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Yesterday evening, a group of some of the most influential people in UK publishing braved the temperamental British weather to discuss the publishing industry with Bo Sacks; a publishing and media guru from America.

Bo Sacks has been in publishing since 1970, and lays claim to authoring the longest-running e-newsletter in the world: "Heard on the Web: Media Intelligence". This daily newsletter covers the good, bad and ugly news about the industry, with detailed commentary on statistics and insightful opinion pieces from around the publishing world.

The digital world can be tough. Terms come and go at such a pace, and before you know it, everyone's chattering about HTML and mobile-first strategies without having ever stopped to explain what they mean.

We here at Page Lizard are just as guilty of this, and we're aware that people can sometimes be a little embarrassed to stop us and ask about the basics.

Google have announced a significant restructure, creating Alphabet as a giant umbrella company to host its smaller divisions.

Google itself will retain Search, Android, YouTube, Ads, Maps and Apps, as well as most of its technical infrastructure. The changes come with the management of the spin-off divisions, like the auto-driving cars, Google Glass, Calico and the business and investment funds. These will (if they haven't already) gain their own CEO's, and will be able to operate largely independently of Google, allowing the slimmed-down company to focus on what it does best.

If you're catching up with the weekend's media news over a cup of coffee, we doubt you'll have missed the latest gaffe from TIME magazine. Their latest cover features Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus - pioneers in all things virtual reality.

What is article-based publishing, why is it important and what do we need to do to be ready for it?

Page Lizard have launched the first in a series of lunchtime webinars by hosting Sean Briggs; an independent publishing consultant at Creative Workflows, to discuss article-based publishing.