AllHipHop.com and Justin BUA Pay Tribute to Adam “MCA” Yauch on Twitter
With the sad news of Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys’ death, the hip-hop community has been paying their respect through editorials, television specials, and even social media. AllHipHop.com and artist Justin BUA teamed up to celebrate the life of MCA through a contest on Twitter. Five people have the chance to win a signed copy of [...]
Read MoreOprah Has the World Saying “Thanks!” With New Facebook Game
I’m sure no one thought that saying a simple thank you to someone would turn into a Facebook game. But Oprah took it upon herself to do just that. She recently launched the Thank You Game on her television network OWN’s page. The game is pretty simple, all you have to do is click the [...]
Read MoreHow Mike Tyson Became a Social Media Heavyweight
Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet. Whatever nickname you know him by, you’re probably familiar with the ex-heavyweight champion boxer and current celebrity entertainer Mike Tyson. But did you know he’s also made himself into a hit on social media? Tyson has gathered some 4 million combined followers onTwitter and Facebook, and his YouTube [...]
Read MoreMajor Google+ Redesign Puts Focus on Discovery, Lets Users Customize Layout
Google has just announced that it is completely redesigning the Google+ interface, with a new focus on customization, improved photo and video experiences, and a new hangouts interface — among many other changes. While this new design hasn’t rolled out to everyone yet, it should be rolling out over the next few days. There’s no [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Joins the Pinterest Craze
From Twitter to Tumblr, President Obama seems to have the social media thing down. But he just added one more account to the list, Pinterest. The President’s Pinterest was announced via his Twitter account. Thus far he has approximately eight boards, 32 pins, and 1,156 followers. Some of the boards include Obama inspired recipes, Pet Lovers [...]
Read MoreJay-Z Amex Sync Show Concert to be Live-Streamed at SXSW, Fans Tweet Songs They Want Him to Perform
American Express ‘s Amex Sync Show featuring Jay-Z at SXSW on March 8 will be live- streamed on YouTube in addition to a Twitter campaign leading up the event. Fans will be able to choose songs Jay-Z will perform by tweeting the song with the hashtag #JAYZSyncShow. He will perform the most request song at [...]
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