Closing Image: May 16, 2018
Closing Image: eMarketer estimates that Google will continue to lose digital ad market share in the United States.
Day: May 16, 2018
Hot Sheet Index: May 16, 2018
The Hot Sheet Index reviews the digital ad revenue for platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and Snap chat for 2018.
Links of Interest: May 16, 2018
News and Trends After 17 years, freelance writers win their class-action copyright lawsuit. The suit was initiated by the Authors Guild and ultimately paid out $9 million to about 2,500 writers. Learn more in the Authors Guild announcement. Kensington is attempting to diversify romance publishing. A trio of black editors is leading the way; they extend credit to … Read more
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