Posts Tagged ‘MTV’

The Flaming Lips are known for pushing the boundaries of time and space with their music. Lead singer Wayne Coyne stopped in New York on his way to a 24-hour bus tour from Memphis to New Orleans for MTV’s O Music Awards, the band’s most epic performance since the 24-hour song it released in October 2011. “I can talk all day,” the singer announced upon arrival. But he has no trouble staying within 140 characters on Twitter. In our interview with Wayne Coyne, the singer shares his Twitter philosophy and a few of the unexpected connections he’s made through social media.

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If two cast members from Jersey Shore can’t convince you not to cheat –especially one who openly cheated during the MTV reality show — then who can? CheaterVille, a social network where users share information on alleged cheaters, profiled by SocialTimes last month, signed up two guidettes for its anti-cheating campaign.

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Did you watch the MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend? If so, did you tweet about them or post your thoughts about the awards show on Facebook? If you did, you aren’t alone. Over 1.2 million comments were shared by over 559,000 people, making the VMAs the most social TV program of all time!

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Earlier this week we posted about the most social TV shows, letting you know that Family Guy, Basketball Wives and SpongeBob SquarePants were among the most social shows on television. Last night all that changed with the season 4 premiere of Jersey Shore.

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Some of the most exciting news to come out of Comic-Con is that Beavis And Butt-Head will be making their triumphant return to MTV this fall. But the show is getting an upgrade for 2011 and instead of just riffing on music videos, the rude, crude and hilarious duo will be talking trash about YouTube videos! “Huh-huh-huhh…He said ‘Charlie bit me’!”

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MTV added Tumblr to its social media arsenal, launching a blog that initially offers original and repurposed content, with expansion plans including live-blogging the MTV Movie Awards June 5.

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MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards are being held Thursday night, not Friday, but that won’t stop YouTube superstar Rebecca Black from appearing at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT from a surprise location in Las Vegas.

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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.

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The first annual broadcast of The Comedy Awards, brought to you by MTV Networks and Comedy Central, goes live tomorrow night, Sunday April 10, on Comedy Central, and other MTV channels at 9PM EST, but if you tune in to watch The Comedy Awards webcast online you’ll get even more.

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The social media tool is based on the difficulty of paying for a higher education. It is a key reason many college students fail to graduate. Past studies have shown that upwards of two million college students don’t apply for any of the nearly $70 billion in financial aid the government distributes each year, and that almost two-thirds of students find the process of applying for financial aid difficult.

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