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Voices From The Revolution: Syria

February 8, 2012 / Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Social Media, Technology, vid, Videos

Unrest in the middle east never seems to be far from the healines. Recently Syria has been embroiled in a struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and protesters angry about police brutality and excessive government crackdowns. On the verge of civil uprising, it should be known that Syria has a very turbulant history. In this video Bear Kittay goes to the Israel Syria border and explores the contrast between the natural beauty of the landscape and the violent history of the [...]

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Sarah Austin at Macworld 2012

February 6, 2012 / Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Style, Technology, vid, Videos

If anybody knows anything about Sarah Austin, it’s that this girl loves tech conferences. Why? Well.. one of the reasons is the boatloads of free swag! Check it out as Sarah takes Macworld 2012 by storm and tries to gather as much free stuff as she can. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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Edward Saatchi and the Facebook of the Private Sector

February 2, 2012 / Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media, Technology, vid, Videos

Sarah Austin sits down with entrepreneur Edward Saatchi. During his work with the Obama campaign in 2008, Edward co-founded NationalField.com, a social networking site designed specifically for private business operations. The Facebook model obviously works in the public space, but can it improve business operations? Check out the interview and let us know what you think in the comments below. Check out NationalField Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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Voices From The Egyptian Revolution: Tahrir Square

January 31, 2012 / Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Social Media, vid, Videos

The defining moment of the egyptian revolution, which is still ongoing, happened on January 25th 2011 in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Protestors demanded the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Sarah Austin shares her experience of Tahrir Square from her travels in the Middle East. For more stories from the revolution check out 18 Days In Egypt Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook

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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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SOPA and PIPA: Know How To Act Now

January 20, 2012 / Social Media

The bill known as known as The Protect IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, is an Internet protection bill aka censorship legislation that many would appear to be a threatening sequel to last year’s COICA Internet censorship bill. The Stop Online Piracy Now (SOPA) is currently being supported by both houses in Congress after they had a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
The bill would essentially establish major powers for corporations intent on corralling copyrighted materials. These new powers would lead to exorbitant legal bills for start-ups, Silicon Valley giants, and potentially individual users. That doesn’t sound so bad but let’s take a close look. Under current practice, copyright owners such as TV networks, Media conglomerates, and Hollywood studios contact hosting websites to request that pirated videos be removed.

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30 Under 30 Interview with Sarah Austin

January 18, 2012 / Social Media

4. Twenty years ago, most people wouldn’t have imagined reading Tweets from the President or receiving discounts at a restaurant after checking in on your smartphone. What will social media enable us to 20 years from now?

S: If any one can predict the future even 5 years from now then I’d like to meet that person. I think there will be a change toward policy restructuring as a result of community organization demanding participatory democracy, human rights, justice, and liberty from oppression. Increased transparency will result from the evolution of government and large organizational entities as entrepreneurs continue to hack the red tape – application by application. Freedom of expression may or may not become something that people support depending on their level of fear of tying their identity to their opinion. As more dictators start to learn about how to use these tools there may be increased infiltration of propaganda, however, wisdom of the crowds will eventually smell them out and dilute their power. I’m optimistic that a new type of participatory democracy will emerge world wide and like to think that peace is more achievable in the future than ever before as a result of the democratization of media.

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