Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’

Bragging that you have the largest video library of any web destination site is a pretty bold remark, but if it is true, all the power to the platform. TumTiki is making that claim. TumTiki is a cute name, and the company, owned by Frontier Communications, just launched its online video site this week.

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.

The timing is right for the Streamys to be recognized even more now. Web video definitely has some star power with internet sensations like Rebecca Black and the best of online and offline worlds, starting with the Justin Bieber and the Old Spice Guy.

“Spinlet wants to take advantage of the close proximity between the entertainment industry and the Silicon Valley by tapping into the enormous technical talent and creative resources available in the region,” said Spinlet Director, Eric Idiahi.

LivingSocial is calling their expansion “parent-approved”. The daily deal company is expanding into U.S. and European cities. However, it does sound a little like a commercial, but as parent who knows, saving money this summer with kids is heaven sent. Whatever happened to just going to the park for picnic and swim?

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Yo, SocialTimes reader: I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Kanye West received his own category in MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards, which will be held April 28, as the newly added Best Tweet category features five entries, all of which come straight from the hip-hop superstar’s Twitter account.

Every year the worlds of Adult film and main stream entertainment move closer together. The gap has been narrowing as adult stars get more and more opportunities to star in Hollywood pictures and social media too has helped bridge the gap as many stars are on Twitter. Here are the most interesting adult film stars to follow on Twitter- after the jump is SFW, so don’t be shy!

It’s been over a decade since the first ever online musical collaboration took place, pioneering an entirely new way for musicians to create and share their work. Since then numerous companies have started offering services that allow artists from all over the world to collaborate with each other without having to physically share the same [...]

The world of mobile streaming music just got a little more interesting as social music blog MOG and startup Rdio prepare to enter the market with apps for Android, Blackberry and iPhone users. Pitching themselves as cloud-based alternatives to the iTunes store, both companies hope to make a dent in a market which includes players [...]

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) finds significant growth potential over the next five years for the entertainment and media (E&M) industries as they feed the growing global appetite for new media. The report states that conversing with consumers “provides the only reliable guide to the commercial viability of products and services” – a finding that should come as [...]