NYT Twitter Effect's Power Overstated when it Comes to Making and Breaking Movies When summer movies like Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" and "Funny People," the latest from comedic hit-maker Judd Apatow, tanked, for once people weren't blaming the quality of the films themselves. They were blaming Twitter. According to multiple reports, it was the early buzz on Twitter - much of it negative - that caused these movies to crash and… Social Sarah Perez View comments
Apple Apple Developing Location-Based Home Screen for the iPhone? This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed a patent filed by Apple for "Transitional Data Sets" - a technology that would update an iPhone's home screen based on your current physical location. Of course, as with all patents filed by major technology companies, a patent won't necessarily translate to an actual feature - it just… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
Music MOG Music Service Raises $5 Million Round In an aside at yesterday's Bandwidth Music Conference, MOG CEO David Hyman mentioned closing a $5 million dollar round of funding with Menlo Ventures. The plucky editorial-based music network offers more than 6000 blog posts per week and an in-depth look at everything from indy to top 40 tracks. The service also offers Rhapsody music integration… Play Dana Oshiro View comments
Video Services Break Media: Funny Videos Formula Still Works People who think that 'America's Funniest Home Videos' is a media phenomenon that peaked in the television era, may be disappointed to know that the same formula is becoming increasingly popular on the Web. As of July 2009, Break Media was ranked the 35th most popular site in the U.S. - one year ago it wasn't in the top 50. Break.com is an… Richard MacManus View comments
Products Google Docs Adds Translation, But It's Not Without Flaws Google has now integrated its translation technology into Google Docs, allowing users to convert their documents into any one of 42 languages with the click of a button. While the official Google blog highlighted a usage case of a child translating her drawing for her family, the enterprise blog post showcases a different usage case, one for… Enterprise Steven Walling View comments