After 10 years on air The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson is calling it quits. The TV personality stunned members of his audience on Monday, announcing his departure during a live taping. During his announcement Ferguson joked?: “CBS and I are not getting divorced, we are ‘consciously uncoupling,’ but we will still spend holidays together and…Continue Reading ›
WWE legend ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is a supporter of marriage equality. The legendary wrestler posted a podcast in support of equality in July 2013, a clip that has just now started to gain traction on YouTube. Perhaps because Steve Austin is usually a foul-mouthed tough guy, nobody bothered to really watch his video until…Continue Reading ›
A recent study found that major brands on Facebook are finding it hard to reach more than 2% of the Facebook fans they have attracted. In some cases that number has fallen below 1% or even 0.5%. While it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract eyeballs to our posts, at least organically, there are some…Continue Reading ›
Remember when Mark Zuckerberg purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion and a bunch of people scratched their collective heads? The social messaging platform has just announced that it is now servicing 500 million active users. In a blog post on the official WhatsApp website the company writes: “Thanks to all of you, half a billion people…Continue Reading ›
Hyper-local anonymous chat app Yik Yak has pulled ahead of its cyberbullying controversy to raise $1.5 million in seed funding. The app, which had become popular among school kids, has been banned in some areas because of its ability to anonymously bully children. Shortly after realizing the repercussions of the app, its co-founder installed “geo-fences”…Continue Reading ›
Simply Measured has unveiled its new Facebook Insights with Ads platform. The new feature allows brands to easily view their owned, earned, and paid social efforts, all from a single dashboard. The new platform also includes the option to export that data with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. In a blog post, Product Manager Lindzee McCain…Continue Reading ›
Last week Google Glass went on sale to the masses for one day only. This week the company has announced SMS and Glassware Calender updates for iOS users. The first of the new features allows iPhone users to receive notifications for incoming text messages, a feature that is already available for Android handset users. Enabling…Continue Reading ›
A video of Air Canada baggage handlers throwing gate checked baggage has gone viral. The bags, which were checked at the last minute, were tossed from as high as twenty feet. The video, posted on Thursday, has racked up more than 1.6 million YouTube views. In the video, a baggage handler stands at the top…Continue Reading ›
Arcade Fire has just announced plans to play a surprise show tonight, at the legendary Roxy on the Sunset Strip. The last minute show in Los Angeles was announced by way of the groups Facebook page. Arcade Fire made news this week when they closed out the first weekend of Coachella and performed a cover…Continue Reading ›
Twitter, Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children’s Hospital have teamed up to study food poisoning. The social network on Thursday announced the partnership, which provides both institutions with free access to Twitter’s social media data pipeline. The two medical institutions were “one” of six institutions to receive access via the Twitter Data Grants program. That…Continue Reading ›
