Glee: One of Hulu's most popular shows
In a short and to the point statement released mid-week, equity owners and Hulu senior management team announced that Hulu was no longer for sale:
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Hulu is No Longer for Sale
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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. Yahoo Withdraws from Hulu’s Bidding Process
Yahoo started the bidding process in the first place, and is now completely out of the picture because of recent strategic reviews.
Disney AppMates for iPad App Interacts with Toy Cars. Here’s How…
Disney is set to introduce a new free game for the iPad that works with physical objects ($20 toy cars from the Disney/Pixar movie “Cars” in this case) that interacts with the graphics on the iPad’s display.
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Disney Pixar Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race
Disney Pixar’s new iPad app is aimed at very young children. As such, it does not have any social network features. But, as I played with the interactive story app, it occurred to me that there is a social aspect that Disney should explore in the near future. But, first, about the app itself.
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First Disney Android App: A Winnie the Pooh Puzzle Book
The first Disney produced Android app is available. And, surprise, it is not based around Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. But, perhaps with the new Winnie the Pooh movie set to open this Friday, it is not such a surprise that the first Disney Android app revolves around Winnie the Pooh.
Disney Publishing Worldwide Launches Winnie the Pooh App for Android Devices
While short (17 pages) and somewhat repetitive (a lot of the pages simply repeat “What’s a bear to do?” with the same artwork), the app is none-the-less entertaining and even calming in a way only Pooh books are with no violences, car chases or conflicts (beyond the need to find honey). There is an option to have the book read aloud that is turned on by default.
Several of the pages contain simple 9 piece puzzles that any child (or adult) can solve. These puzzles can be skipped over on repeated readings. There’s also a slightly hidden puzzle that is revealed at the end to encourage another pass through the book. I’ll leave that as a surprise for you to find.
The app has several settings including the ability read the book in five languages (English, Spanish, Frence, German and Japanese). Note that the menu items switch to the language too.
Disclaimer: Disney Worldwide Publishing provided an evaluation copy of the Android app for review.
CEO Bob Iger says Disney will Retool Disney.com
Iger spoke during the All Things Digital conference in Rancho Palos Verdies and mentioned that Disney is known for its “brand attributes” and is really the “only truly global entertainment brand.” Obviously, the relaunch of the website makes sense.
There's Nothing Hipper Than Anti-Hipster
From ‘Hipster Ariel’ to ‘Hipster Hitler’, the blogosphere can’t get enough of hipster memes.
Mickey Mouse Acquires Togetherville: Good For Parents?
Togetherville, a social networking website for children under the age of 10, has recently been acquired by Disney. Is this acquisition better for Togetherville or for parents?
Can Disney Make Gowalla Mainstream?
“I’m going to Disney World.” It’s the chant of Super Bowl champions and award winners alike, and now Gowalla users too. For Disney fans it’s a new, virtual way to share memories. For Gowalla, the partnership with Disney could be a game changer.
Gowalla Checks In at Disney Parks
Location-based mobile app Gowalla is officially a Mickey Mouse operation, as it announced the launch of Disney Parks on Gowalla, an initiative with Disney that adds more than 100 featured stamps to the app, with more on the way.
Gowalla added that it will retroactively issue stamps to the passports of users who have already visited Walt Disney World Resort in Florida or Disneyland Resort in California and checked in.
Director of business development Andy Ellwood told The New York Times‘ Bits:
That idea is not something that is isolated to urban hipsters in New York City and San Francisco: It’s open to anyone who wants to tell their story. Disney is a fantastic example of a place where people might begin to use Gowalla a little bit, and then understand the idea.
And co-founder and CEO Josh Williams wrote on the Gowalla Blog:
When we started building Gowalla a couple of years ago, there were three concepts that I was fascinated with. First was the idea of a digital passport that served as a travelogue of your life’s journeys. The second were the ski-area pins I had collected as a kid growing up. The third were Disney Parks, their attention to detail, and their ability to make a place seem rich with story. In fact, the collectible pins amassed by Disney park-goers were another metaphor we drew upon when imagining the concept of Gowalla.
