“The August 15 entry deadline for the Mashie awards is quickly approaching. To jump start the conversation on digital marketing trends, @MashBusiness hosted a #Mashies Twitter chat with some of our expert judges, thought leaders in the industry and Mashable fans.
Participating judges included Liz Kaplow, CEO and founder of Kaplow Communications; Stacy Martinet, CMO at Mashable; Ian Schafer, CEO and founder of Deep Focus; Shenan Reed, President of Digital at MEC; Robert Lund, Creative Director of Barbarian Group; and David Berkowitz, CMO at MRY.”
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Facebook Pushes Video Content With New Recommendations Feature
“Facebook wants you watching videos. If you already do, it wants you watching more.
The social network is testing a new “related videos” feature that surfaces similar, popular videos after you finish watching one in your mobile News Feed.”
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Yahoo Acquires RayV to Improve Online Video Technology
“Yahoo has acquired RayV, a video streaming startup, the two companies announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
RayV, which launched in 2005, develops software to stream HD quality video online and through mobile devices. The startup is based in Los Angeles, but with R&D operations in Tel Aviv. Most of its employees will be joining Yahoo’s R&D center in Israel.”
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