For every Numa-Numa Guy and Bieber, there are thousands of would-be YouTube sensations awkwardly flubbing backflips and training cats to play piano. Now YouTube itself wants to help. Bonus: 8 tips for surviving YouTuberty!READ»
The YouTube 100 tracks songs across "official music videos, user-uploaded videos and viral debuts, and uses this data to provide a holistic view of song popularity." And that's how we got to a place where "Friday" steals some of Gaga's limelight. READ»
One thing you aren't likely to hear Sunday night from the Oscar-winning producer after accepting the trophy for Best Picture: "I'd like to thank my neuroscience partners who helped us enhance the film's script, characters, and scenes." It's not that far-fetched, though.READ»
Bieber is 15! How good could he possibly be? Pretty good, it turns out. In watching him embrace his sudden fame, I've been very impressed. Not with his talent so much. Nope, I'm floored by his media savvy.READ»
We've gathered all these end-of-year lists--from Apple to Facebook to Last.fm--all in one convenient location. Here's how the year in memes has shaped up. READ»
MTV just launched a new artist ranking service, based on velocity rather than popularity. Its aims: to shed the shackles of the Billboard charts, and take account of blogosphere buzz. READ»
Rumors began bubbling recently that Twitter has been censoring WikiLeaks' trending topics. It seems whenever a controversial subject arises, the micro-blogging company is accused of playing some role in altering the trends. READ»
Rockstars are notoriously hard to control. Which makes it especially odd that Apple, for its new music social network Ping, would release a nine-page book of guidelines for artists planning to join the service. READ»
The pop provocateur and the teen heartthrob are each closing in on a record-breaking one billion total views on YouTube, with Gaga set to win. They have little in common--except their mastery of social media.READ»
According to a new report from analytics firm Sysomos, which analyzed more than 1.2 billion tweets, Twitter may have the shortest life span among social media services.READ»
For the rest of the week, eBay is hosting charity auction TwitChange, the first ever celebrity tweet auction, which is raising money for Haiti. But how much influence will it really spread?READ»
Brace yourself for some bad news. Justin Bieber doesn’t actually have 3.6 million Twitter followers—he’s faking it.
At least, that’s the claim from social media marketing company uSocial. The Australian firm says it has ...READ»
While you were setting off fireworks, throwing a coyote on the barbecue, and squeezing on your Stars and Stripes Speedo, innovation was releasing mobile payment systems, scraping together $350 million, and wearing 3-D specs. But not ...READ»
