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Sony partners with itself to manage content rights with blockchain

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A partnership between the Sony Corporation, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), and Sony Global Education has today announced the development of a “system for authenticating, sharing, and rights management of educational data.” In other words, Sony has joined forces with itself to put its content rights management on the blockchain. “This new system is based on Sony and Sony Global Education’s previously developed system for authenticating, sharing, and rights management of educational data, and additionally features functionality for processing rights-related information,” the announcement states. The press release goes on to say the rights management system will focus on “written works.” Sony…

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Scribd brings best-sellers, breaking news, magazines and more to your favorite device — and it’s over 20% off

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Scribd doesn’t provide access to every book, audiobook or magazine and newspaper article yet…but with loads of New York Times’ best-selling novels and major publishers serving up new content daily, Scribd is quickly become the Netflix for the written word. Right now, you can land a one-year subscription to Scribd at over 20 percent off, just $85, from TNW Deals.

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Scribd brings best-sellers, breaking news, magazines and more to your favorite device — and it’s over 20% off

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Scribd doesn’t provide access to every book, audiobook or magazine and newspaper article yet…but with loads of New York Times’ best-selling novels and major publishers serving up new content daily, Scribd is quickly become the Netflix for the written word. Right now, you can land a one-year subscription to Scribd at over 20 percent off, just $85, from TNW Deals.

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Scribd brings best-sellers, breaking news, magazines and more to your favorite device — and it’s over 20% off

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Scribd doesn’t provide access to every book, audiobook or magazine and newspaper article yet…but with loads of New York Times’ best-selling novels and major publishers serving up new content daily, Scribd is quickly become the Netflix for the written word. Right now, you can land a one-year subscription to Scribd at over 20 percent off, just $85, from TNW Deals.

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Here’s why we rage about religion on Facebook

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


On Christmas Day last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social media users before him. My research shows how debates about religion on social networks bring out passionate emotions in users. I found that conservative Christians who discuss contentious issues about religion on Facebook debates often do so in emotionally charged ways. It seems that simply being religious may sometimes trigger particular emotions and reactions to the topic of religion. But…

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