![]() This summer, we will make sure that our book review pages are updated and that our reviews are posted on book buy sites, like Amazon and Barnes & Noble to help creators with visibility and inform people browsing for books to buy.This site will remain live as a free resource for all.At this point, however, we need to shift gears to continue the work we do here while also managing our full-time jobs, personal lives, and other creative endeavors. We know that more people have been introduced to Latinx kid lit by landing on our site. We’ve had more than 800,000 hits from all over the globe, and we have more than 11,000 followers across our platforms. Since we started posting on September 16, 2013, we have published 657 posts that celebrate Latinx creators. We are also on the precipice of big changes. GOLD MEDAL Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua, Gloria Amescua, Illustrated by Duncan TonatiuhĪs of today, we are on summer hiatus. The Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book Award – English Click on the book covers for more information: Here are the winners–gold, silver, and bronze medals–in the children’s books categories. Gold, Silver, and Bronze-place winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s books, translation, and many more were announced over the two-day event. ![]() ![]() The grand total of authors and publishers honored over the last two decades now stands at 3,719, proof that books by and about Latinos are in high demand in both English and Spanish. These Awards are by far the largest Latino cultural distinction in the country, honoring 249 winners in 105 categories this year. That same thing could happen for an app, which, in the long term, could change the dynamics between developers and traditional app stores.The 24th International Latino Book Awards Ceremony showcased the flourishing talent of the fastest-growing group in the U.S., with four ceremonies held on August 19th and 20th at Los Angeles City College. In 2019, Snap estimated between 7 and 9 million users joined its platform because of viral face filters, like one that made them look like babies. All these apps involve creation tools, and clearly, this is so people discover the app on the content it helped make - a real advertisement.Īlthough this is just the start of apps using Snapchat as a distributor, it has the potential to send a sizable number of downloads their way - just like how Snapchat’s user base tends to pop when a particular filter goes viral. Initial partners include Videoleap and Beatleap by Lightricks, Splice, Powder, and Piñata Farms, among others. Snap says it won’t take any sort of cut from developers, even if their app requires a purchase to use. Developers can also set up hashtag topics that’ll tag this content, so they can track how well it’s doing, and viewers can see everything made with that effect. It’s a win-win for both parties: Snapchat gains more content on its platform while developers are rewarded with additional downloads if an effect or tool they launch goes viral. At the same time, Snapchat users can browse content made on those apps and then easily navigate to download them. Today, it’s launching Creative Kit for Spotlight, which will allow app developers to give users the power to publish directly to Snapchat’s TikTok rival, Spotlight. Snapchat is making it easier for developers to use viral content to directly promote their apps.
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