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Many of you will already have heard about the sad death of Clarence Clemons, legendary saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Clemons, often referred to as the ‘Big Man’ died of a stroke last night aged 69. His death has caused an outpouring of grief and people have flooded … [Read more...]
One of the celebrities who make the most use of social media resources for keeping in touch with fans and marketing new products is Lady Gaga. We recently told how the cover for ‘The Edge of Glory’ was revealed on Twitter and we can now tell you that the video for ‘The Edge of Glory’ has … [Read more...]
As well as reporting on some pretty impressive Google Doodles, another topic we love giving you news on are some of YouTube's viral videos featuring just the everyday person. … [Read more...]
Just two days ago, we reported on one of our favorite topics, that of a new Google Doodle that was representing the late guitar legend Les Paul. Search engine Google's homepage was laid out with the letters made into a guitar which when you hovered above the strings, you could actually sound them … [Read more...]
On Monday of this week, Apple's big WWDC event kicked off, with fresh news coming in about iOS 5, iCloud and of course news on Mac OS X Lion. Of course the majority of you will be happy with the outcome, but news today may leave some of you feeling disappointed. … [Read more...]
For some time now, we have been reporting on search engine Google and its Doodles which from time to time can be seen on the homepage. They differ from celebrating an event on the calendar such as Christmas, Halloween, Mother's Day, to birthdays of significant individuals such as Harry Houdini, … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we like to bring you news on videos that have gone viral and some recent examples include a new epic meal times, a shampoo prank and teaser clips for The Dark Knight Rises. Today we heard about a YouTube video from TV show Korea’s Got Talent, featuring a young male singer, which has … [Read more...]
There’s a rather bizarre story spreading across the Internet today about legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, who died 15 years ago. However the claims have been disproved and it’s said that the story stemmed from a hacking, and then spread rapidly via Facebook and Twitter. … [Read more...]
We spoke recently about how cloud based services are on the rise and how some of the big multimedia companies are doing all they can to get their own cloud up in the sky. The social movie site Flixster, are looking to bring a different dimension to the cloud, by storing your movies opposed to … [Read more...]
Facebook and Spotify are reported to have come to an agreement which involves bringing music streaming to social networkers. It looks to be a done deal and Facebook users can look forward to enjoying music through the site, without having to visit another. … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga fans went wild on Monday after Amazon offered a 1 day only download of her new album for just $0.99. The smashing deal went down with music lovers so well that they crashed the e-commerce giant with an overload of traffic. … [Read more...]
One of the most iconic musicians, “Bob Dylan” is today celebrating his 70th birthday. The American singer-songwriter has become a well known figure within the music world for the last 50 years. Many will remember his music from the sixties, and its today that we celebrate his special day. … [Read more...]
For all you little monsters out there who are desperately awaiting Lady Gaga's new album, "Born This Way", Amazon are dishing out a digital disc download for just $0.99! … [Read more...]
Cloud based music services are becoming more and more in-demand and with most of Apple's rivals having launched one, it seems like the right time to bring out a version of their own. … [Read more...]
In this social media and digital age, more and more ingenious and elaborate marketing campaigns are being seen, such as the promotion for Jay-Z’s book Decoded, and news today involves a collaboration between singing superstar Lady Gaga and Starbucks the coffee chain. A two-week scavenger hunt has … [Read more...]
As we know the competition between music celebrities is continually heating up whether it's, who will get to that all important number one place within the single or album charts, the highest amount of downloads, Facebook or Twitter followers and the list goes on. News today talks about two of the … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter is currently home to many celebrities, including the much loved Lady Gaga. In the past we have brought you news about how US pop queen Gaga has engaged with many of her fans on the popular site, spoken about forthcoming albums, joined in with friendly banters … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter is growing fast in popularity, and may still have a way to go before it reaches rival Facebook and its 500 million or so active users. But that's not to say that it will not achieve this. Since its started back in 2006, the site has attracted many everyday … [Read more...]
Some people love her and other people hate her, either way it doesn’t matter what category you fit into as Lady Gaga must be doing something right as she is currently one of the biggest stars in the world, this was hammered home after we saw her release of the Judas music video overwhelm YouTube. … [Read more...]
We’ve almost forgotten what it was like in the days before Twitter and Facebook and wonder how today’s celebrities would manage without such sites. Many of the biggest names in entertainment today use social networking to communicate with their fans and one of the most prolific is singing … [Read more...]
There has been some wonderful news on Twitter lately, first with buzz about the Royal Wedding, and which topics trended, plus news on what celebrities tweeted about the special occasion. Tonight we can report on another heartwarming story, this time the news of Mariah Carey and the birth of her … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often report on celebrities and sporting stars and their use of Twitter and Lady Gaga is no exception. Her use of Twitter is well known but today we hear that the singing superstar is furious after hackers managed to gain access to her Twitter account. … [Read more...]
Two of the biggest names in today's music are reported to be battling it out on social networking site Twitter. Born this Way star “Lady Gaga” and Baby's “Justin Bieber” are hotting up the stakes in terms of how many followers they currently have. … [Read more...]
Since its earlier days, social networking site Facebook is now seeing some 600 million active users. As well as having the opportunity to create your very own personal profile, contacting friends and adding them to your list, updating your status, sharing photos and so on, the site is now proving … [Read more...]
Video sharing site YouTube has and is still proving a popular way for people to upload, share and view videos. Many people that access the site can find content from recent and past TV clips, sporting events, music videos of their favorite pop stars and the occasional amateur clip thrown in for … [Read more...]
