What you need to know about social media: Social media is dead. It’s a boom time for social media. Online ads rule. Online ads don’t work. Twitter is hot. Twitter is passé. Marketers peddling media properties find the confusing and contradictory headlines an invitation to reach for the Maalox or tune...
Twitter has been the talk of the media industry and the fastest-growing community destination on the Internet, according to Nielsen. A fast-growing group of Tweeters is adults 35 to 49, who send messages while at work, indicating that Twitter isn’t just for college students. The following chart shows...
Facebook’s fantasy game “Celebrity Agent” will be coming to TheInsider.com in April. The game allows users to step into the role of a celebrity agent by competing against friends and other players to manage and recruit celebrities. The game was developed by the creative team behind TheInsider.com.
Barack Obama’s inauguration speech generated some record setting Web-video streaming traffic for CNN and its partner Facebook, but will the public be quite as interested in the new president’s State of the Union like address to Congress? The world gets to find out the answer Tuesday as CNN and Facebook...
Facebook makes its first foray into original Web series today as the social networking site debuts a Web series in partnership with actor-producer Ashton Kutcher’s production company, the companies announced. “Katalyst HQ,” a reality Web show on the inner workings of Mr. Kutcher’s production company...
Am I allowed to mention that Izzie is having sex with Denny on “Grey’s Anatomy?” It’s not the sex part I’m worried about. What I’m wondering is—is it OK to “spoil” that she did it with a dead guy more than two weeks ago? I’m guessing that “more than two weeks” probably falls outside the spoilers statute...
What’s the next big thing in online video? Niche video sites that offer editorial guidance on what to watch. The same online early adopters who visited YouTube, Digg and Facebook long before those sites rocketed to mainstream popularity now are hanging out on video directory sites and instructional video...
NBC News has launched a social media application for Facebook. “What’s Your iCue?” is a video trivia game built from NBC News’ archives, as developed by its educational arm NBC Learn. Users can play in real-time against friends or in teams. A sponsored match-up between two institutions, locations or...
Nielsen Online found that some of the biggest social networking sites also were some of the fastest-growing during September. Facebook and LinkedIn appear to be growing by incorporating older users and their work lives. Another fast-growing site is Reunion.com, which is popular among visitors 55 to 64...
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