Questlove’s Digital Memoir: Humanizing What We Idolize
We live in a culture that has enabled people to believe they know celebrities based on gossip blogs, tweets and status updates. The things we think we know have been filtered through rumor mills, taken out of context and embellished by people 1,000 degrees separated from the celebrity in question. The Roots drummer and Jimmy [...]
Read MoretwtMob and Diddy-Dirty Money Catch the Last Train to Paris
Want a chance to run the city with Diddy? And how about some Dirty Money to sweeten the deal? twtMob has joined forces with RealNetworks® Inc. to launch the “Win a Chance to Hang with Diddy-Dirty Money” contest on Twitter. The RealNetworks/twtMob collabo has fostered a unique new program designed to promote the hottest new ringtones ringback [...]
Read MorePretty Boy Swag: Soulja Boy Livestreams Event Via Mobile Devices
Soulja Boy was one of the first hip-hop artists to use the web to successfully launch his career. Since his earworm of a first single “Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)”, the artist has risen to the top of the charts by successfully leveraging his web presence. Who can forget the Soulja Boy instructional video showing everyone [...]
Read MoreLeBron James Trending on Twitter
Lebron James is a free agent and Twitter is buzzing with speculation as to what will happen. The attention this is getting on Twitter has many users wishing it would stop, while others point out that the Lakers are going to three-peat anyway, so his choice is irrelevant. Even Conan chimed in to give his [...]
Read MoreTrend with Truth: Kat Stacks’ Digital Beatdown
Apparently, getting beat up twice in one month, warrants your name becoming a Twitter trending topic. News broke this morning that Kat Stacks had once again been the victim of a physical altercation and just like the previous incident, there was video for all to see. And so the web started buzzing, particularly Twitter. As [...]
Read MoreOprah’s 10th Anniversary Gift to Magazine Staff: iPad and $10,000
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of O Magazine, charitable and generous Oprah Winfrey gave each member of the staff their very own Apple iPad and a check for $10,000. A magazine spokeswoman said, “As a thank you for their hard work and dedication, Oprah Winfrey surprised the staff of O, The Oprah Magazine with an [...]
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