“Within the poster-strewn walls and pizza-covered floors of America’s college dormitories, there are thousands of businesses being built as we speak.” So reads the casting call for a new reality show produced by Alloy Digital, the creators of YouTube channel Smosh with 8.8 million+ subscribers. Dorm Biz is looking for eight startups from across the country…
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This summer, aside from the opportunity to intern for companies and startups around the country (like this opportunity with Tech Cocktail), you can watch a Google internship play out on the big screen. The Internship features Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as ex-salesmen who defy the odds by talking their way into an internship at Google. Watch The Internship movie…
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Movies, commercials, and television shows all require elaborate scheduling and collaboration. The organization that goes into a production – whether it’s big, small, reality-based or scripted – is remarkable. Coordinating talent, production crews, and logistics is challenging, to say the least. NYC-based startup Scenios recently launched a cloud-based platform to make it easier to coordinate…
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In previous posts, I have discussed how independent games like Minecraft, Bastion, Journey and Botanicula succeed in providing amazing gaming experiences without a huge budget. Unlike large video studios, independent game developers have more freedom to express themselves using video games as a communication medium and as an artistic expression. Even though being an independent…
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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….
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