Variety’s Peter Bart says The Godfather would never be greenlit today</h1> <article> <h1>Variety’s Peter Bart says The Godfather would never be greenlit today</h1> <p>Devon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:28:47 +0000</p> Last night I had the privilege of listening to Variety’s Peter Bart at the UCLA Anderson Entertainment Management Association Career Night. SocialNotions was invited to come and share what we know about marketing and the entertainment business with MBA students. In all, the event was great for meeting enthusiastic potential future employees, but also for [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=Vjs3W0JoU9o:XH1DQ-0xujQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=Vjs3W0JoU9o:XH1DQ-0xujQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Aardvark following in Google’s footsteps?</h1> <p>Devon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:59 +0000</p> Image via CrunchBase Today, social search jocks Aardvark published a research paper entitled Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine that looks at the science of how people find things with help from other people. Image via Wikipedia According to Damon from Aardvark, the “paper was inspired by the classic Google paper, “Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=QhQQ8mPnLr0:kuKbm2b5WjI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=QhQQ8mPnLr0:kuKbm2b5WjI:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Upcoming iBreakfastLA Event: Creators, Consumer & Content</h1> <p>Devon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:39 +0000</p> Well, it’s been a little while… perhaps too long, I know. But it’s back folks!! iBreakfastLA is coming to you at the usual time on November 18th, 2009. Join us for the usual great conversation and delicious breakfast at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. We’re very excited about the panel and the topic, and personally, I think this [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=J-WtzHf5PQc:JJke0d_opA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=J-WtzHf5PQc:JJke0d_opA8:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>OpenIndie is pioneering a new distribution model… will it work?</h1> <p>Devon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:39:21 +0000</p> For the last few weeks I’ve been following – with great excitement – the efforts of Arin Crumley (of Four Eyed Monsters fame) and his business partner, Kieran Masterton, as they try to raise money for their new venture. It’s called OpenIndie, and if successful, will open a world of possibilities for independent filmmakers desperate [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=53BMwfDdCh4:1Cfu-AuItDQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=53BMwfDdCh4:1Cfu-AuItDQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Did Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis get it wrong?</h1> <p>Devon — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:51:27 +0000</p> [This entry is a repost from Alan Brody's iBreakfast blog] Editor’s Note: with all the talk about a re-awakening in the funding market for new ventures, I thought it fitting to re-post this very well-written and insightful article from our friend and iBreakfast partner in New York City, Alan Brody. It’s a rebuttal to Jason’s recent attack [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=dYwSK4UisC4:fXnLuRTJhBg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=dYwSK4UisC4:fXnLuRTJhBg:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>CBS notices that “Famous Teens Unplug”</h1> <p>Devon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:44:25 +0000</p> CBS reporter Shira Lazar from “On the Scene with Shira” picked up our story around Aria Wallace’s 40 Day Challenge, which started today. If you haven’t already heard, Aria’s going to be ditching her cell phone and vlogging the experience of doing without it, all in an attempt to raise awareness and encourage tweens and [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=hHkvqO7V32w:5IF-EsJyGiY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=hHkvqO7V32w:5IF-EsJyGiY:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Filmmakers need social media… now more than ever!</h1> <p>Devon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:19:06 +0000</p> This weekend I had the privilege of sitting on a prestigious panel at Film Independent’s Filmmaker’s Forum event. The opportunity came up at the last minute, and after getting the call late Friday, was quite chuffed to take my seat on the main stage at the Director’s Guild on Saturday evening, flanked by no less [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=SLwdU1eEA-U:sa7cidHfK1I:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=SLwdU1eEA-U:sa7cidHfK1I:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Sorry Mashable, but you’re wrong about Whole Foods. Celebrity does not equal competence.</h1> <p>Devon — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:10:26 +0000</p> In his recent Mashable post, Soren Gordhamer highlights “5 Social Media Lessons from Whole Foods”, and starts off by proclaiming that they have “impressively embraced social media more than most”. As evidence, he points out that they’ve amassed more than 1.2 million Twitter followers and more than 123,000 fans on Facebook…. which brings me to [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=utYvy5m7uko:Uzedpogcbsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=utYvy5m7uko:Uzedpogcbsc:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Facebook determined to beat the Twit out of you</h1> <p>Sagar — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:17:17 +0000</p> A new post by Facebook engineer Tom Occhino today announces Facebook's adoption of the @-symbol call-out most commonly associated with Twitter users.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=GI-xAIu6zAA:Tl4tsxP480A:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=GI-xAIu6zAA:Tl4tsxP480A:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Executives and Social Media</h1> <p>Sagar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:58:27 +0000</p> A new report sheds light on how executives view social media.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=eG_AwGQVLpg:AF9pGyl0Pas:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/socialnotions?a=eG_AwGQVLpg:AF9pGyl0Pas:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>