Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
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Comedy Central to launch Twitter comedy festival
Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is the soul of wit, Comedy Central is partnering with Twitter for a comedy festival played out in 140 characters and six-second videos.
YouTube announces shutdown in April Fool’s prank
In an elaborate April Fool’s prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video.
Michelle Obama’s dance moves go viral on YouTube
A video clip of First Lady Michelle Obama grooving with a dressed-in-drag Jimmy Fallon on his late-night comedy talk show has gone viral on YouTube Saturday.
Apple sells 25 billionth song at iTunes store
Apple on Wednesday announced that the number of digital songs downloaded from its iTunes Store has topped 25 billion.
Providence theater experiments with ‘tweet seats’
Sarah Bertness slipped into her seat at a recent staging of the musical “Million Dollar Quartet” and, when the lights dimmed, started doing something that’s long been taboo inside theaters: typing away at her iPhone.
Justin Bieber overtakes Lady Gaga in Twitter follower race
It took two days longer than expected, but Justin Bieber succeeded Tuesday in overtaking fellow pop idol Lady Gaga as the most followed person on Twitter.
Justin Bieber set to outpace Lady Gaga on Twitter
Teen idol Justin Bieber is set to make Twitter history this weekend when he is forecast to overtake Lady Gaga as the most followed person on the microblogging website.
Pinball wizard puts Facebook users on Yellow Brick Road
Pinball and slot machine wizard Joe Kaminkow is working his magic on the social games scene pioneered by Zynga and taking Facebook users along the yellow-brick road as his opening move.
Fox launches streaming films with iTunes, Google
Twentieth Century Fox, the cinema unit of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., said Tuesday it would offer streaming movies for various devices through Apple’s iTunes, Google Play and other services.
Xbox 360 synchs with smartphones and tablets
Microsoft on Monday continued its quest to be at the heart of home entertainment by synching Xbox 360 videogame consoles to smartphones and tablets while adding more blockbuster content.
MGM films added to YouTube online rentals
Classic films from iconic US studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on Monday were added to the library of works available for online rental at YouTube and Google Play.
Facebook fans get to play out celebrity fantasies
A trio of console videogame stars joined the online social play revolution with a free-to-play title that lets folks at Facebook virtually live out celebrity fantasies.
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