Question: What does the fourth-longest running American TV series, the city of Austin, Texas, and 45 pounds of bacon jam have in common? The answer was found in-between bites of deliciousness at the TODAY Munchie Mobile food trucks. As part of TODAY’s media presence at SXSW Interactive 2012, the Munchie Mobiles served close to 10,000 … read more here
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Facebook files for IPO
February 1, 2012 by
Facebook today filed to go public in a bid to raise $5 billion with a mammoth stock offering . Facebook’s IPO has been eagerly anticipated as a defining moment for the latest Web investing boom. The social-networking company, with more than 800 million members, has redefined the way millions of people worldwide interact and share … read more here
Social-media start-ups find it harder to stand out
September 20, 2011 by
As publicity stunts go, this one’s in the vein of Jack Kerouac-meets-fellow-foodies in a social-media setting. Executives of Bizzy, an online check-in service primarily for restaurants, are traversing the Pacific Northwest, getting in front of customers at local restaurants and bars to introduce themselves and get feedback. The jaunt through Oregon and Washington is an abbreviated … read more here
Can Justin Timberlake help bring Myspace back?
June 30, 2011 by
Tim Vanderhook is the guy who fronted the group that spent $35 million on Myspace. Why? “Getting the No. 2 social-media platform, with the right strategy, could be massive,” says the CEO of Specific Media, the ad-targeting firm that snapped up the beleaguered social-networking company after a prolonged bidding process. Ordinarily, this would be a … read more here
Polar Puzzles HD: Chill out with this iPad game (by Blue Frog gaming)
June 22, 2011 by
If you’re ready to play a puzzle game with another kind of bird — one that is equally as “angry,” mind you — then Polar Puzzles HD is a cool pick for a hot summer. In this iPad game, you play as Peter the Penguin, a hapless father determined to rescue his two little chicks … read more here
Hotel app finds great last-minute deals
May 31, 2011 by
Perhaps you’re out partying late one night in Boston, Denver or Seattle, or maybe a business meeting ran long in Chicago, and you missed your flight out of O’Hare. Either way, you need a hotel room five minutes ago. Many hotel-booking websites won’t accept bookings as the wee hours approach, or if they do, the … read more here
