First Sprint EVO Commercial Hits YouTube [VIDEO]
This interesting Sprint EVO commercial has just hit the tubes — and the TVs, as well.For the network’s red-hot-though-as-yet-unlaunched device, the marketing folks have decided to make some pretty...
View ArticleCitysearch Transforms into CityGrid Media
In a bid to become a local advertising powerhouse, Internet conglomerate IAC is merging Citysearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon into one company. It is now known as CityGrid Media.Back in January,...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush Goes Nucyular on Facebook
Our last Commander-In-Chief has joined Facebook — sort of — and he’s blowing up on his very first day.George W. Bush and/or staff have created a Facebook Page for the former POTUS. However, the...
View ArticleVISA FIFA YouTube Channel Aims to Create Longest “Gooool!” Cheer
With the World Cup kick-off just about one week away, football (or soccer, as it’s known stateside) fans are already going wild in anticipation. Today Visa has launched its VISA FIFA YouTube Channel...
View ArticleSkype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times
On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G. By now, 5 million users downloaded the application from the iTunes Store,...
View ArticleTimesink Alert: FixPix iPhone Game Now Available
eBoy FixPix, the beautiful 3D puzzle game we wrote about a month ago, is now available.The game features eBoy’s beautiful pixel art and an amazingly simple premise: tilt the iPhone to align two...
View ArticleFacebook Launches U.S. Politics Page
Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. Politics, located at the address Facebook.com/USpolitics.Rolled out at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, the page aims to highlight political...
View ArticleHarris Interactive Adds Social Media to Market Research Mix
Market research firm Harris Interactive has launched Research Lifestreaming, a research platform that looks to give clients a full view of panel members’ online and offline lives by connecting...
View ArticleBlown Call Costs Pitcher Perfect Game [VIDEO]
In what is likely the worst call, at the worst moment you will ever see, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was denied what would have been the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history...
View ArticleWhat the Future Holds for the Checkin
Kate Imbach currently leads marketing at Skyhook Wireless, and is a co-founder and organizer for Mobile Monday Boston, Silicon Valley and Brooklyn.Location-based apps and checkin features are...
View ArticleGoogle Launches New Tools for Political Campaigns
Today Google is releasing new tools for politicians using YouTube and Google. The YouTube You Choose 2010 Campaign Toolkit and the Google Campaign Toolkit are both designed to help political...
View ArticleFind Jobs Through Your Facebook Friends on Simply Hired
Job search engine Simply Hired has integrated with Facebook to help job seekers discover new, more relevant positions via their social network.Users who log in to Simply Hired with their Facebook...
View ArticleWhat Happens to a YouTube Video After 1,000 Uploads?
YouTube user canzona uploaded a video to the web, downloaded it, then re-uploaded it one thousand times, gradually eliminating “all human qualities” of his voice and image.The final video in canzona’s...
View ArticleHOW TO: Organize Your Contacts for Networking Success
Dan Schawbel, recognized as “Personal Branding Guru” by The New York Times, is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, LLC, the #1 international bestselling author of Me 2.0, and owner of the...
View ArticleVimeo Announces First-Ever Festival and Awards [VIDEOS]
Today, Vimeo is announcing and taking submissions for its first-ever Vimeo Festival & Awards — and to spread the word, the video-sharing site has posted some rad vids (naturally) to promote the...
View ArticleYahoo Gets a New CTO
Nearly two months after losing Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh, Yahoo has promoted Chief Architect Raymie Stata to take his place, effective immediately.Stata is charged with overseeing all of...
View ArticleFacebook Privacy Now Has an Official Fan Page
Do you like privacy? Well, now you can “Like” it officially — with Facebook’s newly launched Facebook and Privacy Page.Today, the social networking site announced on its blog that it has created a...
View ArticleDell Streak Tablet Gets Priced, Poked and Prodded [VIDEO]
The price of the Android-based Dell Streak 5-inch tablet has finally been revealed — $500 unlocked, direct from Dell. It will become available to U.S. consumers starting next month, and potential...
View ArticleCreator of @BPGlobalPR Revealed… Sort Of
The man behind @BPGlobalPR has finally come out of the shadows — at least part of the way. After about a week of masquerading as “Terry,” a bumbling BP PR man, “Leroy Stick” has written a blog post on...
View ArticleHOW TO: Make a Great How-To Video
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then a video certainly adds a good few more on top of that. One area in which video is invaluable is the “how-to” instructional that takes a diagram, recipe, or...
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