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Never Mind 'Glee' and 'Idol' and 'Jersey Shore': These Are TV's OTHER Social-Media Champs
Today's chart is pretty straightforward -- but still eye-opening. It shows the top 30 (American) TV shows of the year so far in terms of social-media response (mostly on Twitter and Facebook).
Watch a 28-Year-Old, Bow-Tied Steve Jobs Introduce the Mac
Watch a grainy video, just over five minutes long, of a young Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh on January 24, 1984.
Just How Fatal Are Groupon's Fatal Flaws?
Daily-deals company Groupon has lately been subject to a truly brutal media pile-on thanks to some ugly pre-IPO revelations the company just made to the SEC about its financials. But I think Groupon's problems are much more systemic -- and existential.
Ad in Austin Alt Weekly Asks if You've Had Sex With Texas Governor Rick Perry
At the dawn of a new era of negative campaign advertising, our Media Guy comes clean about his past dealings with the presidential hopefuls.
The $21,500 Daily-Deal Item (Marked Down From $26,875!)
If you've had your fill of 60%-off Brazilian waxes, 51%-off horseback-riding lessons and 87%-off laser hair removal from other daily-deal sites, perhaps you're interested in a 20%-off (regular $26,875 retail price) designer doll house for humans?
10 Lessons to Learn From [Insert Company]'s [Insert Controversy]
When [Insert Company]'s [Insert Controversy] blew up in the social-media sphere, it was like watching a slow-motion train wreck in warp-speed. The upside? Plenty of teachable moments. Here are some of the takeaways we can all ... take away.
New York Times Is Doing a LivingSocial Deal Today
Groupon-esque services obviously pose a threat to newspapers' local ad business, but if teaming up with daily-deals sites gets readers to pay for honest-to-God news-on-newsprint, well ... whatever it takes, right?
Could This Video Be Footage of the Unboxing of an iPhone 5? Or Just a Cute Kitten?
According to a statistic I just made up, 18% of traffic to gadget blogs goes to speculative posts about unconfirmed rumors of unreleased Apple products. Here's a video of what might be the revealing of an iPhone5.
Social-Media Smackdown: The Disloyal Polar Bears vs. Disloyal Santa in Pepsi's New Anti-Coke Spots
Today we're presenting data regarding the latest iteration of the cola wars -- specifically, how Pepsi's new "Summer Time is Pepsi Time" spots are resonating in the social-media sphere.
The YouTube Movie Hits Theaters Today (and It's Nothing Like That Facebook Movie)
"Life in a Day" stars Andrew McCarthy, Jet Li and Dominic Cooper trying to impress Mila Kunis by inventing YouTube and fighting the Winklevii. ... OK, that's not exactly correct.
Yep, Gawker Has Declared War on Whole Foods
On Monday I wondered whether Gawker would turn Whole Foods into one of its endless obsessions, the way it's been pummeling American Apparel since last summer. Bingo!
Has Whole Foods Really Become a 'Faux Hippy Wal-Mart'?
An anonymous Whole Foods employee's rant against the retailer and its managers could become a media moment. "Horrible Bosses," anyone?
Five Reasons Google+ Is Exploding -- and Could Actually Hurt Facebook
Will Google+ ultimately blow up enough -- and matter enough -- to become a problem for Facebook? Yeah, I think so. Here's why.
Watch Stephen Colbert's Hilarious Take-down of Fox News Coverage of News Corp.'s Phone-Hacking Scandal
There's no shortage of serious, in-depth coverage of News Corp.'s phone-hacking scandal, but once again Stephen Colbert really got to the heart of things.
The 9 Other Lowlights and Highlights of Rupert Murdoch's Doddering and Defiant Parliamentary Visit
Rupert Murdoch did not hesitate to play the pity card -- for himself.
News Corp. Over the Weekend: 'ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE'
The cover of Sunday's New York Post -- News Corp.'s feisty American tabloid -- sure didn't mince words. "ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE" it blared in giant type, next to a photo of scandal-plagued Murdoch loyalist Rebekah ... Oh, wait a second! That's not Rebekah Brooks! That's ...
Hey, How's That #BoycottMurdoch Social-Media Campaign Going?
So far the Boycott-Murdoch movement is sort of a nothing sandwich.
Thanks for the Apology, Huffington Post. Now Please Apologize to the Writer You Suspended
Simon Dumenco appreciates HuffPo's regret for paraphrasing and rewriting him too thoroughly, but says suspending the writer is patently unfair.
What It's Like to Get Used and Abused by The Huffington Post
Update: The Huffington Post has responded to this column by apologizing and suspending one of its writers.
Why News Corp.'s Hapless Clean-Up of Its Phone-Hacking Scandal Is Doomed
This is not just about one News Corp. newspaper: Advertisers and consumers are realizing News Corp.'s brand of journalism may well be rotten to the core.
