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Yahoo acquired micro-blogging service Tumblr this week for a reported $1.1 billion in cash and a promise “not to screw it up.” In good taste, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the deal on Yahoo’s tumblr and included an appropriate animated gif to commemorate the occasion. Tumblr founder David Karp responded on the Tumblr Staff blog with reassurances that Tumblr will remain autonomous and not be painted purple….
To help market Pixar’s upcoming film based on Dia de los Muertos, Disney thought it would be a good idea to attempt to trademark the holiday. Luckily, Latinos were able to use Twitter to convince Disney of how that is actually a terrible idea. Due to the pressure it faced from such social media backlash,…
Mark your calendars—Social Media Week is returning to Los Angeles September 23-27, 2013. Led by Drew Baldwin and Joshua Cohen of Tubefilter and the Streamy Awards, SMWLA 2013 will feature another week of free, engaging events featuring keynotes from leaders in social media and communications technology, roundtable discussions, workshops, classes, demos, and more. For those…
The morning session on Day 4 of Social Media Week LA started with a show of hands of how many people watch television with a connected device. Most of the hands in the room went up. Not as many for how many watch with two, but the big message today is that real time conversations…
SMWLA Cross-City Food Truck Challenge Winners
The Social Media Week Cross-City Challenge is at its end and the results have been, well, surprising! Chicago took the ultimate lead with Vancouver following at a close second. London came in third and Los Angeles came in fourth (boo!). For the final points tally for each entrant, you can check out the leaderboard but…
Social Media Week Day 3 went live with K-Swiss and “f*cking Kenny Powers” and later “f*cking Matt Damon” — the video not the person. The team from Jimmy Kimmel Live talked about transitioning from mediocre marketing to creating a 2nd stream experience that bumped up the show ratings and built Jimmy Kimmel’s Brand. Pop-up Pantry…
Startups, Smart Girls and Sports were the three big topics streaming during Day 2 of Social Media Week LA. The words authentic, organic and VC were also in heavy rotation, especially if you’re in business to build relationships, not just with your audience, but with big brand partners as well. Forget the vanity metrics and…
Social Media Media Week LA went live at io/LAand the historic Egyptian Theatre September 24 – 28, 2012. We’re excited about what this conference means for the growth of communication, interaction with each other and the organizations that we care about. Troy Carter — Lady Gaga’s manager — packed the house. Mobile Roadie, ParkMe and…
Madame Tussauds Hollywood, the legendary wax museum, announced this week the official kick off of its “Social Media Figure Contest” during Social Media Week Los Angeles, a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media. For the first time ever, consumers will have the opportunity to select who they would like to…
Called “the most remarkable talk-show host ever on TV” by TV Guide, Larry King is behind the mic again – this time online – as host of Larry King Now for Hulu and Ora.tv. The cable news pioneer sets up shop at the historic Egyptian Theatre during Social Media Week. He sits down with actor, comedian, rapper, and…