Obama at Facebook: New media, traditional tone PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – President Barack Obama likely has a few more “friends” after a town hall at Facebook headquarters Wednesday, but the real winner may be the medium of social networking itself, which commands not just the attention of politicians but now an appearance from the [...]
Scoop from the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
April 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Scoop from the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards share: digg facebook twitter Nowhere was that quite as evident as on the red carpet of the 22nd Annual GLAAD media awards in Los Angeles where stars from such shows as Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy and Nurse Jackie represented the LGBT community in the media. Modern Family’s [...]
Facebook looks to strengthen media partnership
April 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
Facebook looks to strengthen media partnership (AP:SAN DIEGO) Facebook is looking to strengthen its relationship with the news media and has already helped boost traffic to news websites, a top executive told journalists Thursday. Read more on INO News
Google And Facebook Continue To Lead Referral Traffic For Videos On Media Sites
February 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Google And Facebook Continue To Lead Referral Traffic For Videos On Media Sites In the third quarter of 2010, BrightCove and Tube Mogul’s Online Video & The Media Industry report showed that Facebook passed Yahoo to become the No. 2 source of traffic to online videos at media sites. (The study measures videos across the [...]
Hungary clamps down on Internet, media
January 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Hungary clamps down on Internet, media BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 31 (UPI) — Hungary says it will regulate all media in or directed at the country, including Internet news sites and Web-based publications. Read more on UPI
10 Media Predictions for 2011, from Facebook to Katie Couric
January 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
10 Media Predictions for 2011, from Facebook to Katie Couric Oprah Winfrey’s new network will be a ratings failure, X Factor will trump Idol, Yahoo’s CEO will be fired. Peter Lauria gazes into his crystal ball for these and more forecasts for the coming year. Read more on The Daily Beast via Yahoo! News
Facebook Planning to Launch Commenting System For Big Media
Facebook Planning to Launch Commenting System For Big Media Caroline McCarthy over at CNET has broken the news that Facebook will be launching a comment system for third party websites in a few weeks. Right now plenty of websites have enabled this kind of functionality through Facebook Connect or social widgets. The advantage of using [...]