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Multi-Social Network Adventure Primes Pistol Annies Fans For New Album

May 7, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

Country trio Pistol Annies prepared people for the May 7 release of their sophomore album, Annie Up, with a four-week interactive experience that spanned mainstream social networks as well as emerging social platforms

"The Great Annies Adventure" took fans on an online and offline journey propelled by a digital comic book and clues that appeared all over social media — Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram, Path, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter and Vine — in order to solve the story's mysteries, win prizes and earn tickets to a secret show.

"I don't think any of us have ever had this much fun promoting an album," group member Miranda Lambert told Mashable. "Watching them dissect clues, chat online about where we're taking them next, and race to each location is beyond cool." Read more...

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J.J. Abrams, George Takei to Do ‘Star Trek’ Facebook Chat

May 2, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams will participate in a Facebook Live video chat hosted by comedian Andy Samberg on May 10, just a week before the anticipated summer blockbuster hits theaters on May 17

The chat — in which Facebook users will be allowed to ask questions — will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET, a Facebook representative told Mashable. It will feature special guest George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu on the original 1960s Star Trek television show.

"This is an exclusive opportunity for Facebook fans to ask anything about the Star Trek universe, and to boldly go where few have gone before," Paramount teased Thursday. Read more...

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J.J. Abrams, George Takei to Do ‘Star Trek’ Facebook Chat

May 2, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

"This is an exclusive opportunity for Facebook fans to ask anything about the Star Trek universe, and to boldly go where few have gone before," Paramount teased Thursday. Read more...

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Facebook Music Game GIG-IT Will Let Players Create Virtual Concerts

April 30, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

GIG-IT, a new social game coming to Facebook in May, will let players create 3D concerts featuring virtual versions of famous musicians along with music from the game's library or music available to purchase within the experience

Players will be able to customize every aspect of the concert such as the music, backup dancers, speakers, opening act, headline performers, wardrobes, sponsors and venue. They will then have the option to share their creations with their friends and followers on Facebook, turning the game into a music-discovery experience.

"This ain't no farm."

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Bracket Battle Royal on Facebook Lets You Pick Best Action Movie Star

April 10, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

Who is the best action movie star? A Facebook app — Bracket Battle Royal — from online movie ticketer Fandango is pitting 32 of film's toughest personalities against each other to crown a winner. A public vote will determine the champion

Fandango launched the tournament-style app Wednesday, asking Facebook users to view head-to-head matchups, like the one below, and pick their favorites.

The app is part of Fandango's Summer of Action hub that features 14 summer movies and related exclusive photos, videos and games. One participant will win a Boston Acoustic Home Theater system and an HDTV. Read more...

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MTV Adds Live Voting on Instagram for 2013 Movie Awards

April 10, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

Movie fans can vote using Instagram photos and hashtags — for the first time ever — in the MTV Movie Awards' Best Hero category leading up to and during the April 14 ceremony

MTV launched the Best Hero category last year, but the live social voting only accounted for votes coming from Twitter. This year, people can vote on both Instagram and Twitter

SEE ALSO: MTV Will Launch GIF Awards During 2013 Movie Awards

Vying for the Best Hero title are Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (#VoteBilbo), Snow White from Snow White and the Huntsman (#VoteSnowWhite), Iron Man (#VoteIronMan), Batman (#VoteBatman), Catwoman (#VoteCatwoman) and Hulk (#VoteHulk). Read more...

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Soars at This Year’s Shorty Awards

April 9, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

The Shorty Awards, an annual crowdsourced contest that honors the best social media users and Internet celebrities, announced winners Monday at a ceremony in New York City

NASA's Curiosity Rover was among the night's highlights (you can watch the entire show below) as it shared an intimate moment with funny man Seth Green in a short video and even won Foursquare Mayor of the Year for using the check-in app from Mars.

SEE ALSO: George Takei Beats Grumpy Cat for Internet Culture Prize at Shorty Awards

"Can I borrow your login for #HBOGo," @MarsCuriosity tweeted to Green in the clip

Other winners — who earned awards for their use of Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, YouTube, Tumblr and other platforms — included Jimmy Kimmel for Lifetime Achievement, George Takei for Internet Culture, TextsFromHillary.com for Tumblr of the Year, Bravo's Andy Cohen for Best Social Media Manager and @SarcasticRover for Best NonHuman. Read more...

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How Brands’ ‘Harlem Shake’ Memes Fared on YouTube and Facebook

March 4, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

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Brands latched onto the "Harlem Shake" phenomenon, quickly creating their own versions of the video meme and posting them on YouTube and Facebook

While these brands' participation may look like fun and games, the social media managers and marketing teams behind them hope that riding the coattails of "Harlem Shake" will pay off in video views, likes, shares and positive comments.

Videos from Pepsi, Red Bull, Topshop, HootSuite and Intel are among the brands that attracted he most YouTube views (watch them in the gallery), while brands such as Beats by Dre, Lego, Ask.com, KFC and Dr. Pepper performed well on Facebook, according to data shared first with Mashable from social media analysis company Unmetric.

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66.5 Million Facebook Interactions Occurred During the Oscars

February 25, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES — Seth MacFarlane's parody of Sally Field's The Flying Nun sitcom during the 85th Academy Awards opening monologue got the show off to a social start

The Flying Nun segment was a hot topic on Facebook and eventually became the night's most-talked about moment on Mark Zuckerberg's social network. In total, the Oscars broadcast attracted 66.5 million Facebook interactions (posts, comments and Likes)

Like on Twitter — where people tweeted more than 8.9 million times during the red carpet arrivals and ceremony, particularly for two Adele moments — Adele garnered significant attention on Facebook for her best original song performance of "Skyfall."

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Facebook Buzz About ‘Best Picture’ Oscar Nominees Is Way Up This Year

February 24, 2013 by Brian Anthony Hernandez Leave a Comment

The nine Oscar-nominated Best Picture contenders have sparked a high volume of chatter from Facebook users — 20 times higher so far than last year, according to data Facebook and ABC shared with Mashable. Meanwhile, mentions of "Oscars" is three times higher.

And while Lincoln and Argo are the heavy favorites to take home the Best Picture statuette, the official fan pages for those two movies don't have the most Likes on Facebook