‘People’ Archives
How Primedia’s innovative CEO took the company from print to digital
When Charles Stubbs left YellowPages.com to take the helm at Primedia Inc. in mid-2008, his new employer was at a critical juncture. Primedia’s market sector — apartment rental and home listings — was rapidly switching from print-based media to digital. Then, a couple [Read More]
Teen gamer dies playing Diablo 3 for 40 consecutive hours
A teenager from Taiwan collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing the popular online game Diablo 3 for 40 consecutive hours, local media say. The 18-year-old identified by only his surname, Chuang, booked a private room at the cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan, [Read More]
Virtual Excellence Awards open for nominees
The Association of Virtual Worlds is now accepting nominations for their annual Virtual Excellence Awards. Anyone can make a nomination. Winners are selected by public votes. Winners are announced on August 20 — Virtual Worlds Day. If you know anyone you believe is [Read More]
Study shows people Tweet more about church than beer
In an effort to look at cultural differences across the United States, a data analysis company selected two words that it felt exemplified an American cultural divide and analyzed their usage on Twitter. The words: “beer” and “church.” And according [Read More]
Surgeons trained in virtual world environments perform better when they operate on real patients
New research has shown that surgical residents who received structured training in a simulated environment perform significantly better when they start operating on patients. The results of the study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital were so convincing that the [Read More]
AGANAR creates audiovisual content for social networks – shares future trending
Gabriela Natale, host of “SuperLatina” and co-founder of AGANAR, likewise stressed the advantages of Internet social networks over television as an advertising medium. “What we do allows for a brand to establish a point of communication with the consumer [Read More]
Americans share how social media is affecting their communities
In light of Mashable‘s Social Media Day mission to celebrate the digital revolution, we asked youhow social media impacts your local community. From disaster-affected regions using Twitter for community safety to local charities rallying donations from Facebook users, we [Read More]
Justin Bieber credits social media for his success
Justin Bieber is one of the most popular artists of the moment, according to a recent chart published by Forbes magazine. The artist, however, confessed that he owes great part of his success to the channels of social media, such as, You Tube and Twitter. The [Read More]
Mark Zuckerberg joins Pinterest competitor – Fancy
Fancy, the social discovery and commerce site that competes with Pinterest, just picked up a big name user: Mark Zuckerberg. Fancy said Zuckerberg joined the site Friday morning under the name zuckd. It may just be that Zuckerberg is interested in finding some gift ideas [Read More]
A 3D image of the Queen is being issued as a stamp.
A 3D image of the Queen is being issued as a stamp. The hologram portrait, called Equanimity, will appear on a £10 stamp to be issued by the island of Jersey on 1 June. Read more: Scotsman.com [Read More]
