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It's Curtains for Google! And Facebook! And Tumblr! And ...

When you're done tweeting or updating or pinning things or checking in, run for your lives, because the tech sky is falling!

Six Totally Necessary Regulations That Go Into Effect Immediately

In keeping with the spirit of this, the Regulation Issue of Advertising Age, your Media Guy proposes -- nay, mandates -- a whole slew of new laws, bylaws, bi-laws, in-laws and bi in-laws.

Believe The Hype? Four Things Social TV Can Actually Do

Two recent conversations I had with high-level media executives reminded me that not everyone understands the term "social TV."

Thanks for Proving My Point, Gawker!

You may have read about my plans to form a Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation. Whether what you read got the details right is another thing.

Introducing the Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation

A code of ethics for content aggregators? In today's New York Times, media columnist David Carr writes about a new group devoted to establishing and maintaining such guidelines.

Your Guide to SXSW From Sched Founder Taylor McKnight, Who Actually Lives in Austin

After attending the conference four times, serial tech entrepreneur Taylor McKnight actually decided to move to Austin.

USA Network's Redniss: Our Showrunners Are Leading Us Forward in Social TV

USA isn't just supporting digital initiatives. "We're working hand-in-hand with writers and producers to create content," says digital chief Jesse Redniss.

Watch The Guardian's Brilliant TV Spot Dissecting theSocial-Media-Powered News Cycle

One of the world's great newspapers covers controversy around The Big Bad Wolf -- no, not Rupert Murdoch, at least this time.

Watch the Hilarious, Demented Trailer for Jimmy Kimmel's 'Movie: The Movie'

If you missed Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscar special on ABC, you missed why "Black Hitler" was an instant trending topic on Twitter.