What is it that makes a Super Bowl ad so great? Is it something funny, inspiring, unbelievable, or what? According to Ace Metrix CEO Peter Daboll, a likable ad doesn’t necessarily mean it’s an effective ad. As he explained, great ads are likable, but they have to do more in order to be effective.

The Screen Actors Guild awards were the trending topic this weekend with hits such as Boardwalk Empire taking home TV’s best drama, Jessica Lange taking home best actress in a TV drama for her role in American Horror Story and …

Super Bowl ads are the focal point of the day besides the big game of course. Super Bowl Sunday is a long awaited day for many football fans, whether you’re looking forward to the mountains of meats, cheeses and other …

If keeping up with your favorite celebrities’ multiple social media accounts, latest news or rumors of what they happened to have eaten at Del Posto last night, guess what – say it with me – there’s an app for that …

No Reservations star and frequent Food Network castigator Anthony Bourdain is back at it again, slamming southern cook Paula Deen on Twitter. In light of Paula Deen’s recent announcement that she has type 2 diabetes and subsequent endorsement deal with …

Mother Monster still rules the Twitterverse. Lady Gaga has become the first Twitter user to reach 18 million followers. She announced this milestone with a tweet, reminiscing about a time when she barely had any Twitter followers: @ladygagaLady GagaCan’t believe …

Lady Gaga has joined Google+. She’s been one of the most popular people on other social networks like Twitter and Facebook, and it’s a little surprising that she hasn’t made her way to Google+ before now. Danny Sullivan suggests Google’s …

When I first joined Twitter, one of the first people that I followed was humble rapper Kanye West. I’d been told of his amazing Twitter presence by a trustworthy friend, and so I decided to give him a slot in …

In the “celebrities are real people, just like us” file, it looks like Howard Stern and his wife Beth spent New Year’s Eve 2011 the same way plenty of folks spent the evening: Drunk dialing. But while most cases of …

The RIAA and MPAA, in their push to rid the internet of what they dub rampant piracy, have set internet storage locker sites like MegaUpload firmly in their crosshairs as well. While saying that a site like MegaUpload is illegal …

Here we looked at the top topics and hashtags on Twitter in 2011. We also looked at Twitter’s story about reconnecting a homeless man and his daughter as part of the company’s year-in-review. Also as part of the 2011 review, …

It’s always exciting when high-profile personalities acknowledge the Internet space and the opportunities that exist on it. When this happens, it only helps to further validate what we, those of us involved in the Internet/tech space, live and breathe every day.

eBay is teaming up with various celebrities to build a charity auction destination that harnesses the power of celeb culture and uses it for good. You can already see evidence of our fascination with celebrities by performing a quick eBay …

The Lindsay Lohan situation takes another interesting turn, this time away from the courthouse and into the penthouse, if you will. TMZ is reporting that Lohan is in the process of shooting photos for Playboy magazine, the culmination of a …

The death of Steve Jobs has inspired many, many people to share their thoughts on the life of a man they truly admired, and that includes a lot of big names. Following is a list of 100 such reactions from …

[Above: Cast of Modern Family celebrate thier big win - Courtesy Sofia Vergara, Twitter] Last night’s Emmys were a mix of surprises and expected results as a few notable actors walked away with their first emmys and a couple of …

Today is the official release day of the much-anticipated Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray. While this is already big news for fans of the films, you might have noticed that it’s been receiving a little more attention lately …

YouTube has come a long way from its earlier days of being a good place to watch funny cat videos and bootleg video of concerts and old music videos. Sure, you can still watch all of that stuff on YouTube, …

Celebrity use may prove to be a big driver of general Google+ use. It certainly helped with Twitter. We live in a society that is obsessed with celebrity, and we tend to want to follow people on social networks who …

Update: Here’s another list of celebrities on Google+. As reported, Google is courting celebrities, trying to get them on Google+. CNN discussed some Google emails revealing such plan. Celebrities have been key in driving Twitter use by fans, and there’s …

Though it seems to be up and running now, celebrity William Shatner had his Google+ profile removed temporarily. Apparently, he was “violating standards”. It’s unclear what the problem was, but ast night, Shatner tweeted: @WilliamShatnerWilliam ShatnerMy Google+ account was flagged …

It’s that time of year, the time when everybody takes to social media to bitch about how their favorite show got snubbed. Unless you hop into a time travel machine, go back a few years, step outside and bitch about …