Media

Are Digg Ads Reintroducing 'Push' Advertising?

by Ron Callari

Trying to tame the new social media space with an effective advertising model is a daunting task for any platform in the social media space. Add the desirable real-time stream of consciousness component to the mix and you've even got the big boys like Google and Bing salivating all over the digital landscape. Tinker is tinkering around with monetizing Twitter, a feat that even their founders can't figure out. And now you have DIGG, the slightly dated social bookmarking site trying to reinvent itself by posting ads to their news content delivery process. Sounds a little like 'what's old is new again?'

Twittorati, At The Corner of Blogo & Twitter

by Ron Callari

Do you know any bloggers of authority? Bloggers who are distinguished not only by how popular their sites are, but also how often other sites link to their blogs. Those that know TMZ, Gawker and the Huffington Post know that the top blogs of the world have slowly stolen the spotlight away from newspapers and mainstream media in general. Those that know Twitter know how important real-time updates have become. Now with the unveiling of Technorati's new service, one can traverse the terrain where the blogosphere crosses the Twittersphere, at an intersection called Twittorati.

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Top Ten Social Networks Circumnavigating The Globe

by Ron Callari

What does social networking look like by country? Sure, Twitter, Facebook. LinkedIn and MySpace have huge international followings, but indigenous social networks have also grown up within certain countries that are beginning to reach beyond their own borders. So considering Intranets other than the dominant players in the US, take a look at the TOP TEN social networks that are flourishing around the globe.

Can You Handle The TwitTruth?

by Ron Callari

There's a lot to be said about your Twitter body language and the footprint one leaves across the Twitterverse. Well, at least according to TwitTruth a brand new app that will tell you everything want to know, but were afraid to ask. So if you want to add your profile to the growing data mines that are salting away your digital activities all over the Web, take the truth serum at TwitTruth and get a closer glimpse at that 'man in the mirror.'

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Can You Spot It? 10 Subtle Ads Crave Your Attention

by J. Barker

In the competition to get your attention on a product, marketing firms utilize a lot of tricks. One of them is to subtly place phallic imagery into an ad in hopes that it will filter somehow into your subconscious and lead you to purchase the product. Read on for a few examples...

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gdgt Spreading The Gadget Gospel

by Ron Callari

Have you ever expressed the guilty pleasure of "I have to have an iPhone," "I've gotta get a netbook," or "I need to buy a Wii." If so, you might be suffering from 'gadgetnitus', the obsessive desire to own the latest and greatest gadgetry in the market. Gadget freaks are a growing breed of man (and woman) who revel in possessing the current technological toys-du-jour while becoming savvy technophiles.

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Share Your Videos On Twitter Via Twitsnaps

by Ron Callari

Just as soon as we were getting use to sharing our photos on Twitter, out comes a new app that will now allow us to send our videos. The immediacy of communicating on Twitter will now assure your followers that your videos can reach them just as quickly as a tweet or a photo.

First-Time Personalized Videos From NKOTB, Serena Williams & Others

by Ron Callari

What would you think about having your favorite artist not only autograph memorabilia for you but also personalize a video message with words that you compose? This is the first time major sports figures and artists have signed memorabilia and provided personalized video messages that are delivered directly to fans via the Internet.

MaYoMo - Mobile News Is Phoning It In!

by Ron Callari

Remember those great newspaper movies of the 1940s that portrayed zany journalists racing for the phones to call in their breaking news stories? Well, in a little less than 70 years, today's journalists are now bloggers and videographers who are able to not only submit a story via their mobile phones, but also capable of uploading a video to accompany their news articles.

The Only 3D Web Camera Brings The Third Dimension To Your PC

by John P. Barker

Want reach out and touch someone during a video conference? While technology hasn't quite invented a way to have tactile contact through a computer monitor, we may have the next best thing: 3D.

A Whole Movie Theater For Your Face

by John P. Barker

I'm a huge movie fan. Unfortunately I don't get to the theater too often, usually relying on used DVDs to catch up on what I've missed. And while this is fine by me, it lacks that certain "theatrical experience" that I so enjoy. The Only 52-Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater is about to change that...

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Japan's NTT DoCoMo Updates the 'Pay Phone'

by Steve Levenstein

Hauled into jail by some rural deputy sheriff and need to pay a fine? If you're in Japan, you can use that one phone call to make an instant cash transfer. Finally, a pay phone that actually pays!

Twitter Powered Mobile Ice Cream Shop

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

A number of businesses have been popping up lately which use Twitter to recruit clientele, proving just how powerful social networking can be, especially when it comes to business development. The latest business powered by Twitter is Coolhaus, the mobile Ice Cream shop.

'140 Mafia' Is Going To Make A Killing On Twitter

by Ron Callari

Similar to Mob Wars on Facebook and a series of other copy-cat virtual crime games, 140 Mafia, a mafia-style role playing app has just launched on Twitter. For all those mafioso junkies who are still experiencing withdrawal ever since the Sopranos faded to white, Super Rewards, a leading provider of online games can provide you with just that fix you've been jonseing for!

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Revenge of The Son of 10 Ads to Disgust & Disturb You

by J. Barker

Here we go again, my friends! Another serving of strange ads that make me wonder what goes on in the heads of marketing execs. Saddle up and get ready for the strangeness!

Tinker Looks To Attract Super-Bloggers & Mega-Advertisers

by Ron Callari

What if you were able to harness all the conversations on Twitter about any one topic and sell it to advertisers that were looking to target those like-minded potential consumers? Glam Media has created a micro-blogging ad network platform called 'Tinker' that is looking to do just that. Comparable to a matching service like Harmony.com, Tinker will link up Super-Bloggers with Mega-Advertisers. Dissimilar to a dating site, Tinker is all about getting down to business.

Glubble Turns Social Networking Into A Family Business

by Ron Callari

What's a Glubble and why are families queuing up? Glubble turns the Internet from a personal activity into an experience for the entire family. As a new type of social network, Glubble offers an online activity center where families with children under 12 can play, share, discover and learn.

Performance Capture Coming Soon In Tim Burton's 'Alice'!

Johnny Depp in Tim Burtons's 'Alice in Wonderland'

by Ron Callari

What do Gollum, Kong, The Silver Surfer, the Polar Express, Beowulf and Benjamin Button have in common? They all utilized the innovative technique of 'performance capture" where an actor's movements and expressions are electronically tracked and translated into computer generated imagery (CGI) to make the real-life actor resonate in a hybrid world of animation.

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Top Ten Michael Jackson Tributes Going Viral

by Ron Callari

Within minutes of Michael Jackson's passing on June 25, Twitter went abuzz with all ten trending topics referencing Michael Jackson, from "RIP Michael Jackson" to "Pop King." Whatever you may have thought of Michael Jackson's personal life, his contribution to the world of entertainment was unmistakable. He raised the bar beyond the level of Elvis Presley to set a mark that will be hard for any artist to measure up to in the years and generations to come. Watch the Top Ten videos selected to honor the life and times of the King of Pop that were all produced within a few hours of his passing.

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Top Ten Real-Time Search Engines

by Ron Callari

With Google and Facebook racing furiously to enter into the real-time search market, Twitter remains dominant on the world stage as to how news is obtained and consumed by the "wisdom of the crowds". From the immediacy of an airplane losing control over the Hudson River to the horrific moment-by-moment cries of revolt on the streets of Tehran, real-time search has dynamically changed news dissemination.