June 2, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment:
Twitter For Cats: Does your cat tweet? It will soon. Sony Computer Science Labs exhibited a new lifelogging device for cats. It’s got a camera, a GPS and other sensors that allow your cat to archive random events throughout the day. When your cat eats, the system tweets, “This tastes good.” OK then.
Disney Reinvents Ticket Sales: Disney is connecting moviegoers with a new app that allows people on Facebook to purchase tickets to Toy Story 3 inside the social network. Not only that, the app also allows users to poke friends, ask them to come to the film, and lets groups easily purchase tickets. Is this the future of buying tickets to the movies?
Pirate Bay Goes Crazy: From the, “are you kidding department,” the Pirate Bay, probably the most famous illegal file sharing site, and Meezoog are teaming up to launch a new online dating service called PirateDate. You just can’t make this stuff up.
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About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.