Spotify Launches in the US

Spotify, in some circles, has been labeled the “iTunes killer” and now the music-streaming service has finally launched in the United States. The concept is simple. You sign up for an account and get access to 15 million songs. Depending on the type of account you have, it will determine if you will get the service ad-free or have unlimited streaming. It will also determine...

‘Inside’ Movie – Social Media x Hollywood

Get ready for a new kind of movie experience. ‘Inside’ takes various forms of social media and infuses it with the movie experience, allowing the user to get involved and influence the events in the film. Presented by Intel and Toshiba, ‘Inside’ is directed by DJ Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) and stars Emmy Rossum. The film follows a young woman trapped inside a...

Facebook x Skype

Facebook announced a new partnership with Skype yesterday, enabling users to make free video calls to their friends through the social networking site. Rolling out internationally in the next few weeks, the widely anticipated feature brings together two of the web’s most popular consumer services and is a sign of the way “social apps” will become more prevalent, Mark Zuckerberg,...

Beck’s Green Box Project

  With growing constraint on art funding, be it from public or private sectors, artists have to show restraint with their most ambitious projects and cater to what the markets want. The Green Box Project hopes to correct that trend. Wholly sponsored by Beck’s Beer, Nick Knight of SHOWstudio fame and Grammy winning producer Sam Spiegel at the helm, the 3-year long project...

What Happens On the Internet In 60 Seconds (Infographic)

A lot can happen in a New York minute, but what happens every 60 seconds on the internet? The people over a Mashable and Go-Gulf came up with the infographic below displaying everything that happens in this short amount of time. Some of the points have been highlighted below. - 168 million emails to be sent - 695,000+ Facebook status updates to be made - 13,000 + hours of music to be...

Google+ Project – Google’s Answer to Facebook

After several misfires in the realm of social media, Google hopes to get things right with the official launch of the Google+ project. The highly defined platform is the work that seemingly only a brand like Google could pull off given the massive infrastructure and ressources required. Off the bat, several different features include Circles (creating connections), Stream (a focalized...

Banjo Puts All Of Your Social Networks Together In One Place

It seems like every couple of months (or weeks) a new social media platform is introduced. Having Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, Instagram and more to keep up with can be time consuming, and is also abig part of your daily battery consumption. Banjo, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California has launched a new mobile app that integrates all of your networks so you can see all...

Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck – Hitting the Streets Today

Introducing the Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck, a mobile platform to serve the Big Apple with new delectables straight from Nike Sportswear’s Summer 2011 Collection. A part of the new “Always On” campaign, the truck (along with enticing treats) will travel to various locations starting today Friday, June 24th, till August. To follow the where about and its location at all...