At a press conference in New York Thursday afternoon AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group gave a preview of a new streaming network that will launch later this year. Founding editor Roy Sekoff, who will be leading the network, described the programming as a series of live and interactive clips covering everything from entertainment to politics.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Michael Brito (Edelman Digital), and Tim Devane (bitly).   Register now.

We’ve put together a list of ten of the most popular 2012 Super Bowl commercials to be released so far. Which is your favorite?

When newspapers started moving online, the technological gap between those who had grown up with computers and those who had not led to a lot of opportunities for younger professionals to jump in and bring the news into the 21st century. Now that it’s 2012, those same young people may be wondering what they were [...]

Hulu Plus members, I hope you’ve got some free time this weekend because approximately two hundred PBS episodes have now been added to the service, including episodes from Ken Burns library, PBS Kids series like Arthur and Wild Kratts and more.

Pinterest, that growing phenomenon is sweeping across the web and ushering in a new era of social networking.  Only a few years ago there was the concept that no new social network could appear because everyone would flock back to Facebook.  Twitter was first dismissed as such, but then became the sole exception.  Pinterest signifies [...]

On today’s Morning Media Menu (MP3 link), Social Times joined Jason Boog, the editor of our sister blog, GalleyCat for a chat about some of our top stories in social media this week, from the Huffington Post’s new streaming network to themed playlists on Spotify.

This week, Yahoo! Commerce is hiring a social editor, while Make Up For Ever is looking for a director of e-commerce and online marketing. Dwell Studio is in need of a community manager, and Amalgamated Bank is seeking a social media manager. Get the scoop on these openings and more below, and find additional just-posted [...]

Yammer, a favorite social productivity tool here at Social Times, has just announced their fantastic 2011 results with a large infographic.  We can see that they have 85% of the Fortune 500 as clients, and they’ve tripled their sales growth since the beginning of 2011.  Pretty crazy stuff, but not unbelievable considering the strength of [...]

The privacy issues surrounding Google+ are making people long for simpler times when the Internet was more about finding than being found. But, as this infographic shows, things could be a lot worse.

At a press conference in New York Thursday afternoon AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group gave a preview of a new streaming network that will launch later this year. Founding editor Roy Sekoff, who will be leading the network, described the programming as a series of live and interactive clips covering everything from entertainment to politics.

This week’s funny video roundup includes an unusual talent, a five-year old’s impression of some popular brands, a receipt-giving dog, a human jukebox and more. So grab a cup o’ joe, take a seat and get ready for some serious lolz.