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Socialcam: The New Video Twitter

January 28, 2012 / Social Media

Socialcam is a an application for iPhone and android devices that allows anyone to follow a channel. It’s essentially video twitter, but the videos are not limited to 140 characters. Socialcam doesn’t compete with Twitter, it actually works with twitter to deliver each video. With the click of one publish button you can share your videos to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube. Users like Shira Lazar, Hermione Way and Sarah Austin are using this app and building an audience. Sarah [...]

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Oscar Buzzzz: Eddie Murphy Out

January 27, 2012 / Entertainment, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Style, vid, Videos

The nominations for the 2012 oscars have been announced. Some of the recognized films are “The Artist”, “Moneyball”, and “Bridesmaids”. After Eddie Murphy had been slated to host, the actor pulled out with relatively short notice, to be replaced by academy favorite Billy Crystal. Who do you think is going to take home the oscars? Let us know in the comments below! Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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Trailer Talk “The Avengers”

January 26, 2012 / Archive, Entertainment, Featured, Social Media, Style, Technology, vid, Videos

Watch Trailer Talk on Next Movie.com! This is Trailer Talk! Check it out as some of Sarah’s slightly ridiculous friends watch the trailer for “The Avengers”. With so many superheros, there’s plenty to talk about. Stay tuned for more Trailer Talk coming soon.

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Lana Del Rey Is Everywhere

January 26, 2012 / Entertainment, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Style

Indie music sensation Lana Del Rey is literally everywhere at the moment. Since the video for her song “Video Games” went viral last year, the singer/songwriter has jumped into the mainstream media spotlight. Her recent performance on SNL drew some harsh criticism, most notably from actress Juliette Lewis on Twitter. But with the release of her new album “Born To Die” and her upcoming performance at SXSW 2012, Lana Del Rey probably isn’t leaving the spotlight anytime soon. Let us [...]

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YouTube Singer Lana Del Rey at SXSW

January 24, 2012 / Social Media

After being slammed for her performance on SNL by the twitterverse, Gawker, and Juliette Lewis, Lana Del Rey hits up SXSW. We support Lana Del Rey for having the guts to debut her unreleased album on SNL. This is a girl who has worked for everything on her own through the powers of YouTube and social media. She isn’t a trained performer yet, but bet she could be one of the best performers of 2012. Via HollywoodReporter: Daniel Radcliffe has [...]

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Is SOPA Dead?

January 23, 2012 / Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Social Media, Technology, vid, Videos

Sarah Austin and friend Danni discuss the recently dropped SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. Why was there such an uproar about this legislation, and what were the bills really trying to do? Is our internet freedom safe or is the battle just beginning? Let us know what you think in the comments below. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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Operation SOPA

January 20, 2012 / Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Social Media, Technology, vid, Videos

I’m sure most of you have heard about SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act (and the similar PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA). This week the internet came together to protest this over reaching legislation that, if passed, would have seriously infringed upon our freedom of information. Google, Wikipedia, and many other prominent websites “blacked out” their homepages and led the way by raising public awareness. In this video Sarah Austin, and her friend Dani, embarked on a covert operation [...]

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Beth Behrs and Michael Gladis YouTube Debut

January 18, 2012 / Entertainment

This video made my day. What do you get when you combine YouTube, an adorable couple, and a webcam? The cutest new karaoke video I hope inspires these two to start a web show. Beth Behrs, star of 2 Broke Girls and her boyfriend, Michael Gladis from Eagleheart and Mad Men singing while laughing at their sweet duet that’s giving me butterflies! via HelloGiggles

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Breaking: Trailer Talk Launch on NextMovie.com

January 18, 2012 / Social Media

Get More: For more from NextMovie: Trailers | Movies | DVD & Blu-Ray Pop17′s Trailer Talk launches today. Are trailers really doing their job of selling the movies they’re trailers of? NextMovie seeks to answer this question with its new video show, “Trailer Talk,” a candid and critical look at the art (and commerce) of the movie trailer in the Internet age… get the full story on NextMovie…

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Trailer Talk: The Dark Knight Rises

January 17, 2012 / Entertainment, Featured, Style, Technology, vid, Videos

Watch Trailer Talk! Check it out as some of Sarah’s slightly ridiculous friends watch the trailer for the much anticipated upcoming Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises”. I’m not sure what’s more interesting, the trailer or Sarah’s friends! Stay tuned for more Trailer Talk coming soon. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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Hulu Invests In Original Content, Launches Battleground

January 17, 2012 / Featured

If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes in politics then you should check out the 13 episode series, Battleground. This scripted series is a political comedy following the campaign trail of a third-place candidate in Wisconsin angling for a seat in the Senate, launches on Hulu February 14th. Sarah Perez has the story at TechCrunch… Hulu has a high demand for original content and the market is growing. According to Andy Forssell, Hulu’s Chief Content Officer, [...]

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Women In Culture: Life In Palestine

January 13, 2012 / Featured, Lifestyle, vid, Videos

In another part of Pop17′s women in culture series, Sarah Austin shares part of an interview with Dr. Khuloud Jamal Khayyat Dajani, a Palestinian Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor in Social Medicine and Health Policy at Al-Quds University. In this segment Khuloud talks about the challeges of growing up in Palestine amidst the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Despite all these problems, she holds on to the hope that things will change. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check [...]

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