Which Governator Candidate Is Better at Twitter?
Ashton, Oprah, Britney, when will it end? Now Twitter is taking on a distinctly political bent, with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom using the service to announce his bid for governor of California....
View ArticleSkype Gets the Oprah Treatment
Oprah Winfrey may already be the Queen of All Media, but lately she’s been gunning for another title: Queen of All Tech. Thursday’s episode of the show (taped earlier this month) is entirely dedicated...
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Palin Nears One Million Facebook Fans, While Lagging on Twitter
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is certainly giving her Facebook fan page a workout this week, as she nears one million fans. Using the site to flack her new book, “Going...
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Why Broadcast TV Won't Miss Oprah
You can debate whether Oprah Winfrey’s plans to shut down her broadcast show–in 2011–and move to cable constitutes “news.” Ditto for what it means for the culture. But what do Oprah’s plans mean for...
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Viral Video: The Conan Debacle's Final Score (Game Goes to Letterman!)
The snake finally ate its own tail in the long-running NBC debacle over the network’s mishandling of its late-night switcheroo, with a Super Bowl promotion for David Letterman’s “Late Show” on CBS...
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Twitter's Wallflowers Get a Little Less Timid. But It's Still a Service for...
Twitter gets described as a conversation or a cocktail party, but it’s really more like a stage play. A few people do all the talking, and everyone else watches and listens. But that’s changing, a bit,...
View ArticleKindle Lover Oprah Fawns Over the iPad
Is Oprah Winfrey shifting gadget loyalties? The question comes to mind following some comments by Winfrey–-a prominent past booster of Amazon’s (AMZN) Kindle–-during a short segment of her influential...
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Is There an iPad Premium? Hearst Says Its Popular Mechanics App May Cost More...
Internet axiom: Digital stuff–movies, music, whatever–should cost less than its physical counterparts. Because it costs less to make it. But don’t tell Hearst. The publisher says it will charge at...
View ArticleDiscovery Ups Oprah Money, Gets More Oprah in Return
Discovery Communications, which is spending a lot of money to launch a new cable network with Oprah Winfrey, says it will be spending even more: Via an SEC filing, the cable guys say they will increase...
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A Hollywood Ending? The Timing of Zuckerberg's $100 Million Donation to...
The question is: Which movie was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinking about when he decided recently to fork over $100 million to public schools in Newark, New Jersey? Was it a bid to spiff up his...
View ArticleFor Facebook, Movie Damage Control
Facebook Inc. executives have sought to discredit a new film’s unflattering portrayal of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, even as they worked behind the scenes to influence the movie. Those efforts...
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BoomTown on TWiT: You Can't Say No to Oprah!
No, you may not, and that’s what I said on Leo Laporte’s terrific “This Week in Tech” online show last Sunday about why Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his recent $100 million donation to...
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Like BoomTown Said: Cisco Announces "Umi" Consumer Telepresence
In a post last week, BoomTown wrote that Cisco would introduce a consumer telepresence product. It did today in San Francisco at a press event. It is called, inexplicably, “Umi” telepresence. I’ll be...
View ArticleFlipboard's Newest Feature: Oprah
Buzzy iPad app Flipboard has a new talking point: Professional talker Oprah Winfrey. The social news service has struck a deal with OWN, the new cable network Winfrey is launching with Discovery, to...
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Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation
Late last month, BoomTown posted about a huge venture funding effort by the high-profile and even more highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, Flipboard. Today, its co-founder and...
View ArticleViral Video: Kimmel's "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye (to Oprah Winfrey)"
This is yet another hysterical video from late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, in a Boyz II Men tribute to the queen of daytime talk shows. Enjoy:
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Flipboard and Condé Nast Partner in Brand Ads Deal on Social Reading App
In an important deal for social reading app Flipboard, it has partnered with magazine giant Condé Nast to offer a slew of titles with branded advertising from major marketers American Express and...
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Oprah to Do Live Interview at Facebook Next Week
Look under your seats, Facebook staffers! TV legend Oprah Winfrey will be the latest and greatest celebrity to pay a visit to Facebook, where she’ll sit for one of Facebook’s live-streamed video...
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My Picks for Yahoo's Next CEO -- Maybe Snoop Dogg, Ya Digg?
The firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz leaves open one of the bigger and more difficult jobs in tech — one that has taken its toll on many. Nonetheless, rapper Snoop Dogg stepped right up to the Twitter...
View ArticleOprah's Next Tweet
I removed the tweet at the request of Nielsen. I intended no harm and apologize for the reference. – Oprah Winfrey, in a statement to the New York Times, referring to a tweet she published Sunday night...
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Fortune's "Most Powerful Women" Features Techies: IBM's Rometty Tops List,...
Fortune magazine put out its “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” list today, which was topped by IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. The nod to the leader of the longtime tech giant was followed by...
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GPS for the Web Soul: Huffington Post and OWN Launch HuffPost OWN
The Huffington Post Media Group and the Oprah Winfrey Network are today launching a site the pair of media giants had announced in May, called — no surprise — HuffPost OWN. The latest niche...
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SkinnyScoop Bets That There's an Oprah in Everyone
A new social Web site, called SkinnyScoop and built around lists of recommendations, has two X chromosomes in mind. Aimed at women, it encourages them to create custom lists on a range of topics, from...
View ArticleI Want My LanceTV
Tomorrow is national “Do I even get the Oprah Network?” day for cyclists everywhere. – Matt Haughey, via Twitter
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Waywire, Cory Booker's Attempt to Build a Web Video Startup, Sells to Magnify
Waywire, the video startup best known for its association with politician Cory Booker, is being sold to Magnify, a Web video distributor. People familiar with the transaction say that Magnify, which...
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