Making Facebook pay

Some thoughts on social media monetisation for publishers

We have been saying for some time now that social commerce, the use of online social media in the buying and selling of products and services, is going to be the next big thing for publishers and that Facebook and other social network sites will become the megamalls of the future. But just how realistic is it to make money through social networks and how can publishers get involved in this phenomenon?

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Today at the BML conference in London, I announced the results of a new study by BML, commissioned by Publishing Technology. The research compared the changing attitudes and ambitions of UK publishers over a ten year period, and shows how changing technologies and consumer demands are affecting the trade publishing industry.  Read more »

As the publishing industry immerses itself in what is fast becoming something of a digital revolution, publishers need to remain well-grounded and consider their 360° strategy whilst remaining flexible and open-minded, says Publishing Technology plc’s CEO, George Lossius. Read more »

The Bookseller's Tom Tivnan speaks to George Lossius, CEO of Publishing Technology.

"Digital is not the demise of publishing," George Lossius says. "There is a really bright future for the publishing industry if they embrace it and have the right infrastructure in place." Read more »

Garbhan Downey has worked as a journalist, broadcaster, newspaper editor and literary editor. Currently an editor with Guildhall Press, he has published six novels and several non-fiction books. He talks us through his journey through publishing technology to releasing the first e-book from an Irish publisher: Read more »

 Capturing the Sounds of Sheffield using a bright new audio social networking app Read more »

Here is a nice simple step by step intro to the Semantic Web - watch it and then you can speak with athourity on the subject!

Mobile Payment Transactions to Double in Value to $200bn by 2012, according
to Juniper Research
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