Jane Fonda makes trends and goes with the trends. The 73-year-old actress, activist, fitness-guru, philanthropist, author and now social media blogger is setting the pace by pushing the envelope and getting us off our butts and into the fitness movement via apps.
Viewers can submit questions to James Cameron via Twitter using the hashtag #virginmobilelive. This live event and its archive will be available exclusively from the Virgin Mobile LIVE Facebook page.
With so many breaking stories this week, it’s hard for to select only a few for each day. However, the writer of the week, in my own opinion, goes to Megan O’Neill for her groundbreaking story regarding Gabrielle Gifford’s YouTube webpage. According to Ms. O’Neill’s article, Congresswoman Gifford’s only two YouTube subscriptions were for Congressman Ike Skelton and Jared Lee Loughner (the Arizona shooter). Even after O’Neill’s article was published, she stayed on top of the story to give her readers an update on the incident. Check out Ms. O’Neill’s story, as well as others below.
Social Media has already proven itself to be a viable platform for traditional advertising. Now, a number of companies are attempting to track and successfully manipulate the elusive viral world – and there’s no shortage of prospective clients.
CityVille surpasses FarmVille!
While the name is the same, don’t be fooled; Netflix Canada and Netflix America are moving along at different paces, and this month they are in the news for very different reasons. Canadians are finding a growing list of content from their provider, while in the U.S. companies are gearing up to make it harder for Netflix to succeed.
Programmers worldwide are chomping at the bit for their chance at glory in the first ever Facebook ‘Hacker Cup’. In between bit-chomps, however, they’re taking the time to chuckle at the fear the word ‘hacker’ strikes into the hearts of a public that still is very confused about its true meaning.
Myspace’s massive redesign has angered many musicians and threats of jumping ship abound. However, could it be that this is a short-sighted view that’s missing the new MySpace’s promise for sharing music better than ever before?
On the podium’s left couch, Joe Penna and Justine Ezarik, better known as MysteryGuitarMan and iJustine – two members of Generation Y who typically have a million or more viewers for each of their YouTube videos. On the right couch, Ivy Ross, CMO of GAP and Jill Fletcher, Social Media Manager of Virgin America. Four brands and moderator Jason Harris of Mekanism talking about social media influencers. Yes, I typed that right. Four brands.
After the jump, how two of the brands are also entertainment channels helping product brands get deeper into content creation. Plus, an assortment of other takeaways from day four of Advertising Week. Read more
As a journalist, it isn’t enough to just write good articles anymore – you have to be active on Twitter, verify sources on Facebook, and be open to collaboration with your competitors. The social web is changing the practice of journalism. Liquid Newsroom, a startup initiated by German web applications director Steffen Konrath, embraces the increasingly social and open elements of new journalism by emphasizing content curation rather than creation, openness rather than guardedness, and news organizations that are fluid across physical and virtual borders.
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