Online Media
Farewell from Intern Gil Kaplun
I have seen things grow. My youngest cousin Jeremy was born when I was 12 years old. He is now eight years old and I remember when he started crawling, walking, and talking. I have watched my basketball team grow from a middle of the pack team, to a potential contender, to a team that…
Read MoreSh*t Not To Say During That Big Job Interview
The employment process is often much like dating. You spend time searching through tons of prospects in hopes of finding the right “fit.” It’s often very time consuming, nerve wracking, and it may take a few duds before you find success. The first interview with a company can remind you of a first date: you…
Read MoreSocial Media On TV: Tweeting With Your Shows!
Earlier this morning I attended PluggedIn Ventures Roundtable “Second Screens & Social TV” and it couldn’t have been better. I jotted a few notes and here’s a quick summary: Social TV, a general term for technology that supports communication and social interaction in either the context of watching television, or related to TV content is truly taking…
Read MoreWhat Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas: Hotel Databases BlackList Guests
The hotel industry, who have been hammered hard by online user generated content, are fighting back. No, they are not pasting over all those negative reviews of dirty bathrooms and dreadful views. They are fighting back against unruly guests. So if you had a bad weekend, and maybe put a stolen tiger in your hotel…
Read MoreDigital Media Continues to Take A Big Bite Out of the Big Apple
Nice to see Crain’s and Inc. magazine confirm what we here at AC Lion already know: NYC is a hot spot for fast-growing digital media companies. Of the annual list of 500 booming businesses, AC Lion’s sweet spot (or, new media advertising, as they call it), software and IT rule. It’s a full fifth of the…
Read MoreGOOAAALLLLLLL! And US Soccer Site Traffic is Finally on the Rise.
World Cup fever is spreading—and driving traffic online. Huge spike in FIFA.com traffic. On Opening Day, 1.2% of the global Internet audience visit the site. Geographical differences in visitation to FIFA.com suggest varying levels of interest in the World Cup depending on one’s corner of the globe. The Middle East-Africa (2.5% penetration) and Latin America…
Read MoreSarah Silverman gets “Grandma” to Vote
Article By: Joshua ‘The Red’ Russak (Red@aclion.com) The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo. 2008 is a hip-year for voters. Besides the fact that the candidates have driven more intrest through YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, Facebook and other social-media Web2.0 sites…there are so many 2nd tier efforts taking place on the side by companies…
Read MoreFinancial Bailout leaves Tech & Media Behind…
Front-and-center on the Yahoo! homepage: Citigroup to buy Wachovia banking operations! Bear, Lehman and WaMu…now we have arrived at Wachovia!? “In the latest byproduct of the widening global financial crisis, Citigroup Inc. will acquire the banking operations of Wachovia Corp. in a deal facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.” How will this effect the…
Read MoreLast Day To Vote – “Silicon Alley 100″
Article By: Joshua ‘The Red’ Russak (Red@aclion.com) Silicon Alley Insider is a business blog, produced by and for the New York digital business community…and easily one of my favorite blogs in the Online Space! Only in their 2nd year, they are now hosting their second Silicon Alley 100, an “annual list of the 100 most…
Read MoreWeb2.0 Applications Are Getting Easier To Hack
Article By: Joshua ‘The Red’ Russak (Red@aclion.com) Forbes Article Reformed Hacker Looks Back, brings to light just how vulnerable Web2.0 technology is to hackers like hacker legend Kevin Mitnick. Kevin David Mitnick is a computer security consultant who was a controversial computer hacker in the late 20th century. In 1999, Mitnick admitted to the authorities…
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