5 posts and columns on Slumdog Millionaire

Yahoo Loses Longtime Ad Tech Exec Dev Patel

in News on August 18, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

Yahoo has lost another one of its longtime top advertising tech execs, as Advertiser and Publisher Solutions VP Dev Patel ankles out the door.
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Shocking Bieber Upset: Oil Spill Tops Twitter's 2010 Trends

in Social on December 13, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Although World Cup tweeting caused record high volume and infrastructure demands on Twitter, the most-discussed topic on Twitter this year was actually the Gulf oil spill, said the San Francisco-based company tonight.

Jai Ho! An Unfortunate Oscar-Winning Song (and Dance)

in News on February 24, 2009 at 8:00 am PT

Despite the little-movie-that-could, “Slumdog Millionaire,” sweeping the Oscars on Sunday night, it was well-nigh impossible to find a really good online video of the amazing Bollywood-style dance routine done during the closing credits to the also award-winning song, “Jai Ho!” Unfortunately, the A.R. Rahman tune (two well-deserved Oscars for him!) in the catchy song-and-dance number seemed to be subject to takedowns all over the Web just when it probably was a good time to put it out and generate even more box office buzz for “Slumdog.”
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The Oscars: The Party's Moved Online

in News on February 22, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

The Oscars this year will remain decidedly low tech: There won’t be any live online streams where you can watch the 81st Academy Awards. But the real party goes on around the Oscars, anyway, in Web site predictors, mobile apps and other interactive technology. Here’s a list of all that and more, as the Oscars kick off now.
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The Oscars: The Party’s Moved Online

in News on February 22, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

The Oscars this year will remain decidedly low tech: There won’t be any live online streams where you can watch the 81st Academy Awards. But the real party goes on around the Oscars, anyway, in Web site predictors, mobile apps and other interactive technology. Here’s a list of all that and more, as the Oscars kick off now.
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