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Bieber Climbs to Top of Bing’s Annual Hit Parade

John Murrell in News on November 28, 2011 at 10:28 am PT

It’s hard to top the public’s abiding (if baffling) interest in the activities of Kim Kardashian, but Justin Bieber did it, at least according to Bing’s almost-year-end roundup of top searches. Bieber dethroned the “reality” star as the most searched-for person in 2011 and didn’t even have to get married and divorced to do it. In the news category, searches related to the Casey Anthony trial topped those about the death of Osama Bin Laden. More categories, rankings and info-nuggets are listed in a Bing blog post.

Shop Online to Avoid Screaming Bieber Fever on Black Friday (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on November 23, 2011 at 8:32 am PT

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

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Play “American Idol” From the Comfort of Your Phone With StarMaker Karaoke App (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on September 2, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

A neat karaoke iPhone app called StarMaker will let you lay down your voice to today’s hottest pop songs, with a little — or a lot of — help from Auto-Tune.

Viral Video: That's Why the Lady Is a Bieber

Kara Swisher in News on April 6, 2011 at 6:02 am PT

As many know, BoomTown is a Belieber. Which, loosely translated, means I love me some Justin Bieber. Which is why this video of a woman who looks exactly like him is so obvi compelling. It’s both disturbing and hilarious.

How About #Dontvoteforme, So BoomTown Gets the No. 140 Spot in Time's Tweet-Off

Kara Swisher in News on March 29, 2011 at 8:35 am PT

Yes, it is perverse, but I really want to come in dead last in Time magazine’s “140 Best Twitter Feeds.” Why? Well, there’s no way I am getting near the top with the likes of Sarah Palin and Lady Gaga in the same list, so I felt the 140th–get it?–slot on a Twitter poll is the next best thing to aim for.

Viral Video: "Never Say Never" to Bieber (Or the Hair)

Kara Swisher in News on February 11, 2011 at 1:14 am PT

Guess what movie BoomTown is being force-marched to this weekend by the Swisher boys? Not just “Gnomeo & Juliet,” but the debut of the Justin Bieber movie hagiography “Never Say Never” in 3-D is much on the list I was presented without any ability to negotiate terms. Now I’m a BeLieber.

There's a One in 200 Chance You're Tweeting From Inside Justin Bieber

Peter Kafka in Media on January 19, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

Or at least somewhere very close to the teen idol: Some are “in Justin Biebers heart” or “Bieberacademy” or “Bieberville, California.” Big picture: Sometimes people aren’t truthful when they fill out their Twitter profiles!

At Least Andrew Mason's Goat Rodeo of Groupon Investors Will Be Fun to Watch!

Kara Swisher in News on January 12, 2011 at 6:01 am PT

With a ridiculously large investor group and an even larger pile of expectations now, how will Groupon manage its funding success going forward? Whatever happens, the social buying service’s gathering of many of the digital arena’s most prominent VC firms, institutional investors and angels could be one of the digital sectors most interesting sideshows.

Viral Video: Ustream's Top 10 Live Moments of 2010 (From Chilean Miners to Justin Bieber)

Kara Swisher in News on December 17, 2010 at 11:02 am PT

Here’s a really fun video of Ustream’s top 10 live moments of 2010. The most-watched stream was, no surprise, the rescue of the Chilean miners, but Justin Bieber and Kayne West also scored.