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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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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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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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Juice To You Organics

August 23, 2011 / Charity, Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Style, Technology

Charles Gulick is a 28 year old entrepreneur and founder of Juice To You, a local San Francisco organic juice pressing company. Five years ago Charles Gulick was diagnosed with a rare liver disease before the company had first commenced. PSC (Primary Sclerosin Cholangitis) is a chronic liver disease caused by progressive inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts of the liver. Gulick underwent several invasive procedures where a physician entered through his mouth and dilate his bile ducts under [...]

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Creating Utopia

August 18, 2011 / Archive, Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Social Media, Style, Technology, vid, Videos

Peter Thiel is an American entrepreneur who founded paypal and was the first to invest in Facebook. Thiel is now funding $1.25 million dollars into a project dreamed of by many philosophers decades and millennia’s pass. The Seasteading Institute created the concept of permanent dwelling at sea; cities living outside the territories claimed by major nations. “To further the establishment and growth of permanent, autonomous ocean communities”

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Sarah and the London Riots

August 9, 2011 / Entertainment, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, vid, Videos

Pop17′s Sarah Austin and Bear Kittay find themselves on the streets of London in the middle of the most intense and violent riots in a generation. Over the weekend, clashes between police and rioters have spread from London to the whole of the United Kingdom. The chaos began on Saturday night in Tottenham, a district in North London, when a crowd of people gathered to protest the killing of 29 year old Mark Duggan by police. As the violence spread, [...]

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The #140 Conference in NYC – Behind the Scenes

August 1, 2011 / Charity, Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Technology

Sarah goes backstage with some big name Tweeters at the #140 Conference in New York City. If you haven’t been to the 140 Character Conference then you should check it out! It’s a great place for people to get together and talk about how twitter has changed their lives. This is the #140 Conference in NYC – Behind the Scenes Follow us on twitter for more on the conversation

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China’s Controversial Twitter

July 27, 2011 / Entertainment, Featured, Social Media, Technology, vid, Videos

All across China, the worlds two largest networks, Facebook and Twitter are blocked by the government. For most westerners who are accustomed to updating their Twitter and Facebook status’s find China difficult.

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President Obama Delivers Statement on Death of Osama Bin Laden [LIVE VIDEO

May 1, 2011 / Featured, Social Media

“President Obama is expected to make a live announcement from the White House momentarily to tell the nation and the world that Osama Bin Laden is dead, multiple media outlets are now reporting. Around 10:00 p.m. ET, White House Communications Director Daniel Pfeiffer tweeted that the President would be making a statement at 10:30 p.m. ET. As of 11:10 p.m. ET, the President’s remarks has not yet started, but reports of Bin Laden’s death have spread wildly on Twitter, with [...]

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The Little Bay Book Launches

March 31, 2011 / Lifestyle, vid, Videos

What a better time to start a new Pop17 show than for the YouTube NextUp program? At midnight last night, YouTube creator’s channel closed it’s application process after being extended a few days. The contest is for an initial seed funding from Google toward any content creator’s channel. Hermione Way and I decided to collaborate on this unique opportunity for the possibility of funding, but more importantly the promotion and support from YouTube. What’s the future of TV? Possibly the [...]

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On a Somber Note: Facebook Memorials

September 13, 2010 / Featured, Social Media

A friend recently brought facebook memorials to my attention and I was intrigued. When someone with a facebook account passes away, what becomes of their account? Once reported to facebook tech team, these deceased members accounts become unofficial memorials. Places where friends and family can post pictures and messages. Families are encouraged to get in touch with facebook to take over their relatives account to monitor them during this fragile time. It’s also a great way for families to get [...]

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Facebook on Facebook: fan pages for news and best practices

August 24, 2010 / Facebook, Featured, Social Media

With Facebook growing at such a rapid pace how can developers/designers/marketers/PR people/celebrities/the rest of us possibly keep with Facebook’s news and updates? Here’s a list of different fan pages created by Facebook for specific topics of interest such as news from the Facebook Data Team and Facebook for non-profits. Go “like” the pages most relevant to you and get the Facebook news you need directly in your news feed! Official Facebook Page- The official fan page for Facebook. Like this [...]

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