| 5 Home Devices That Connect to Twitter | |  | Twitter isn't just a sounding board for the latest news headlines or funniest memes. It can also be used as a command system for the home devices you use every day -- from your coffee pot to your washing machine. We found five smart devices that...
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| Social Media-Connected Teens Seek Time Offline [STUDY] | |  | Today's American teenagers are digital natives -- connected to the Internet since youth. About 75% of 13 to 17-year-olds have personal social networking accounts. Since 2008, there has been a huge spike in teenage connectivity; only 59% of teens...
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| 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week | | Monday, June 25, 2012 11:45 PM | |
|  | Even the first week of summer didn't distract sports fans from the week's hottest games, nor did it keep them off the social feeds. Once again, ESPN's broadcasts of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship dominated the cable charts....
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| British Police Investigate Racist Euro 2012 Tweets | | Monday, June 25, 2012 11:22 PM | |
|  | British police are investigating racist tweets posted by a fan after two members of England's national team missed crucial penalty kicks in a Euro 2012 soccer tournament loss to Italy on Sunday. England exited the quarterfinals of Europe's soccer...
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| Platform Separates Personal Emails from Brand Messages | | Monday, June 25, 2012 11:00 PM | |
|  | The Spark of Genius Series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Each post highlights a unique feature of a startup. If you'd like your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: PhilterIt Quick Pitch: PhilterIt is a...
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| You Can Now Donate Your Wedding Gifts to the Obama Campaign | | Monday, June 25, 2012 10:40 PM | |
|  | Political fundraisers are no strangers to online campaigns, but here's a twist: The Obama campaign has launched an Event Registry, urging supporters to ask their friends and family to make a donation rather than send gifts to the happy couple,...
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| America's Cup iOS Game Aims to Widen Yacht Racing's Appeal | | Monday, June 25, 2012 10:11 PM | |
|  | The America's Cup yacht race comes to Rhode Island Tuesday for the first time in decades with a World Cup Series of competitions that run through Sunday. But for a very niche sport, one question is whether anyone outside racing diehards will...
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| How MTV Plans to Stream 24 Hours of the Flaming Lips | | Monday, June 25, 2012 9:43 PM | |
|  | Imagine you're on a bus hurtling through the American south, trying to get a band to 8 different performances in a 24-hour period. Now imagine you have to stream the whole thing, live over the Internet, as if it's some big reality show. That's...
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| Nike's Tear-Jerker Ad Celebrates Women | | Monday, June 25, 2012 9:11 PM | |
|  | Yes, Nike's new commercial celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX uses "empowerment" to sell us stuff, but that doesn't mean we don't love it anyway. The ad spot honors women athletes for facing up to sexism, breaking barriers and taking on...
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| Louis C.K. Cuts Middle Man, Sells Tour Tickets Directly | | Monday, June 25, 2012 8:44 PM | |
|  | Comedian and online entrepreneur Louis C.K. is taking his self-distribution techniques to the next level -- this time, with his tour. C.K. will sell tickets exclusively on his website for a flat $45 rate. According to C.K., making shows...
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| Beyond @sweden: More Country Names on Twitter are Rotating Users | | Monday, June 25, 2012 8:10 PM | |
|  | It's been two weeks since Sonja Abrahamsson caught international attention for a string of controversial statements she made as the 'Swede of the Week' on Twitter. The Curators of Sweden, a tourism concern partly owned by the Swedish government,...
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| Instagram Gets First Major Update After Facebook Acquisition | | Monday, June 25, 2012 7:41 PM | |
|  | Instagram on the iPhone just got its first major overhaul since Facebook bought the app for more than $1 billion, and it's a fairly big one. Version 2.5 of the photo-sharing app doesn't exactly change it out of all recognition, but it does add a...
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| Startup Uses Language Learners to Translate the Web | | Monday, June 25, 2012 7:24 PM | |
|  | Luis von Ahn is frustrated with the Internet. More specifically, with the amount of content that is available only in English -- which is to say, most of it. "The web in Spanish is just shittier," he says, his voice tinged with a Spanish accent....
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| NBA Star Faces Review After Calling Fan Gay Slur in Twitter DM | | Monday, June 25, 2012 7:02 PM | |
|  | New York Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire will likely be investigated -- and punished -- by the NBA after a calling a critical fan a gay slur in a Twitter direct message. @BFerrelli is a Knicks fan and one of Stoudemire's 675,000 followers on the...
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| No Cellphones at Summer Camp - Acceptable or Archaic? | | Monday, June 25, 2012 6:40 PM | |
|  | Today's kids are part of the most connected generation ever, some having had cellphones and mobile gaming devices since grade school. In fact, school is probably the only place kids are without their phones for more than a few minutes. So it may...
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