers, book publishing, online media, advertising, PR, and design. Our mission is to provide opportunities to meet, share resources, become informed of job opportunities and interesting projects and news, improve career skills, and showcase your work.
Scott Berkun Shares Advice for Writers Working Remotely
In his new book, The Year Without Pants: Wordpress.com and the Future of Work, author Scott Berkun outlined what he learned while working as a manager at the major blog company. On today's Morning Media Menu, Berkun shared insights that can help editors, publishers and writers cope with the rapidly changing digital workplace.
Sep 19, 2013
5 min
How a Self Published YA Author Found an Illustrator
Author Hillel Cooperman decided to serialize a beta-version of self-published young adult book on Facebook this month. On the Morning Media Menu, we caught up with Cooperman to get advice about finding an illustrator and his Facebook experiment.
Sep 17, 2013
8 min
Sarah Weinman on Creating a Short Story Anthology
Today on the Morning Media Menu, author and Publishers Marketplace news editor Sarah Weinman explained how she created her new collection, Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense.
Aug 27, 2013
9 min
Does Twitter Need a 'Report Abuse' Button?
After Caroline Criado-Perez helped get novelist Jane Austen's face on the £10 note in the UK, she was swamped with abusive comments on Twitter. Since then, more than 90,000 people have signed an online petition urging Twitter to add a "report abuse" button on everyone's Twitter profile. SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn talked about the controversy on the Morning Media Menu today. Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Daily Newsfeed via email. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Jul 30, 2013
3 min
Netflix Scores Multiple Emmy Nominations
Netflix's House of Cards series received Emmy nominations for best series, best lead actress and best lead actor in a drama today. In addition, Jason Bateman got an Emmy nod for best lead actor in a comedy in Netflix's Arrested Development. AgencySpy editor Kiran Aditham talked about the Netflix award nominations on the Morning Media Menu today. He also discussed a series of high profile changes around the advertising world. Press play below to listen on SoundCloud. Click here to receive Mediabistro's Daily Newsfeed via email. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Jul 18, 2013
4 min
Hacking Google Glass
Someday, will you have to worry about getting hacked by graffiti or posters? Today on the Morning Media Menu, we discussed how Lookout security hacked Google Glass using a QR codes. TVNewser senior editor Alex Weprin also talked about Keith Olbermann's expected return to ESPN
Jul 17, 2013
3 min
Free Reddit & Tumblr Analytics Tools
SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn shared a new suite of Reddit analytics tools today on the Morning Media Menu. She also talked about a free set of Tumblr tools that were released earlier this week.
Jul 16, 2013
2 min
Ben H. Winters on Writing Genre-Bending Novels
Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was Ben H. Winters. He has written a number of novels, including Edgar Award-winning The Last Policeman. Countdown City, the sequel to that genre bending novel about a detective solving crimes at the end of the world, comes out this week.
Jul 15, 2013
7 min
Cory Doctorow on Free eBooks & Unions
In this encore edition of the Morning Media Menu, we spoke novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow, author of the 2010 book, "For the Win." He spoke about online currency, book promotion and the feasibility of unions in digital culture. Doctorow discussed his strategy of releasing a free eBook edition of his book alongside the print book.
Jul 11, 2013
12 min
The Most Abandoned Books on Goodreads
Goodreads has created a great infographic exploring the books most often abandoned by readers on the social network. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling topped that list, followed by Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. On the Morning Media Menu today, Social Times editor Devon Glenn discussed this list and explored what writers need to know about Facebook's new Social Graph function. Theme music by Kevin MacLeod.
Jul 9, 2013
4 min
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