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Nikola Tesla Pitching Silicon Valley VCs

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:14:58 +0100

Nikola Tesla Pitching Silicon Valley VCs

The new Google+ Redesign adds multi-columns, #hashtags, large...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:49 +0100

The new Google+ Redesign adds multi-columns, #hashtags, large media, cute animations, updates to Hangouts and great tools for your photo library.

How Marketing Legend Guy Kawasaki Manages His Social Media Presence

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:19:28 +0100

How Marketing Legend Guy Kawasaki Manages His Social Media Presence:

Here’s how Guy Kawasaki — a man of fame — successfully tackles the social media game.

Vanity Fair: The Money Shot The sale of Instagram to...

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:13:35 +0100

Vanity Fair: The Money Shot

The sale of Instagram to Facebook for a cool billion in the spring of 2012 was the ultimate Silicon Valley fairy tale: 18 months from launch to offer. But, for co-founder and C.E.O. Kevin Systrom, it was more of a roller-coaster ride, with several missed opportunities, at least two “aha” moments, and one major reboot.

By Kara Swisher, Vanity Fair

Occupy Capucins: monkeys respond to unfair inequality

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:06:51 +0100

Occupy Capucins: monkeys respond to unfair inequality

Informa: Chat app messaging overtakes SMS texts

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:38:00 +0100

19 billion messages were sent per day on chat apps in 2012, compared with 17.6 billion SMS texts = a loss of SMS revenue of $23bn (£15bn).

Source: BBC News

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Facebook mobilises 1 billion users to battle Twitter for Social TV

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:19:00 +0100

Facebook is enabling one billion people around the world to comment live on their TV viewing.

The social network is giving its users a new social action, Watching, beginning with users in the USA.

This action lets them easily compose a post that says which television show or movie they are viewing. The post automatically incorporates an icon for the show, a link to the show’s official Facebook page and the page’s cover image.

A user’s Facebook friends will then be able to Like, comment on and share the Watching post, as in this example for Jurassic Park.

More here.

The Verge: Researchers suggest brands and celebrities may be buying Twitter followers

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:57:30 +0100

“Security researchers Andrea Stroppa and Carlo De Micheli estimate that Twitter, which has 200 million active users, has as many as 20 million fake accounts. The business for selling fake followers could be worth from $40 million to $360 million, they said.”

Having seen black hat software that can create thousands of Twitter accounts in minutes, we are left wondering whether the number of fake accounts on Twitter (and any other social network for that matter) is much higher - possibly closer to the 50% mark, and probably well known to the companies, as their perceived popularity boosts their stock price.

Our advice: keep your followers are as real as possible. Fake followers do you no favours.

Jimmy Kimmel Live - Lie Witness News - Coachella 2013 On the...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:41:00 +0100

Jimmy Kimmel Live - Lie Witness News - Coachella 2013

On the basis of their Coachella performance, REVL8 are pleased to announce we are now in development with viral projects for breakout act ‘Get the F*%k Outta My Pool’.

Why I am beginning to hate Spotify...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0100

So - Spotify is beginning to get even closer to Facebook; OK, I get it - they are a big source of traffic and accounts for the Swedish lovelies.

However, automatically shifting my non-FB encumbered Spotify account to a FB slave account is just bad behaviour - it is not what a good business does, nor one that claims to care about its customers / subscribers (£10 / month, thank you…). Oh - and they didn’t have my permission to do this.

So - I got angry, actually, I got REALLY angry (steam out of ears, very sweary, etc.)

Did Spotify help? Nope - they kind of hid everything behind confusion and complexity.

However, a lovely man in the Spotify community (Peter -http://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/111097) jumped in to help me, and I am now fixed, de-coupled from FB, and listening to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds once again.

Spotify - FAIL!

Peter - you rock.

Troy Carter: ""Give the fans the experience, however they want the experience."

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:06:10 +0100

Troy Carter predicts Lady Gaga’s market will go mostly mobile, but in three to five years.

“You can’t shock the water in our business. It’s about gradual change. You still have to cater to the market that’s out there. The Market is still 60-70% CDs & 30% digital. The physical CD is still the driver from the industry & fan perspective.”

Right now, it’s still all about Walmart, Target and iTunes.

“Give the fans the experience, however they want the experience.”

So, how can you create a good atmosphere in a sports...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:52:58 +0100

So, how can you create a good atmosphere in a sports stadium?

“You have to achieve a connection between the spectator and the event,” says Rod Sheard of the Populous architecture practice, which has designed many major sports stadiums and arenas across the globe.

“The closer that is, the better the atmosphere will be.”

#music - go and sign in. you’ll see why soon.

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:18:55 +0100

#music - go and sign in. you’ll see why soon.

Apple and Universal Music agreement on streaming iRadio service imminent

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:37:18 +0100

Apple and Universal Music agreement on streaming iRadio service imminent:

Apple is expected to sign the largest record label perhaps as soon as next week, sources say. Warner Music is right behind.

45 Sound

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:59:06 +0100

45 Sound:

45 Sound are working on software that will syncs the crappy audio on your phone’s footage of a gig to the band’s master sound mix, allowing an assembly of band and fan footage online.

Potentially interesting, as long as 80% of the show is professionally filmed.

Apple job listing confirms Apple is investigating using flexible displays in future products

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:06:31 +0100

Apple job listing confirms Apple is investigating using flexible displays in future products:

Slap-on bracelet wrist phone, anyone?

40 Years of Music Industry Change, In 40 Seconds or...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:06:00 +0100

40 Years of Music Industry Change, In 40 Seconds or Less…

This is US-based data, and each pie represents 100% of total recording revenue, 1973 - 2012 . Each image was created by the RIAA, using their shipments and revenue database.

Source: Digital Music News

Greg wants to tell you about the new Facebook news feed

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:55:16 +0000

Greg wants to tell you about the new Facebook news feed

Tech Crunch: Facebook Will Launch Content-Specific News Feeds, Bigger Photos And Ads

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:28:29 +0000

Tech Crunch: Facebook Will Launch Content-Specific News Feeds, Bigger Photos And Ads:

At a big press event today, Facebook plans to launch new ways to filter the news feed. These include a Photos feed of Facebook and Instagram photos, as well as a revamped Music feed of what friends are listening to, concerts, and new albums, according to multiple sources both within and close to Facebook. Larger images and image-based ads in the web and mobile feeds are coming too.

What are we doing on the internet?

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:03:00 +0000

What are we doing on the internet?