Kara Swisher in News on April 11, 2011 at 11:27 am PT
It seems Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the Don Quixote twins of the digital age, have tilted at yet another legal windmill unsuccessfully.
So now, after losing another court challenge to overturn a previous court challenge, they’ll
have to settle for $65 million.
Actually, $100 million, which is how much shares in Facebook have appreciated since the pair and also Divya Narendra settled with the social networking giant.
Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 21, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Technology and media companies are racing to create Internet-video hits closer to the scale of traditional TV, as consumers start to watch more video on Internet-connected televisions and tablet computers.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 27, 2011 at 8:37 pm PT
“The Social Network,” the Hollywood version of the founding of Facebook, won three out of the eight Oscars it was nominated for on Sunday, but not the grand prize of best picture.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 25, 2011 at 3:10 pm PT
It’s not just that movie about social networking that will be featured at this weekend’s Oscars. There are also social media and mobile app tie-ins up the wazoo. Here’s a sampling of what’s on tap for the big night:
Kara Swisher in News on February 22, 2011 at 12:15 am PT
Just in time for the upcoming Oscars, BoomTown always really enjoys the Fine Brothers’ annual movie spoilers in three minutes video.
If you did not see most of the 50 films herein for 2010–and, like me, you don’t plan to–you are in luck.
But if you are hoping to get to them eventually on Netflix, don’t watch!
Kara Swisher in News on February 7, 2011 at 1:15 am PT
Excellent!
Although they did not do their patented line–”Schwiiiing”–Wayne and Garth (also known as Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) of faux cable show “Wayne’s World” were back on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
And it was a welcome visit.
Kara Swisher in News on February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT
In a bold and definitive move, AOL is paying $315 million, mostly in cash, to buy the Huffington Post, one of the Web’s most prominent news and opinion sites.
As part of the deal, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington–who was derided by some when she co-founded the left-leaning site in 2005 with investor and well-known communications exec Kenneth Lerer–will become editor in chief of a new unit that has purview over all of AOL content properties.
The deal was signed just this afternoon.
Kara Swisher in News on February 2, 2011 at 12:01 am PT
Here’s a trailer for the next movie that Jesse Eisenberg–the actor who played Mark Zuckerberg in the Oscar-nominated film “The Social Network”–stars in.
It’s actually animated and about a Minnesota macaw who heads for Rio.
There is apparently no drunken coding into the night or stock cramdowns or lifting of really good ideas from the muscled elite.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 25, 2011 at 6:04 am PT
“The Social Network,” the movie based on the story of the founding of Facebook, was nominated for eight Academy Awards this morning.
