The Social TV industry is more than just screens and hashtags. It’s social media, technology, deals, personalities and more. Every day we sift through dozens of links to share with you the most recent articles that you need to be ahead of the pack in this dynamic field. Read more
To all of our friends: Safe travels this Thanksgiving and thank you for all of your support.
As a little gift for the road, check out our selection of readings for the weekend — Thanksgiving TV specials, sports, shopping and more, all of the best for you to stay on top of things between feasting and leftovers. Read more
Every day, we pour through literally hundreds of links to keep up with the rapidly changing Social TV ecosystem of technology, finance, commerce and social media. We share our picks with you. Read more
Every day, we pour through pages and pages of search, looking for news that will help social TV professionals. Rather than just share a few, we put together a roundup of fresh news you may have missed. Read more
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The news that Nielsen is acquiring Social Guide flashed through Twitter and the #socialTV community on Monday as the deal was announced with an early-morning press release.
Brooklyn-based Social Guide, launched in 2011, is merging into New York-based NM Incite, the two-year-old Nielsen and McKinsey & Co. Read more
For tomorrow’s presidential election, Twitter has partnered up with Fox News, representing the first time the two have ever come together on a social media partnership.
Fox says Twitter is giving up some exclusive data to the network as well. Read more
This has huge implications for brands and organizations using Facebook Pages. If true, this will allow users the option to get all notifications from a Facebook Page, bypassing Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm, which only exposes Page posts to, maybe, 15 percent of “likes.”
Surprises us and answers one of the largest obstacles to using Facebook Pages. Read more
Boxee, the company that once made headlines as a major contender in the set-top box wars, is bringing its newly launched Boxee TV device to Walmart, starting tomorrow. This is a big move for Boxee, as it will be granted a prominent spot in Walmart’s brick and mortar stores, and will be up against competitors like the Apple TV and Roku’s line of devices. Read more
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in a surprise deal that gives the media giant control of the “Star Wars” franchise.
Along with the purchase, Disney announced that it plans to release a seventh live-action “Star Wars” movie in 2015. Read more
