Apple held a major product unveil event yesterday, showcasing two new versions of its smartphones with the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, the long-awaited smartwatch called the Apple Watch, and the mobile payment system Apple Pay. The new iPhones tout a higher resolution display, better camera capabilities, and a glass that curves around […]
Netflix diving into first original documentary with ‘Chef’s Table’
Netflix is diving into its first original documentary series with the help of Jiro Dreams of Sushi filmmaker David Gelb. The six-part series, called Chef’s Table, will feature six chefs and premieres on Netflix in 2015.
Twitter dives into e-commerce with buy button
Twitter officially took the plunge into e-commerce yesterday, announcing it would start testing a “buy” button embedded in tweets. The New York Times reports the feature will initially be used for selling limited-edition or time-sensitive products like event tickets and clothing. In the past, Twitter partners including Amazon and American Express required users to use […]
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Facebook’s video hits one billion views a day
Facebook ramped up its video efforts on users’ newsfeeds and it’s paying off. Case in point: Beyonce released a video last week that racked up over 2.4 million views on Facebook within hours of its release, according to The New York Times, while it only garnered a few thousand views YouTube in the same period. […]
Conde Nast Entertainment announces slate of new documentaries
Conde Nast Entertainment unveiled its new documentary-heavy fall slate called The Scene Inside. Based on the success of the docs Casualties of the Gridiron and Screw You Cancer, CNE will premiere five new shows: another health football series called The Grind (available now), a series based on Duke undergrad and porn star called Belle Knox […]
Michelle Phan hits billionth viewer
Youtube’s billionaire club just got bigger: beauty guru Michelle Phan welcomed her billionth viewer just seven years after uploading her first video. Since her YT debut, Phan has released her own line of cosmetics (em cosmetics), launched the online subscription service Ipsy and will release a book in October.
Vice reels in another $250 million investment
With a $250 million investment from A+E Networks just last month, Vice continued its streak and added another $250 million to its coffers from VC firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). The New York Times reports Vice intends to use the $500 million to advance its technology and content production across 36 countries. Another major media […]
AOL Study: YouTube and video key to consumer purchases
YouTube and video is the key to moving consumers toward purchase, according to the latest AOL social media advertising study conducted with Convertro measurement tech. The research showed that YouTube was the strongest of the social networks at introducing new products (18 percent) and driving conversations (14 percent), while Facebook came in second: 11 percent […]
Jefferies Report: YouTube may be worth $40 billion
YouTube, as an independent business, could be worth between $26 billion and $40 billion, according to a new report by Jefferies. The research cited the estimate that online video ads bring in $17 billion in the U.S. ad market, and that YT is expected to grow from $5.9 billion in ad sales this year to […]
Netflix and FCC: yes to government-run internet
Netflix sided with Government-run broadband providers in a comment from the FCC yesterday, asking that the Telecommunications Act allow limitless bandwidth to consumers. The comment comes after Tennessee and North Carolina prevented cities from providing their own Internet service to compete with the likes of Comcast and Cox. The streaming service most recently urged the […]
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