Facebook Teams with Rotten Tomatoes for Instant Personalization
Facebook has teamed up with Rotten Tomatoes to expand their Instant Personalization feature. This is the controversial feature that allows a select few access to your Facebook data without your explicit permission. You don’t have to Connect with these sites, login, or otherwise authorize them. With Rotten Tomatoes, you’ll relevant movie reviews immediately “without having [...]
Read MoreNetflix Instant Streaming Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
Netflix has launched their free app for iPhone and iPod Touch. It was previously only available on the iPad, but they had promised to expand it to all iOS devices. That day has finally come. Now, for as little as $9/month, you can instantly stream unlimited movies and TV shows on a device that fits [...]
Read MoreBooshaka is Your Source for Breaking Facebook News
How many times have you discovered breaking news by logging on to Facebook and checking out your news stream? If you happen to live in an area outside of your home town, Facebook can be the second best way (RSS feeds are #1) to keep tabs of what is going on back home. Now, there is another source that will allow you to logon and see what is trending on all of Facebook. This source is called Booshaka. Find out more details inside.
Read MoreTheGrio’s 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
“Deep Space Engineer” is no movie role for Mary Spio; it’s the title the Syracuse and Georgia Tech alumna held at Ultra Corp before moving on to PanAmSat Corporation as a Senior Satellite Applications Engineer. A bona fide rocket scientist, Spio began gaining notoriety in her field when she joined Boeing in 2001 as the [...]
Read MoreYouTube Goes Hollywood
Last weekend, YouTube made its first tentative steps into the movie rental business. Entertainment-starved YouTubers tired of the standard funny or shocking viral videos can get a bit of culture. In a partnership with the Sundance Film Festival, users can rent movies from the 2009 and 2010 edition of the festival. The movies included in the beta run include:
Read MoreClicker is Your Complete Guide for Internet Television (UPDATED)
You missed that recent episode of V or the first episode of CSI’s crossover week. You know they aren’t showing re-runs and you can’t believe you forgot to set the DVR. Maybe you can catch them online, but where? Clicker is a service that will help you answer that exact question: Where are the shows I want to see playing online?
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