March 19-23: Cheat Sheet

Posted By gsteen - March 22, 2012

Want to catch up with what happened in the digital world this week? Our weekly cheat sheet will fill you in on everything you missed while you were scrambling to meet deadlines and put out fires. Read on to learn how Nike turned a building into an app, why your house will soon tweet you when it's damaged and how brands are soothing your airport headaches. Nike Turns Architecture Into App at read more

Oscars and GetGlue Show How Social TV Has Hit the Mainstream

Posted By gsteen - February 28, 2012

170,389 people checked into the Oscars Sunday, a new record for entertainment check-ins. The awards show almost doubled the second place finisher for the week, which was “The Big Bang Theory.” This is in addition to the recent inclusion of GetGlue in ads for new TV shows, which is another strong sign that the app has entered the spotlight. Our discussion of Interactive TV from a few weeks ago looked at read more

Send in the Clowns to Boost Your Sales Figures

Posted By gsteen - August 4, 2011

Sarah Silverman is describing various reasons she might kill and dismember an old man on a deserted island. Warmth, shade and food are compelling reasons the comedienne offers, but one use in particular stands out. Turning his skin into a tarp. This conversation is taking place on behalf of Denny's as part of their Always Open series, a collection of short videos that feature comedian David Koechner chatting with his peers read more

Turntable.fm: Group Listening Services Connect Music Fans

Posted By sspearman - July 7, 2011

About a month ago, Turntable.fm launched to a lot of buzz within the Silicon Valley community and managed to rack up 140,000 members within a month of launch. The music listening site lets users create social music listening chatrooms with strangers and friends. People can either choose to be a DJ, streaming their hand-selected music for the room to listen to, or they can be a listener and just hang read more