You’ve probably seen the videos making their way around the Internet — an unabashed stab at Facebook and the other giants like Twitter and Google. Today, I got to hop on the phone with Natasha Dedis, the founder and CEO of Unthink. Below is the transcription of the interview, along with the company’s newest video […]

Bleacher Report is an online sports network that touts 8.5 million unique visitors monthly and 350 million monthly page views. It consists of content produced by a hearty mix of professionals and fans, adding up to a total of 6,000 contributors submitting 500 pieces a day. Bleacher Report is now upping its game. The site […]

Does this really surprise anyone? Google’s social search has been around for awhile, of course its own branded effort would be integrated in short order. (See the listing of people below the main result in the screen capture above? They are the ones in my circles who “+1’d” that particular result.) The Washington Post was […]

The use of social media to organize and incite protests in the Arab world earlier this year was largely praised, but with the recent England riots, opinions have changed despite similar root issues. Megan Boler, a media studies professor in Toronto, says, “The real reasons for this rebellion, which is a better word for it […]

You may have already read about Audiosocket in Mashable or TechCrunch, or maybe you’ve read the profile on it done by Entrepreneur magazine. Even if you haven’t, you’re in for a treat with this interview with a man who is revolutionizing online music licensing, Audiosocket CEO Brent McCrossen. [In the interest of transparency I must […]

The Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism recently announced the recipients of this year’s honors. The $10,000 grand prize was awarded to Storify for its drag-and-drop utilities that allow users to create dynamic, multimedia, Web-based stories in an embeddable platform. Creators can pull together video, photos, and text from sites like Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and […]