Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Investment Firm Regent in Major Media Deal
Announcing one of the jaw-dropping tech deals of the year, Yahoo sold its news website, TechCrunch, to media investment firm Regent. The financial terms...
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Social media loves animals. Thankfully, humans do as well
If there's one thing that plays well, almost universally, on social media, it's animals. From pets to wild beasts, animals dominate social media pictures...
For Salesforce, Buddy Media plus Radian6 equals corporate social gold
When all considerations are tallied, it's possible that Salesforce has invested over a billion dollars into social media through the purchase of Buddy...
Pinterest grows up with 4 major changes to their TOS
As social photo and video sharing site Pinterest continues to dominate social media blogs for good reasons and bad, its growth has brought it under the...
The (rapid) decline of the media industry
Those of us who have been classically trained in journalism (from back in the days when journalism was more than blogging and posting videos to Twitter),...
If you invested in Groupon's IPO, the good news is you've only lost half of your money
In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at $15.24, down 46% since their...
The most important $15 million tech deal of 2011: Disney and YouTube
When people talk about mega-deals in the tech industry, it usually involves hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. On Monday, a deal will be...
Bookies Place Odds on Who AOL Will Buy Next
Following AOL’s acquisition today of technology news site TechCrunch and video service 5min Media, industry insiders are left to wonder what’s next...
VLC Coming To iPad? Fingers Crossed!
If you hadn't had a reason to purchase an iPad up to now, this may be the one, guys. VLC is coming (we hope) to the iPad. Well, I mean, it is, but it...
Stay On Top Of The UK Election
It's a big day for democracy, albeit all the way over in jolly old England. It's time for the UK General election, and the world should be paying...
Will we see Social Media Rehab centers soon?
Researchers at the University of Maryland asked 200 students to put down their cell phones, iPods, Facebook, Twitter and all other media devices for 24...
The Most Social-Media Savvy Company Is... Not Who You'd Think
Which company is the most social-media savvy? It's not Apple. It's not Twitter. It's not Google. It's not even Facebook. Of all the companies analyzed,...
Spectacular Waterfall Billboard Presents A Powerful Message
Water is an amazing thing that is taken for granted. So it is quite awesome when some creative minds make art out of water. Something that many of us have...
Turner Sports and NBA Are Getting Social Media Savvy
Many sporting organizations have been well known for their resistance to new media and Web-based technologies; however, times are quickly changing. The...