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…]
Computer Infections to Rise During #Oscars ?
February 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm
According to Alvin Estevez, co-founder and president of Enigma Software Group, computer viruses across the U.S. will increase by 30% tonight during the 2012 Academy Awards. He says he predicts this will be the second-most hacked day of 2012, taken in part from SpyWareRemove.com, which tracks [Full Story…]
People Expands its #Oscars Coverage
February 26, 2012 at 1:02 pm
The day after the Academy Awards is People.com’s biggest traffic day of the year. Millions peruse the site to see who made the best and worst dressed lists, so for tonight's event, , People will feature a new Facebook tie-in and a Pinterest board for red carpet fashions. It will also incorporate [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…]
High Profile Advisors Back WebThriftStore
February 25, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Esther Dyson, Oxygen Media President Jason Klarman and some other high profile advisors are backing WebThriftStore, a for profit NY startup that enables charities to set up online thrift stores on their website so they don't have to maintain their own brick and mortar shops. The company, founded [Full Story…]
Stricter Privacy Settings Becoming More Prevalent Among NY Facebookers
February 23, 2012 at 12:27 pm
According to a study by New York University's Polytechnic Institute, more and more Facebook users in NY are going private. Some of the most prominent findings were that the number of members hiding their friend's list rose 200 percent during the 15 month period the study was [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…]
Facebook Profile Passes for Legal ID at NY Bar
February 22, 2012 at 2:09 pm
When Ryan Sutton was carded recently at an East Village bar, he couldn’t find his New York State ID. So instead, took out his smartphone and called up his Facebook profile that said he was over 21. Eater reports though that anyone using this technique with the NYPD would likely get themselves [Full Story…]
Will Influx of Big Name Companies Stop NY’s Brain Drain?
February 22, 2012 at 8:11 am
A recent story from Bloomberg Businessweek, heralds the NY arrival of Silicon Valley companies Facebook, Twitter, social game maker Zynga, and other technology players who are hiring software coders and product designers in addition to marketing and salespeople. Local entrepreneurs say the influx of [Full Story…]
Building a Better Facebook in NY
February 19, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Facebook’s omniscient success is inspiring others to create better and less intrusive versions. Diaspora* was originally started by four NYU students—Daniel Grippi, Maxwell Saltzberg, Raphael Sofaer and Ilya Zhitomirskiy—and is open-sourced and controlled by its users. Ed Knutson, an [Full Story…]
Yext Founder Takes Big Risk, Shifts Entire Business
February 17, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Yext, a NY-based pay-per-call online advertising business, grew their annual revenue to $20 million in 2011; But shortly after this new found success, former CEO Howard Lerman decided to shift the entire business, virtually risking everything the company had accomplished. According to Business [Full Story…]
It’s Still Early Days for Digital Video, ANA Panel Says
February 17, 2012 at 3:07 pm
At the 2012 TV and Everything Video Forum in NY yesterday, speakers said that the nascent state of the business of providing consumers video--no matter if on TVs or on second screens-- can be compared to the television business six decades ago. The forum was presented by the Association of National [Full Story…]
City Announces Official Social Media Pages #SMWNY
February 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm
In a speech at Tumblr's headquarters yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the city would streamline efforts with four new central channels on Facebook and Twitter--as well as NY-based Tumblr and Foursquare--all under NYCGov. The Mayor said that in era where so many people get their news from [Full Story…]
NY High School Senior Explains: Why I Quit Facebook
February 17, 2012 at 8:11 am
In the New York Post, Zach Prochnik, an 18-year-old NY high school senior, describes in an op-ed why he quit Facebook. Instead of connecting with friends, Prochnik says that Facebook creates distance between friends. He also says that status posts and updates are merely a way of saying pay attention [Full Story…]
Despite Facebook and Google, NY Tech Scene is Still Fragile, Says Neumann
February 16, 2012 at 10:32 am
According to Angel investor Jerry Neumann, the politics of innovating are difficult because wherever there is change there is always some one who wants to maintain the status quo. Neumann, who backs NY-based tech companies including Yieldbot, 33Across and PlaceIQ, said big companies change by making [Full Story…]
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