Mashable!:
MySpace, Yahoo, and Intel have unveiled a joint plan on CES to offer consumers a way to use their favorite social network directly on the TV. Imagine a tiny application that shows up on TVs and other devices equipped with Intel’s special chipset that enables consumers to access MySpace and interact with their buddies (Read More)
Mashable!:
Brian Wallace is a social media consultant. He authors a blog at nowsourcing.com/blog.With the economy showing no signs of bouncing back in 2009, consumers will inevitably be searching for channels of escapism, means to momentarily forget their everyday woes, financial and otherwise. Although most e-businesses are bracing f (Read More)
Mashable!:
FlyCast is a nifty little iPhone application that lets you stream over 1200 radio channels, with a little twist: it can preload music while you have an internet connection and then play it even while you’re offline. Today at CES the company has unveiled several major upgrades to the product. First, there’s Andro (Read More)
Valleywag:
Twitter is supposed to save journalism 140 characters at a time. Media people love it, and we love media people, so let's take a look at what the Twitterati have to say for themselves. Entertainment Weekly founder turned new media curmudgeon Jeff Jarvis couldn't remember how old he is. Ex-Huffington Post editor Rachel Skl (Read More)
VentureBeat:
It looks like Burger King has been reading into the prediction that cutting down on Facebook friends is going to be trendy in 2009. The fast food chain has developed Whopper Sacrifice, a Facebook application that rewards you for doing just that — delete 10 of your friends on Facebook, and score a coupon for the compan (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Despite all the predictions for slashed VC spending and stagnant growth in new media this year, clearly there is still money to be spent, as we've already seen a number of fundings in the past week. But some unlikely companies may be stretched thin this year, Norwest Venture Partners principal Tim Chang told us."I'm concern (Read More)
paidContent.org:
—Netflix to go hi-def, courtesy of Vizio: Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has struck a deal with TV and electronics company Vizio to stream movies on new Vizio TVs featuring its Connected HDTV platform—without the need for an external device. Vizio expects to ship the new sets to retailers later this year. On Sunday Netflix announced (Read More)