So I was a little suprised for lack of a better word when the morning after the Oscars, I saw an news headline on yahoo about Angelina Jolies's leg having a twitter account. I did not bother looking for it until today when i saw an article about a race car driver getting more followers after tweeting during a car race. Robyn has a little something on that article. So back to Ms Jolie. Within probaly seconds of appearing on the red carpet with a pose that exhibited her right leg, someone, I dont know who, nor do I care to know for that matter, set up a twitter account for the leg. I will even attempt to guess the motivation behind that act. What is interesting to me is that before the end of the show, that account had about ten thousand followers, which begs the question of why people follow what on twitter. The power of social media, being able to set up an account and getting so many followers within such a short space of time is basically what most social media have in common. The timeliness of it all.  Does it have to do with who the celebrity is or the uniquess of the situation/ subject(race car driver, ms Jolie's leg)? If you have an answer to that, please do share! If not, share your thoughts anyway!

I can literally count on my fingers the number of times I have been on a plane. I would not say that i am particularly picky when it comes to who I'm sitting by. Now the only reason I confidently say this is that I've been lucky enough to not get the much talked about individual who never shuts up during the flight. But for anyone who has been unfortunate enough to have been in that situation, then you might like the fact that KLM is testing out a new program called Meet and Seat which basically allows ticket-holders to upload details from their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles and use that data to choose who they would like to sit by.
So here's the rundown on how it works if you would prefer not to read the whole article. If you have a confirmed reservation and are willing have your booking connected to your social profile, you choose which part of your information you would share. You would then be presented with seat maps that you where others who have shared their profiles are seated. Finally you can then reserve the neat next to anyone who seems interesting to you. That person would then receive a message with your profile details.
As companies seek new ways to utilize social media, it's fair to say that even more interesting ways would be thought of to integrate social media to engage customers as well as improve brand image. I dont know how sucessful this program might be, but I'm sure there would be people willing to try it out!

If I havent made it obvious by now, let me emphasize it again. I am an online girl! At least in my mind! I am more often than not online even when I should be doing something more important. So, anyway, I love to watch my favorite animes and tv-shows online since I do not have a Tv and have no intention of getting one anytime soon. A New York Times article mentions a study by Nielson which revealed that Americans ages 12-34 spending less time in front of Tv sets. This is attributed to the effect of  the available alternatives to the Tv set such as internet videos, social networks, mobile phones and video games. Essentially, the same shows are being watched by young people but they are being streamed on computers and phones to a greater extent than their parents or grandparents. 
It's no surprise that research supports what has been widely taken for granted which is that young people spend more time on the internet and away from traditional media, particularly the television set. The growing popularity of tablets provides more screens for which most people can watch their favorite shows or videos pushing the traditional television set even farther away. Weigh in below!

One word, Pinterest. For something i had never heard of, it was surprising to notice it more than twice yesterday, first in an article by Mashable's ceo Pete Cashmore about why Pinterest is 2012's hottest website. Pinterest was launched almost two years ago and was under the radar until the Silicon Vally news sites made mention of it. If like me you hadnt heard of it until now, Pinterest is, according to its website, a virtual pinboard or in the words of Pete Cashmore, "a visual social network that organizes images by topic and lets you reshare with just one click." Pinterest seems more interesting than I have made it sound so the less written the better. It could be the new big thing sooner than later so check it out here!