Long relegated to the fringe, Internet-enabled TV sets are finally
ready for prime time: Nearly 28 million will ship this year, up 125%
from 2009, and electronics research firm iSuppli Corp. estimates that
by 2014, 54% of ...READ»
From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»
According to a new study, mobile operators should quit pushing their own music download stores on users and instead partner with music streaming services to increase revenues. READ»
At last night's Masters of Design event, Fiona Morrisson, who helped transform JFK's T5 terminal into JetBlue's hip, people-friendly gateway, teased the audience about the airline's forthcoming brand campaign.
Behind it, she ...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»
Blockbuster is currently searching for a new CEO. Who should they select? How can Blockbuster remake itself to compete with Netflix, Redbox, Apple, and the whole slew of companies that caused its demise?READ»
Pandora, Hulu, YouSendIt, and other companies offer their services for free, then nudge users frequently to upgrade to paid accounts. Hey, but if you don't, that's totally cool with them. (Now listen to this ad.)READ»
Judy Hu is leading GE's embrace of social media to reach new audiences online. In a recent conversation she talks about the power of YouTube celebrities, how GE came to terms with the loss of control that comes with earned media, and the strange and fascinating immortality of branded entertainment on the Internet.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»
Unveiled today, Vevo will now be available on Google TV, complete with a custom user-experience, a variety of channels, and on-demand music videos. It's kind of like MTV...when MTV had music. READ»
Google's ever-expanding tentacles are now moving into the entertainment world with this week's launch of Google TV, a platform that purportedly combines "current TV programming and the open web into a single, seamless entertainment experience."READ»
French Connection UK becomes one of the first brands to use YouTube's annotations buttons in a novel way, opening up new possibilities for commerce on the site.READ»
Netflix doesn't need actors. At least, not outside of the movies they rent.The company recently staged a flashy launch event for their expansion into Canada, the first international locale to gain proper access to Netflix's streaming ...READ»
Google Instant is not necessarily the first to do what it does. But it has inspired a clutch of copycat applications from passionate coders. The latest, courtesy of a 15-year-old coder, is iTunes Instant. What's next?READ»
