Have you seen the trailer for Groupon, the Movie? It’s a comedy video made by Emily McGregor from the comedy group Comediva, and definitely strikes the right note about the addictive quality of Groupons. I’m sure all of you out there know somebody who’s obsessed with storing up Groupons like a squirrel packing nuts for the winter — and if so you need to send them this video.
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. 
Most people assume that the Internet, which lives all around us, is weightless. Surprise—it’s not! According to Michael of Vsauce, theoretically the Internet does weigh something, though it doesn’t weight very much at all.
As expected, today Amazon announced their new tablet called the Kindle Fire. As we reported earlier today, the Kindle Fire will cost $199, and will be available in November. The price of the Fire is $50 less than earlier reports, so that was a pleasant surprise. Other surprises from Amazon include three new additional products to the Kindle family that have e-Ink displays, one with an e-Ink touchscreen and the other with 3G connectivity. However, the biggest surprise to me is that Amazon has developed their own web browser for the Kindle Fire, called Amazon Silk.
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Today Google announced several improvements to their web search for desktop computers and mobile devices. Features like voice search and search by image introduced for smartphones are now available on desktop computers, while two new improvements have been added to Google’s mobile web search for Android and iPhone smartphones.
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Comedy Central’s ‘Tosh.0′, hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, is attracting four million viewers per episode, with content that’s curated in large part from the Web.
After PCs and mobile devices, TV will be the next consumer appliance to be connected to the web. According to research firm Park Associates, around 76 percent of all HDTVs will be connected to the internet by 2015, up from 25 percent HDTVs that are currently wired to the net.
Ahhh, Cupid. The sweet, diapered cherub is aiming his arrows already. But you’re going to need more than just a feeling to impress your love this Valentine’s Day. You’ll need gifts. Good gifts. The following Websites offer some lovely – and a couple of slightly unusual – tokens for your amore.
1) It’s no secret that the price of flowers triples at Valentine’s Day. Supply and demand. But if you’re a lover of tradition, order a huge bouquet of red roses over at FromYouFlowers.com. This site was ranked “Best Value Online Florist” by the CBS News, Early Show. Plus, every bouquet they send is guaranteed to be fresh, fragrant and beautiful. Choose from cheery arrangements, pretty plants, and even completely edible “candy-bar” bouquets. Read more
Whether showing off a project or simply sharing pictures from vacation, people across the globe use online slideshow sites to spice up, animate and rock out any set of digital pictures- all for free.
We’ve highlighted the most popular online slideshow creators…
Animoto – One of the most robust, modern options for slideshows is Animoto which allows you to quickly upload your pictures, select music and the algorithm times the movement of your pictures with your selected movement automatically- it’s like MTV crawled into your computer and designed a custom video for you!
Slide - A slideshow creator made especially for sharing on social networks such as Facebook, Bebo and more. Slide has a wide variety of music options and design additions to amp up any slideshow! Read more
Obama was one of the first politicians to really leverage online social media to its full potential during his campaign for the presidential election, so you’ve got to admit that he knows a thing or two about maintaining an online reputation. And now that Obama is the president elect, he expects the rest of his administration to disclose some of their online information, according to an article in the New York Times.Â
In a 7-page questionnaire, prospective White House employees will need to list their aliases and handles used to communicate on the Internet, among other expected questions pertaining to government new hires. Now, communicate is a broad term, especially when it comes to the Internet. For the questionnaire’s purpose, it even includes names used for comments posted on blogs and websites. Not only is that a daunting task, depending on your level of online activity, but it also crosses a privacy line that has not yet been addressed on this political level.Â
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Fresh out of a nearly one-year beta period, video aggregator Streamobi hopes to reinvent the way you search and play streaming video on the Web. Read more
