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FANS.tv Wants to Be Your Social TV Hub

A new social TV community site has just launched the beta version of its new website, designed to help connect audiences and fans around their favorite shows across networks. The site, Fans.tv is the culmination of more than three-and-a-half years … Continue reading

Comedian Watches Your Movies, Takes Your Questions [LIVE CHAT]

Mark Malkoff may be the biggest movie buff who ever lived. By Friday, comedian Mark Malkoff will have watched 234.94 hours of films — that’s 149 movies — for his self-made challenge to get his subscription’s worth of streaming movies. … Continue reading

Comedian Watches Your Movies, Takes Your Questions [TRANSCRIPT]

Mark Malkoff may be the biggest movie buff who ever lived. By Friday, comedian Mark Malkoff will have watched 234.94 hours of films — that’s 149 movies — for his self-made challenge to get his subscription’s worth of streaming movies. … Continue reading

Your Next Gadget Might Be Packaged in … Mushrooms?

The World at Work is powered by GE. This new series highlights the people, projects and startups that are driving innovation and making the world a better place. Name: Ecovative EcoCradle Mushroom Packaging Big Idea: To replace polystyrene packaging with … Continue reading

Want to Book Restaurants You Find on Foursquare? This Startup Helps

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Reserve My City Quick Pitch: … Continue reading

Star Wars Day Celebrated with 90-Track Vocal Tour De Force

In a remarkable video created specifically for Star Wars Day, talented vocalist Nick McCaig created this 90 track tribute to film composer John Williams and his iconic Star Wars theme. According to McCaig, he spent 300 hours of production time … Continue reading

Star Wars Day Celebrated with 90-Track Vocal Tour de Force [VIDEO]

In a remarkable video created specifically for Star Wars Day, talented vocalist Nick McCaig created this 90 track tribute to film composer John Williams and his iconic Star Wars theme. According to McCaig, he spent 300 hours of production time … Continue reading

Why Automating Social Media Marketing Could Hurt Facebook

Jeremiah Owyang is an industry analyst on customer strategy and partner at Altimeter Group. As author of the blog Web Strategy, he focuses on how corporations connect with their customers using web technologies. What if there was a way to … Continue reading

Why Automating Social Media Marketing Could Change Facebook

Jeremiah Owyang is an industry analyst on customer strategy and partner at Altimeter Group. As author of the blog Web Strategy, he focuses on how corporations connect with their customers using web technologies. What if there was a way to … Continue reading

Google News Gets Deeper Ties to Google+

Google News has a new look, and it’s not just cosmetic. Besides adding larger thumbnail photos that dynamically expand when users click on topics, the news-aggregating service now has stronger ties to Google+. In a blog post about the change, … Continue reading