Twitter Inks Deal With Viacom

June 19, 2013

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Twitter announced a partnership with Viacom to create social video advertising campaigns around programs on MTV, CMT, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and others

The partnership will launch with the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. During that show, MTV will serve up real-time, sponsor-supported highlights of notable moments from the show via Twitter. That show is set to air Aug. 25.

Viacom is the latest media company to join the Twitter Amplify program, which the company announced in May. Amplify lets media brands and their advertising partners promote television clips on Twitter — think a 5 or 10-second replay from a basketball game accompanied by a short commercial from Ford, or a weather forecast from The Weather Channel followed by an ad for a restaurant chain. Read more…

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Watch Jimmy Fallon and Brad Pitt Yodel From the Rooftops

June 19, 2013

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Jimmy Fallon is taking the phrase “shout it from the rooftops” quite literally.

In a clip that aired during Tuesday night’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the NBC host climbs to the top of a New York City crest to let off some steam. Naturally, yodeling ensues.

To his surprise, Fallon hears another yodel from across the city. It’s not an echo — it’s a fellow crooner on a nearby perch, none other than Brad Pitt. Fallon engages in a brief yodel conversation (subtitled, for our convenience) with the World War Z star, and the two agree to try something that’s “never been done before” — a double yodel. Read more…

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Deadly attack on Somalia UN office

June 19, 2013
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At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a minister says.

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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts

June 19, 2013
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Speaking at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for cuts to be made in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.

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Teacher ‘groomed pupil for sex’

June 19, 2013

A teacher accused of abducting a schoolgirl and taking her to France could be considered a “paedophile” who “groomed” the pupil, prosecutors say.

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Royal baby birth hospital revealed

June 19, 2013
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The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth at St Mary’s Hospital in London – the same place where Princess Diana had Prince William and Prince Harry.

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NASA’s Grand Challenge: Stop Asteroids From Destroying Earth

June 19, 2013

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There may be killer asteroids headed for Earth, and NASA has decided to do something about it. The space agency announced a new “Grand Challenge” on June 18 to find all dangerous space rocks and figure out how to stop them from destroying our planet.

The new mission builds on projects already underway at NASA, including a plan to capture an asteroid, pull it in toward the moon and send astronauts to visit it. As part of the Grand Challenge, the agency issued a “request for information” today — aiming to solicit ideas from industry, academia and the public on how to improve the asteroid mission plan. Read more…

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HBO Go and ESPN Now Available on Apple TV

June 19, 2013

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As previously reported, HBO Go is indeed coming to Apple TV, effective Wednesday. Apple announced that WatchESPN and content from an assortment of other streaming providers are now available on the device as well.

Apple TV owners — at least, those with subscriptions to HBO and ESPN — have been able to stream content from those networks using iPhone or iPad devices (and AirPlay) for some time. The new integration simply saves them the need to pull out a secondary device.

For Apple, the deals offer the company a slight advantage over its competitors, including Roku, which doesn’t have access to ESPN, as well as Playstation 3, which doesn’t have access to HBO Go. However, ESPN and HBO Go are already available on the Xbox. Read more…

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Feedly Added 8 Million Users Since Google Reader’s Shutdown Announced

June 19, 2013

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Google’s decision to kill off Google Reader may have frustrated longtime users, but it has clearly been a boon for similar RSS reader services, perhaps the most notable being Feedly.

Feedly had 12 million users as of the end of May, up from 4 million users just before Google announced in mid-March that it planned to kill off Reader, a rep for Feedly told Mashable. That represents a threefold increase in users in less than three months.

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Feedly previously announced that it had added 500,000 new users in the first 48 hours after Google Reader’s demise was announced — prompting it to add new servers and introduce a suggestion forum. It added another 3 million new users in the first two weeks. Read more…

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Ian Brady ‘chronically psychotic’

June 19, 2013
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Moors Murderer Ian Brady remains “chronically psychotic”, an expert at high-security Ashworth Hospital tells his mental health tribunal.

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