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…]
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…]
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…]
NY Native Takes Startup from Cambridge to Manhattan
February 24, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Danielle Weinblatt, CEO of Take the Interview, a startup from Cambridge, MA is moving the company to NY with the hopes of receiving additional funding. The startup helps employers become more efficient in their hiring process with the development of a platform that allows recruiters to screen [Full Story…]
NY DOB Site Adds Extra Cyber Security After Crash
February 23, 2012 at 4:56 pm
According to the New York Post “information gathering services” crashed NY's Dept. of Buildings website earlier this month. The site normally has 7 million visitors a week, but between Feb. 6 -12, the site failed when it experienced 9 billion visits. In response, the DOB is adding an extra [Full Story…]
NY State to Sell Excess Assets on Ebay
February 23, 2012 at 3:26 pm
NY State's excess assets including vehicles, cell phones, medical equipment, highway equipment, office furniture etc. will be sold on Ebay. Selling the unneeded equipment will help the state cut back on operating costs and inventory, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. The sale will begin in [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…]
Is NY Startup Fab Growing too Fast?
February 23, 2012 at 11:04 am
Last week the flash sale site Fab, a NY design flash-sales focused startup that is less than a year old, launched five new verticals and this week the company bought Berlin-based Casacanda and opened up its first international site, Fab.de. The moves prompted Fast Company to ask if the startup is [Full Story…]
NJ Real Estate and the Race for Links
February 23, 2012 at 8:11 am
Sometimes, especially in the business world, it pays to be the first; Monmouth county (New Jersey) real estate broker, Larry Vecchio, knows this very well. That is why he began buying Internet domain names in the late-90's that he predicted would be useful: and that they were. According to a [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…]
Dave McClure’s Top Six Internet Trends for 2012
February 22, 2012 at 11:11 am
By Lauren Keyson In February, Dave McClure and Paul Singh, founders of 500 Startups, brought their Demo Day East to NY for the second time this year for an invite-only showing at General Assembly. This event was primarily for accredited investors and 500 Startups mentors and advisors. While [Full Story…]
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