Google programmer Aaron Boodman just launched a slick new interface for viewing your friends’ updates on Twitter. Your initial reaction might be, “Huh? Isn’t that what Twitter is supposed to do?” Yes, but as any power Twitter user knows, really keeping in touch with the people who matter to you most can be a bit [...]

Although most “celebrities” on Twitter are either accounts run by publicists (Snoop Dogg), certifiable fakes (Lindsay Lohan) or just plain imaginary (Don Draper), there are some celebs on Twitter that are the real deal. So if you want to add a bit of glitz to your feed, roll out the red carpet and follow these [...]

It was only a few weeks ago that 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide in front of hundreds of viewers on the livestreaming video site Justin.tv, yet New York based filmmaker Jonathan Parisen has already begun shooting a film based the tragic event.
Although the film, tentatively titled “Watch Me Die,” will be inspired by what [...]

Atlanta, GA - My sister and I were sorely disappointed this morning to find an unknown anchor sitting in for T.J. Holmes during our much anticipated CNN Studio Tour. Despite the extreme earliness and weekendness of T.J.’s appearances on CNN Newsroom, we purchased tickets for the 9:20am tour just so we could see him in [...]

Fred Armisen played a little joke on YouTubers over the summer, with the help of a relatively unknown actress-comic named Charlene Yi. I say “relatively unknown” because when I first saw these videos, I sincerely felt sorry for what appeared to be a 12-year-old kid who honestly believed this audition might get her a spot [...]

If you search by actor name on Hulu.com, you’ll notice the thumbnails for each search result are actually frames that contain the actor you searched for. I have no idea how they do this, but it is very cool. Check it out:
First, search for Antonio Banderas. You’ll see the second result is for SNL skit [...]

Remember how I wrote all that stuff about email being the next big thing? Remember all that stuff about the hidden social network within email? Hah! Those were good times.
Sad to say it, but I think I was wrong. Taking a look at my inbox these days - my personal inbox - I find that [...]

Top ten best tweets about watching fireworks in San Francisco:

Number 10
Victoria_Is: still finding it intriguing that San Francisco and its residents consider brightly colored fog to be actual, honest-to-god FIREWORKS
Number 9
feorlen: typical San francisco fourth of July. Hope you weren’t expecting to actually see the fireworks, bring a coat [...]

Non-famous people twittering about mundane things isn’t interesting, but famous people twittering about mundane things is. For instance, we don’t really want to read about you brushing your teeth, going to pick up your kids, or the aches you have in the morning. But if Brad Pitt twittered about his morning aches, it would be [...]

Although your average, everyday person might not think of themselves as having a “personal brand” or even knowing what that term means, they usually do understand one thing: the results that come up when someone searches for their name and the fact that these results essentially represent who they are to other people, especially people [...]

During my time at both Flickr and Polyvore, I saw first hand the type of unwanted content and communication that happens within online communities. Between the two sites, a lot of it was very similar; pornographic uploads, derogatory comments and users complaining about and sometimes ganging up on each other. The difference, however, did exist [...]

This past weekend was completely obliterated by the single most emotionally manipulative show ever created: Lost. Unfortunately I could only get through about three and a half of the six discs before I had to turn it off. I found the writing to be painfully glib and there seemed to be an emotionally charged [...]

A few weeks ago I read about the Mobile Connections thing happening at Supernova 2008. Although I read about it after the deadline, I decided to put together a concept anyway. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to submit it in time, but, as part of my No Photoshop File Left Behind™ Program, I’m going to go [...]

I’ve never gotten into online communities. Social networks, yes. Online communities, not so much. What’s the difference? Well, online communities form around shared interests, while social networks form around relationships. As I wrote in “Most Valuable Players,” I think it’s the ultimate goal of most online communities to eventually become social networks, i.e., Flickr making [...]

I am super late to the microblogging scene, even though it’s a form of expression that I totally love. Unlike most Twitterers out there, my microblogging experience really began with Facebook status updates. But I didn’t really get into it until I received an invite to Brightkite’s beta, and now I’m completely hooked. Although it’s [...]