While this year’s Academy Awards ceremony will be shown only on TV, the Academy is still trying to reach viewers on second screens. For example, @TheAcademy, with more than 140,000 followers, has been tweeting all of the events. Oscar.com launched a social media page, Oscar Buzz, to track and [Full Story…]
#Oscars Poised to Break Social Media Record
February 26, 2012 at 11:29 am
This year’s Oscars will be another huge social media event, according to The Wall Street Journal. During the broadcast, tweets bearing hashtags #oscars, #redcarpetqa and #bestdressed will appear on Oscar.com and the Oscar app. An outside company has been hired to weed out offensive comments and [Full Story…]
Where to Watch the #Oscars Content
February 26, 2012 at 10:02 am
The 84th Annual Academy Awards won’t be streaming online, but ABC has an iPhone Oscars App so viewers can watch red carpet live-streams, movie trailers and Oscar-themed videos. During the show, app users can also watch backstage live-streams. ABC didn’t include Android users in their online [Full Story…]
New App for the #Oscars is 100% Free of Charge
February 25, 2012 at 4:03 pm
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have decided to launch a free Oscar's app for Apple iOS devices in preparation for the show tomorrow. The app will allow users to choose from over 20 live camera feeds located backstage and on the red carpet over the course of the show, as [Full Story…]
Former Equity Analyst Creates Successful Dating App
February 22, 2012 at 5:06 pm
In 2005, Clifford Lerner, along with his brother, Darrell, founded NY-based Snap Interactive, whose main product, a dating site called IAmFreeTonight.com, helped people with busy schedules make last-minute plans to travel out-of-town. The company was probably inspired by the lifestyle Lerner led as [Full Story…]
A Look at “10 NY Startups to Watch this Year”
February 22, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Business Insider recently composed a list detailing the 10 NY-based startups deemed to be the most exciting, innovative and transformative in 2012. Some of the companies that made the list include: Flow - An emerging "big data" firm founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Eric Alterman. The [Full Story…]
DOT Speeds Up Its Use of Technology
February 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm
The city's Department of Transportation is chugging its way into the 21st century and bringing technology to the streets. Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan told MetroFocus that DOT has spent $296 million on traffic signal technology in the past for years. Kahn says it’s a small amount compared to [Full Story…]
At NY Toy Fair, Apps are Toys and Toys are Apps #tf12
February 15, 2012 at 12:06 pm
In a time when mobile applications seem to be in virtually every facet of life, there's no wonder why big toy companies are starting to hop on the bandwagon. Hence, this week at the American International Toy Fair taking place in NY, toy companies are displaying their apps. According to The Wall [Full Story…]
NYC Condom Finder App Upgraded for #ValentinesDay
February 14, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the NYC Health Dept. upgraded its condom-finding mobile app. Compatible with almost every type of mobile device, the app uses GPS to locate the nearest vendor of free NYC Condoms. It’s been downloaded more than 25,000 times in the past year, which New York [Full Story…]
App Helps NYPD Collar iPerps
February 14, 2012 at 10:32 am
To fight electronic thefts in NY, the NYPD has been deploying technology to mostly combat the soaring incidents of stolen iPhones. In particular, police are locating the stolen goods using Find My iPhone, an app that helps a person track down their iPhone when it goes missing. Devices, however, [Full Story…]
#ValentinesDay Inspired Apps are Trite, Lame and Could Come Back to Haunt You, Says Felten
February 14, 2012 at 8:08 am
Eric Felten at The Wall Street Journal recently examined an assortment of Valentine's Day inspired apps and finds most of them trite—and possibly even detrimental to relationships. Apps like Romantext offers “professionally written text messages” like “I am so in love with you," as Felten [Full Story…]
#NYFW – Apps Make Insider Events Open to All
February 13, 2012 at 3:31 pm
There is a new emergence of iPhone apps designed for fashion insiders to stay up to the minute during NY Fashion Week. Some of the apps, highlighted by Adweek, include: Fashion GPS allows its 4,5000 users to register for Fashion Week events, locate shows on an interactive map and check in by [Full Story…]
Public Vote Opens for the NYC BigApps 3.0 Competition
February 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm
The New York Economic Development Corp. received nearly 100 submissions for NYC BigApps 3.0 competition. Late yesterday, the organization announced that public voting is now open until Wednesday, Mar. 8. Some of the apps in the running include Taxonomy, which allows users to hail a cab from [Full Story…]
Flawed iPad App Causes Some Citi Customers to Pay Twice
February 10, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Citibank acknowledged that customers using iPad bill payment apps were charged twice. Dealbook reports that the problems started in July but weren’t detected until December. Citi said they traced the problem to an iPad application. Other mobile apps and the bank’s online bill payment systems [Full Story…]
Knicks Launch New App for Fans
February 6, 2012 at 2:26 pm
The New York Knicks have launched a new mobile app that gives fans live scores, in-game stats, player bios along with schedule and purchase links. It will incorporate KnicksNow.com content, including player interviews, links to game highlights, photo galleries and the official Facebook and Twitter [Full Story…]
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