Apple has propelled many bands and artists up the charts simply by featuring their tunes in its commercials. Summed up nicely in the witty words of BuzzFeed writer Taylor Magenheim: “Apple has proven that every time an iPod is created, an indie band gets their wings.” With an interest in the “Apple effect” on a song, we took a look at five great examples of artists being carefully chosen from (relative) obscurity by Apple’s... 

News anchor fails are always hilarious, because they are a stark contrast to the usual poise you generally see from such professional figures. Here, we bring you a catalog of spoonerisms, giggling fits and the odd swear thrown in, from a variety of hapless anchors, roving reporters and weatherpeople. View our top ten news bloopers below and as always, we’d love to hear about your favorite clips in the comments. 1. DID SHE SAY ASS CREAM?!... 

While we love the videos that make us laugh out loud , we also love the clips on YouTube that amaze us, and make us want to share them with friends, family, neighbors and heck, even strangers. We’ve taken a light-hearted look at some amazing human feats and abilities that can be viewed right now via YouTube. It’s mixed bag of musical skill, athletic acumen, artistic aptitude, and plain old geekiness, but all the clips have one thing... 

Robots are cool, but unless you stop by Stanford regularly or make it to MIT often, chances are you don’t see that many in your day-to-day life. That’s where the internet comes in, and specifically YouTube, which offers hours and hours of robo-themed footage for your on-demand entertainment. So, grab the popcorn, hit up the videos now and let us know in the comments which automatons get your vote. Oh, and should you subscribe the... 

The recut trailer has become an art form in its own right, with the trend to mix-up existing trailer or film footage to give the montage new meaning taking off back in 2005 when a competition from the Association of Independent Creative Editors led to The Shining being recut as a family comedy. We’ve picked ten of the best that add a horror angle to the …  Read More →

Josh Peters is a freelance social media consultant who has been deeply involved in the research and application of social media for several years and is the co-author of TwittFaced . He blogs at Shuaism and would love to connect with you on Facebook , LinkedIn , and/or Twitter . Having an online newsroom for your company is a very important way to provide information about your business for customers, bloggers, and journalists. Through a well... 

There’s something interesting happening in the space between Twitter and a full blown blog. We’re seeing more and more of our social friends turn to sites like Posterous for 140 character plus musings, or simple and fast photo and video sharing  Read More →

Leah Betancourt is the digital community manager at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn. She is @l3ahb3tan on Twitter. When you think of YouTube, you probably think of viral videos such as choreographed wedding procession dances and sneezing pandas  Read More →

Here in Los Angeles, CA the weather has been sunny with a chance of fire for the past week as no less than eight major blazes are sweeping through the state.  Read More →

By Joe Mescher of Social Media Commando . Follow him @JoeMescher . How would you like to end the debate that ‘Twitter is just for sharing what you had for lunch’ once and for all?  This post is about how to use Twitter for a common good, much like I’m doing with the help of my Tweeps in Burlington, VT.  Read More →

In early June we introduced you to our very first charitable initiative, The Summer of Social Good .  Read More →

If you’ve been following the Facebook for iPhone Facebook page , you know that Facebook 3.0 for the iPhone is coming very soon. The application has been submitted to Apple for approval, and – though this process doesn’t always go smoothly – we can expect it in the app store in a day or two  Read More →

David Spark ( @dspark ) is the founder of Spark Media Solutions , specialists in building industry voice through storytelling and social media. He blogs at The Spark Minute and is the author of “ 14 Successful Techniques for Building Your Industry Voice with Social Media ” (PDF). Traditionally, companies hold contests to get people excited about their brand and to gather names for mailing lists to push even more promotions.  Read More →

Last night, we reported that Twitter CEO Evan Williams’ (@ev) wife Sara (@sara) was in labor , a story we’ve naturally been tracking via Twitter.  Read More →

Twitter already gets plenty of press attention , but when it went down yesterday due to a DDoS attack, the news seemed to have unprecedented reach, serving as top story on a number of mainstream news sites for a good part of the day.  Read More →