While some brands are still noticeably absent from the conversations taking place online, the walls surrounding direct communication are slowly coming down at the highest levels.

Assuming you check your email and Twitter as obsessively as we do (come on – it’s a snow day – what else are you doing?), we’re sure you’ve heard the buzz on Buzz – Google’s latest attempt to break into the world of social networking.
So far, Buzz has its proponents – according to one TechCrunch [...]

Last May, Iran slowed or blocked traffic to social sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter ahead of and during the contested presidential elections. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Iran is “permanently suspending” Google’s Gmail in favor of a state backed program for Iranians. Guess they weren’t a fan of Buzz.
The official reason for [...]

We still have a few days before the pre-Fashion Week festivities kick off, and a few more before the official events start. But last week was exciting for the sheer quality of things we’ve heard, that probably should have been kept quiet. Let’s recap, shall we?
The first case of foot in mouth disease: fashion edition, [...]

A Facebook invite came chirping at our window this morning courtesy of Yves Saint Laurent. For a fraction of the label’s normal price, New Vintage II is an environmentally-conscious project conceived by creative director Stefano Pilati to reintroduce popular styles from previous seasons, using left-over fabrics from the YSL archives. The ultra-chic recycled goods are [...]

So, on top of their Flyer’s Collection (featuring such customer favorites as “The Suitcase Shirt” and the “Marshpillow”), a new store in NYC, and their soon-to-be-resuscitated All You Can Jet Pass program, JetBlue’s got yet another trick up their sleeves to lure you in this holiday season.
Nothing says holiday spirit like a kick-ass contest, after all. To boost their Facebook gravitas, [...]

There’s the full body compression suit, which “compacts your entire body into a mass better suited for tiny seats,”  the suitcase shirt, which oh so conveniently eliminates the need for extra baggage (and those pesky baggage fees), and even a Marshpillow that simultaneously supplies the comfort of a pillow with the deliciousness of a marshmallow (“Do note that consuming 100% [...]

Andy Warhol once said “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” We look at people like Jon Gosselin and are reminded that, sadly, Warhol’s prediction shows no signs of slowing down. To be a star in this 21st century, creating and updating one’s public life is only the beginning. Social sites like [...]

The future of fashion is now.
Amid the frilly haystack rumpus at Chanel, the sexed-up Grace Jones warrior at Pugh and Balmain, and the return of laid-back sportswear basics at Stella emerged one more new runway trend: the fashion industry’s full-blown plunge into the world of technology.
Now that we’re [finally] entering the recovery phase after this [...]