4 posts and columns on Britney

Viral Video: "Kids React to Viral Videos"

in News on November 15, 2010 at 6:11 am PT

Here is a new monthly series from the Fine Brothers called “Kids React to Viral Videos.” And that about says it all. Now, leave Britney alone!

Huffington Post and Facebook Go "Social News," With Connect on Steroids

in News on August 16, 2009 at 11:00 pm PT

In an unusually robust collaboration using Facebook Connect, the Huffington Post is launching a feature on Monday called “HuffPost Social News,” which lets readers create a personalized social networking-like news page on the Huffington Post itself. While the Huffington Post had already been using Facebook Connect since January–which allows readers of the site to log in using their Facebook identity to interact, which is mostly used to leave comments–this essentially takes Facebook Connect and puts it on steroids. While the use of “social news” will be seen by some as simply a clever PR term, it is an interesting development for both the popular online news site and for the social networking giant.
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More Not-Bad News From Time Inc.: People.com Booming

in Media on December 10, 2008 at 12:39 pm PT

While it’s true that Time Warner’s magazine unit is embattled, there are bright spots in the portfolio. Take People.com: The gossip magazine has always been one of Time Inc.’s strongest performers. Now its companion site is, too. Who gets credit? Some of it goes to celebs like Ashlee Simpson, and their babies.

Celeb Editor Bonnie Fuller Speaks!

in News on July 24, 2008 at 12:18 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown was hanging in Hollywood at ContentNext’s EconCeleb’s conference, where I did an onstage Q&A with legendary editor Bonnie Fuller about the massive impact of the Internet on celebrity journalism. With its instant ability to deliver news, video and more, sites like TMZ, PerezHilton, The Superficial and Yahoo’s omg! have become massive drivers of traffic on the Internet and–despite the saturation–the arena is still growing fast, especially among women users.