Original post by Christina Farr via VB This year’s Olympics earned the nickname “Socialympics.” It has inspired huge waves of tweets, brought down the reputation of old media giants, and earned athletes millions of new followers in weeks. Since the Beijing Olympics four years ago, the use of Facebook and Twitter has exploded. In 2008, there were […]
Original post by Nick Clayton via WSJ Berlin’s SoundCloud has been going through a period of rapid change and growth. The start-up, with its stated mission to “unmute” the Internet has revamped its services with what it calls “The Next SoundCloud” as well as last year receiving investment from leading tech VC companies Union Square Ventures […]
Original post by Samit Sarkar via THE VERGE Hotline Miami, the top-down action game from indie developer Dennaton Games, will launch on PC on Steam, Get Games, and “other fine digital distribution platforms” later this year, publisher Devolver Digital announced today. A representative for the publisher added, “Plans for console versions are underway as well.” The game, which […]
Original post by Kelly Faircloth via BetaBeat Old-school publisher takes over new-fangled festival. Sounds like changes are coming to that staple of the Silicon Alley social calendar, Internet Week New York. Crain Communications–the company behind publications like AdAge and Crain’s New York–has made a “strategic investment” in the festival. What’s more, the publishing conglomerate will be taking a role in the event […]
Original post by Marcus Moretti via BI In October, we will publish the most eagerly awaited rankings list in New York: The Silicon Alley 100. The Silicon Alley 100 ranks the 100 people who have done the coolest stuff in the New York digital community this year. We’ll be celebrating this year’s list with a huge bash on the floor […]
