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6 ways to monetise YouTube viewership
For those planning to work on a YouTube channel or have an existing one, these methods can help yield more revenue.
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Media Moments 2021 Explained
The launch event of Media Voice’s Media Moments 2021 report is here, rounding up "all the key events and trends that have shaped the publishing and media landscape this year." Top topics will include key developments in platforms, advertising, subscription trends, eCommerce, and emerging technologies such as
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Media Moments 2021: Live Blog
Interhacktives is all about innovation in journalism and Media Voices is the home of just that. Follow along as we watch the launch event of Media Voice’s Media Moments 2021 report, which “rounds up all the key events and trends that have shaped the publishing and media landscape this
Audience & Social
How journalists can use Instagram to appeal to Gen Z
It’s no secret that the younger generation, or Gen Z, is consuming less news. And when they do, it’s not via a physical paper, but online. In fact, according to the latest OFCOM report on news consumption in the UK, 60% of those aged 18-24 get their
Audience & Social
Snap launches studio for Augmented Reality advertising
On October 19, Snap Inc. announced the launch of Arcadia, a creative studio that will offer its clients the production and development of Augmented Reality advertising and experiences. The aim of Arcadia's team, as stated on Snap’s newsroom, will be to allow companies to "develop new
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Instagram Begins Roll Out of 60 Second Stories
Instagram is rolling out the latest in a series of changes to its Stories feature - 60-second Stories. With the new update, Stories will no longer be broken up into segments after 15 seconds. Instead, they will be able to run uninterrupted for up to one whole minute. Instagram began
Media Innovation
Canon launches unusual dual fisheye lens for 180º virtual reality storytelling
Virtual reality storytelling professionals have a new gadget to try, as Canon has launched its first dual fisheye lens to record 180º videos. The Japanese company presented this unusual stereoscopic lens with a new 3D System "in response to demand for high-quality 3D 180° VR content," said
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Five things discussed at the International Digital Communications, Information Tech and Mass Media Conference 2021 and why they matter
The ICDCITMM 2021 was held from November 18th-19th. The conference was entirely virtual, and designed to bring together some of the most prominent academics in their respective fields to exchange ideas and strategies for dealing with some of the key issues in the Information Age. Digital Humanities in Oman
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Black Friday SEO hit as Google adds 'Deals From Stores' above organic search results
Ecommerce writers may be working overtime this holiday after Google added a new 'Deals From Stores' block above organic search results for seasonal keywords. Searches for Black Friday deals now place a carousel of stores, including Asos, Currys, and Amazon, above organic results, pushing articles further down Google’
Features
5 Newsletter platforms for journalists
Last month, newsletter platform Substack announced that they had hit 1m paid subscriptions, up from 250k in December 2020. The success of the newsletter model in recent years has led many big news organisations to set up their own stable of in-house, journalist-led newsletters. In tandem, an increasing
Audience & Social
Will the Meta-verse be an open world or locked behind closed doors?
Calls for greater transparency and regulation of social media and technology are rising, and now it's coming from inside the house.
Audience & Social
One year of YouTube Shorts - could it kill TikTok?
YouTube Shorts has celebrated this autumn its first anniversary with more than 15 billion daily views. Pushed by the boom of TikTok, in September 2020 the Google video platform launched in India its short video service. One year later, it is still in beta but available to everyone globally, and