On the eve of Super Bowl Sunday, even if you don’t like the teams playing this year (Go Bears!), you can still plan on enjoying the Super Bowl commercials and the variety of interactivity and entertainment that will fill tomorrow night, especially the spots that involve technology companies and entrepreneurs. Now at an all time…
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Tonight is the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby which is a summer tradition that I’ve been a big fan of since I was a little leaguer. Tonight though has a new twist as players have the opportunity to provide live commentary, photos and video through the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Major League Baseball…
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Earlier today we reported the sale of MySpace to Specific Media for $35 million. This was not a surprise as News Corp has been looking for an exit strategy with MySpace for awhile now. What is somewhat interesting is the new ownership and the involvement of musician Justin Timberlake. We first caught news of this…
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If you ever dreamed of working in Hollywood, well, now you can – without even moving there. Director/writer Leone Marucci and star Q’orianka Kilcher (from Terrence Malick’s The New World) are inviting online audiences to determine the final cut of their new film, The Power of Few, with a digital editing contest, ‘Scene 64.’ Participants can view…
Read MoreSince hooking up a Google TV to my television, I have enjoyed watching streaming videos from YouTube, Amazon Video on Demand and Netflix but just a couple of weeks ago Amazon made a huge improvement to its Video on Demand service. It made all video rentals free for Amazon Prime members. Since the announcement, I’ve…
Read MoreNow that we have your attention – yes, it’s true. At the Consumer Electronics Show last month, Sony hyped their expanded content offerings in 3D, and today marks the release of the a 3D version of the illustrious Sports Illustrated swimsuit selection television special. It’s available for rent or purchase to PlayStation 3 gamers and…
Read MoreAfter much anticipation this week, we saw that Eminem teamed with Brisk to produce his first ever commercial. We were excited just to see the advertisement in the first quarter of the Super Bowl. You can watch the Eminem Super Bowl commercial below. Let us know what you think in the comments. NOTE: they have hidden…
Read MoreIn case you missed it this past Saturday night, Mark Zuckerberg made a cameo on Saturday Night Live along side Jesse Eisenberg, actor and star of the film The Social Network. It’s nice to see the young CEO starting to come out and show his own personality. It makes a lot of sense for Mark…
Read MoreToday we covered Lady Gaga and her participation as the “Creative Director” of Polaroid, so it only makes sense to share that today Intel announced that Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas is Intel’s new Director of Creative Innovation. I’d call this the beginning of a tech company trend. What’s next? Taylor Swift as Director…
Read MoreThis morning, the Academy of Motion Pictures announced the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards, and, as expected, The Social Network was nominated in several categories. We absolutely loved the movie (see Frank’s review), so we are looking forward to seeing if The Social Network can overthrow The King’s Speech, which has generated equally ardent…
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SnagFilms, a Washington, D.C. based startup, announced earlier this week it has received $10 million in growth capital from new investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC). The round of funding also included existing investors, including Ted Leonsis (SnagFilms’ Founder) and Steve Case. The additional financing will be used to expand its…
Read MoreWe were at the front of the line this past year when “The Social Network” was released. We even went to see it at midnight and then I shared my thoughts on the film in a review. So we were obviously happy to see that it took home a couple of Golden Globes last night….
Read MoreDo you want to make a quick $5? For a limited time, all you have to do is click this link and Amazon Video will credit your account $5 to be used on movies or TV shows at Amazon Video on Demand and send out a tweet for you. Tis’ the season to connect your…
Read MoreDuring the South by Southwest Film festival, I attended a special screening of the film Google Baby. Don’t be fooled by the name, Google Baby had little to do with Google and more do with babies. As in freezing embryos, fertilization and surrogate mothers. Yikes, I learned a lot more about baby making than I…
Read MoreFunny or Die, the online comedy video site founded by Will Ferrell, released a new video today taking on U.S. financial reform. It’s an All-Star cast, produced by Ron Howard and written by Adam McKay and Al Jean. The video (below) titled Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion posted by Will Ferrell brings together all the actors…
Read MoreWith the much anticipated launch of the Apple iPad I think it is safe to say the curtain has risen to a new era of casual & social interactive computing. Similar to how Apple’s iPhone changed the way we interact with our mobile devices by offering a touch screen, the Apple iPad will turn your…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More