LG Helps Fans Become “FAMEUS” and Save the Music
LG has joined forces with Lakeshore Entertainment to give fans an opportunity to win 50,000 in an effort to promote the highly anticipated FAME remake. To enter, fans can log on to www.LGFameus.com and upload a clip featuring a their performance the FAME theme song through October 5th. LG is encouraging people to log on and vote by offering a chance to win mobile phones and home entertainment theaters. LG will also make a donation to VH1 Save The Music Foundation for each vote cast on the microsite. The “Fameus” winners will be announced on October 12th.
Read MoreFord adds Gwen Peake to Social Media Division
Ford is already pretty well known for it’s social media strategy, led by Scott Monty, and was ranked the #1 Social Automotive Brand by Virtue.com. They not only use social media to engage with current customers (and potential customers) for Ford products, they also use it for Customer Service and to combat “haters” when those [...]
Read MoreThe Economist: Media Convergence Forum Promo
BlackWeb20.com isn’t sponsoring a “bring a buddy” bus trip to this conference and we’re not endorsing it, but have to admit that it is awfully smart. Huh? Watch the promo and take notes. This is our present and in the information passed in this video is our future.
Read MoreDell Unveils the Most Power Gaming Laptop in the Universe
Well, maybe not in the universe, but with headers like “Indisputable Power” and “Pure Domination” on its website, you can tell Dell is feeling itself right now. But the PC giant is right. When it comes to computer gaming, it all comes down to speed, power and graphics. Those three things are the difference between going on 10-hour questing missions with your guild on World of Warcraft or resigning yourself to casual Facebook games like Mafia Wars. So with that in mind, it be nice to have a gaming laptop that can handle all the heavy lifting and look good doing it, c’est no?
Read MoreAIMS Believes the NextEinstein Could be African
NextEinstein is a program that provides the opportunity for Africans to develop as independent, creative problem solvers and teachers. Grants and scholarships allow students throughout Africa to attend the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and be part of building a better continent.
Read MoreAAA Aims to Ban Texting While Driving, Across America
Texting is at an all time high and the wireless telecommunications association, CTIA, claims that 110 billion text messages are sent each month. Recent research shows that approximately 1 in 5 U.S. drivers admit to texting while operating a vehicle in the last 30 days. In an effort to improve roadway safety across America, the AAA and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety are working to ban all texting (and emailing) while driving in each state by 2013.
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