Posts Tagged ‘Online’

This Sunday brings the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, and with it, all the hype, glamour and…technology Hollywood has to muster. That’s right. With a movie about Facebook one of this year’s top contenders, it’s only fitting that the 2011 Oscars are going high-tech.

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.

Are you as excited about the promise of bipartisan seating for tonight’s State of the Union address as you are about the many options to watch, and interact, online? Well, you should be. Thinking of sitting down on the couch to watch the speech on your TV screen? So 20th century. Get with it and follow our quick rundown of the hottest URLs and social networks to tune into tonight to debate, hear and see President Barack Obama’s speech before Congress, and the nation.

So maybe your iPhone alarm failed to wake you up for the gym this morning in your first attempt to fulfill the most basic of New Year’s resolutions, get in shape. Does that mean you should swear off all technology in your quest to lose weight and get fit in the New Year? We think not.

You better watch out, you better not cry…and you better get on Twitter or Facebook to check on Santa Claus. The North Pole is going a’ social networking this year to bring holiday cheer to good boys and girls around the world. Here are the top ways to track the old man and his jolly elves…

As politicos reflect on the 2010 campaigns, they will likely analyze the nail-biting conclusion that saw Democrats narrowly hold their majority in the U.S. Senate, but lose control of the U.S. House. Digitial enthusiasts, however, will no doubt focus on the way social media, namely Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and smartphones, transformed politics as we know it. Here is our look at the top 5 trends that revolutionized how we, the voters, engage with politicians, and vice versa.

It was not too long ago we were outraged by the advice of Google CEO Eric Schmidt to change our names, and laughing at the need to erase our digital footprints as the stuff of author dreams. Now, thanks to privacy worms, the rise of third-party cookies and targeted online ads, those thoughts have become a holy grail of digital life. And with a new tool released this week, the solution is now a reality.

Gawker Media continues to recover from a bad week after being forced to admit that its most popular sites like Gizmodo, Gawker and Lifehacker were left open to hackers who tapped into the usernames, email addresses and passwords of more than one million registered users. Now there’s news that the sites’ dedicated, and typically web-savvy, users are surprisingly not online privacy-savvy, or maybe just careless.

Is the current debate over online privacy more media hype than true consumer concern? Yes, according to a new study released jointly by Upshot, a Chicago-based marketing agency, and BrainJuicer®, a consumer-driven consultancy firm. Their research found that, when presented with providing personal information in order to receive a useful service, consumers cared more about [...]

You mean people still actually get together? I thought all human interaction was moved online! If you still like the company of other two-legged mammals, and are thinking of having a New Year’s Eve party, there are several great Websites that allow you to invite your guests.

Planning a party is hard work. From music to snacks to drinks, you’ll have plenty to do – so invitations should be the last of your worries.

Evite – Evite has been the default party invitation service for years, and it’s terrible. The invitation does not have the address of the party, forcing you to click on the site, where you are bombarded by ads. What else is out there?

Pingg - Puts all the info you need in beautifully designed emails, and lets you RSVP directly from the website. For a few bucks you can send postcards or even text messages to your guests as well. Easy to use, good looking site.

MyPunchBowl – A clean site that gives you all the basic functionality and allows you to text invites. The cool feature is that yo can let the guests vote on the start time and see how they respond. If 10pm gets more votes than 9pm, you know when to start the party. You can also upload photos and send them around afterward as an after party feature. Depending on the party hijinks this may or may not be a good idea for you. Read more

For years I have noticed a serious void on the Web. Yes despite this gaping hole, I never made any effort to fill it.

That hole WAS the ability to make simple charts online. Thanks to Chartle.net the void is no more. In fact, this Web-based tool is so slick and so simple to use, it far exceeds the expectations I had for such a chart maker. Read more