Twitter has acquired the startup Spindle, whose namesake app allows users to search for Twitter content created near them.
Twitter Acquires Location Filtering App Spindle
Mediabistro Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here.
"Vine: Create Quick Social Videos To Market Your Brand" Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here. AV Software Pioneer John McAfee Releases Offbeat Video Bashing Company’s Latest Products
Apparently security pioneer John McAfee has missed the limelight since he returned to the United States after fleeing into Guatamala to avoid being questioned for murder in Belize.
Julian Assange Joins Whisteblowers to Discuss Snowden, Manning Case on Press Call
Julian Assange called on the Obama Administration to do the right thing today, on the one-year anniversary of his asylum request at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, by immediately dropping the “immoral investigation” against Wikileaks.
Stanford Cookie Clearinghouse Aims to Give Users More Say Over Online Tracking
Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society dove into the nitty-gritty of online privacy today, announcing a Cookie Clearinghouse that will develop and maintain an “allow list” and “block list” to help refine which websites should be allowed to set cookies in a user’s browser.
Feedly Takes Google Reader Replacement Live
Feedly today launched a Web RSS reader to replace Google’s, which the company will retire on July 1.
Exclusive: More Social Experiences in the Works for Food Network, Travel Channel, HGTV Through Echo’s App Management Platform
Lifestyle networks like the Food Network, HGTV, and the Travel Channel bring out the DIY spirit in viewers, which may be why they have found a home on the second screen. Scripps Network Interactive, which brings these brands to the web, has tapped Echo to power its social interactions with audiences through a real-time app management platform.
‘The Vines of Sauvignon Blanc’ May Be the World’s Shortest Soap Opera
Most soap operas drag on for years; this one will wrap up in about two minutes. Then again, do Vine videos ever really end?
Register for Inside Bitcoins Conference Before Midnight
There has been a lot of talk surrounding virtual currency and Bitcoin, but what impact will virtual currency have on businesses and how can one make money in this space? Explore the future of this emerging field with industry influencers at our Inside Bitcoins Conference, July 30 in New York City.
Publishers Earned $7 Billion From Google AdSense Last Year
Google has announced that its advertising platform, Google AdSense, has grown to reach 2 million publishers worldwide since it was introduced ten years ago. These publishers have earned more than $7 billion from AdSense in the last year alone.
Social Media During a Crisis: 5 Tips
The good news: social media is a powerful tool people can use to check the status of events as they happen and reconnect with loved ones after a crisis. The bad news: social media not only informs, but occasionally clutters during a crisis. While there are no hard and fast guidelines for social media posting during a crisis, here are some things to consider.
