April 30, 2012
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IGN Presents VALIANT LIVE: X-O MANOWAR #1 From NYC’s MIDTOWN COMICS

This Thursday, May 3rd, Valiant and IGN are partnering for a one-of-kind online experience, VALIANT LIVE: X-O MANOWAR #1, direct from New York’s own Midtown Comics Downtown! Moderated by IGN Comics Editor Joey Esposito, the inaugural VALIANT LIVE panel will be bringing the convention experience to comics fans far and wide with live streaming video and real-time audience Q&A on May 3rd from 8:30-9:15 PM EST (5:30-6:15 PM PST)!

Hitting just one day after the release of X-O Manowar #1, this is your chance to find out all there is know about the foundations of the all-new Valiant Universe directly from a star-studded panel of guests including Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar), Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong), Executive Editor Warren Simons, and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. Via the interactive Big Live platform, viewers will be able to ask questions directly to the panel and converse with other fans. Expect surprise announcements, and a behind-the-scenes look at a ton of unseen art from X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, and Valiant’s upcoming Free Comic Book Day release!

And all you need to join the conversation is an internet connection! Just visit comics.IGN.com, Facebook.com/ValiantComics, or ValiantUniverse.com/News to participate and get a jump on the Summer of Valiant as it happens!

In the meantime, fans can submit questions ahead of time via Twitter to @ValiantComics and @joeyesposito with the hashtag #AskValiant. The best of the bunch will queued up and ready to go when VALIANT LIVE: X-O MANOWAR #1 kicks off live on May 3rd at 8:30 PM EST (5:30 PM PST)!

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Filed under: this thursday comics comic books graphic novel q&a live big live social media news valiant comics x-o man-o-war 
January 10, 2012
Video of the Day, US News

Up to the minute US News from The Associated Press and The White House. President Obama speaks on the environment, The Doomsday Clock gets bumped forward to 5 minutes til Doomsday, David Duchovny talks Californication, and more…

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/633

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Filed under: us news news united states president obama white house doomsday clock david duchovny californication big live social media chat live chat 
December 6, 2011
Video of the Day

It’s time for some hot fresh gossip! Here for your viewing pleasure, is all the latest from TMZ. Enjoy!

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/623

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Filed under: tmz celebrity gossip news celeb news hollywood gossip stars big live chat social media 
November 11, 2011
Video of the Day

Hey Everyone, let’s get down to the Nitty Gritty with Big Live’s Nitty Gritty Celebrity Channel. Get your hot fresh gossip here, straight from TMZ and CelebTV:

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/623

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Filed under: gossip celebrity tmz news biglive chat social media 
November 8, 2011
Video of the Day

It’s the start of a new month, so let’s get up to date on our international affairs, shall we? Today we bring you Big Live’s Global Newscast, which is up to the moment coverage from Al Jazeera English. Find out what’s happening all around the world and discuss here: 

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/113

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Filed under: al jazeera english big live chat social media global news international news news current events politics international economy 
November 1, 2011
Video of the Day

Today’s VOTD is Big Live’s Occupy Wall St channel, where we bring you up to the minute and live coverage of the Occupy movement in the streets of New York. 

Stay informed and start a conversation here:

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/1064

 Enjoy.

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Filed under: occupy occupy wall st occupy nyc nyc big live social media news 
October 10, 2011
Social Media Monday

Today is Monday, when we bring you our favorite social media article of the day. 

NewTeeVee is reporting that 9 million households will be opting out of cable television by 2016. 

http://gigaom.com/video/cord-cutters-2016/

The trend is already apparent. What does that mean for Big Live and its users? Nothing but good news. We’re already home to some of the best content on television, like episodes of Family Guy, 30 Rock, Louie, and Glee, and we’re completely free. Plus, we give you the option to talk to any of your friends while you watch, no matter how far away they are, and make new friends from the crowd watching the show you like. 

Sorry, cable TV.

Moment of silence. 

http://gigaom.com/video/cord-cutters-2016/

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Filed under: newteevee moment of silence big live cut the chord dead dying tv is dying tv cable report social media social media news news gigaom big live biglive chat chatroom video social media monday 
October 5, 2011
Very Sad News—Steve Jobs Has Died

Steve Jobs died at age 56 today. The visionary co-founder of Apple shared an amazing life with the world. We will never forget him. 

Today’s Video of the Day is his 2005 Stanford Commencement speech. 

http://www.biglive.com/bl/stage/index/stage/1049

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” —Steve Jobs, 2005

Great words from a great man. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.

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Filed under: steve jobs apple co-founder dies died pancreatic cancer stanford 2005 sad sad news news 
October 3, 2011
Social Media Monday

Today is Monday, which means Big Live has some interesting social media news to share with you. Here’s a cool article we were perusing today by Nikhil Chawla at mediaredifined.com: 

http://www.mediaredefined.com/blog/top-5-reasons-social-media/

“1) ROI – Return on Ignorance: It’s funny, but lot of businesses don’t know that Social Media can be effectively measured. They are still living in an oblivion as to why invest in Social Media when we don’t get the ROI (I meant Return of Investment here.) The fact is Social Media can be so effectively measured that you can pin-point every single user, comment, update or even a tag. Ask me, I’ve made reports for our clients. The reports are so in-depth that they are self-explanatory with facts & figures.”

The number one reason Nikhil gives for companies not taking social media seriously is that they don’t understand how well social media can tell you who your users are and what they like about your product. Big Live takes these measurements, so to speak, down to the minute detail to help content providers and partner companies understand who is watching their content and why. 

Knowledge is power.

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Filed under: biglive big live social media news media redefined roi business news internet research 
September 28, 2011
Social Media News

News that’s pertinent to Big Live, you, the Internet…basically, everyone. 

Check out this report from GigaOm, predicting that traditional TV will be going the way of the print industry:

http://gigaom.com/video/buckle-up-traditional-tv-is-in-for-a-heck-of-a-ride/

“A substantial percentage of programming will have on demand, time shifted and interactive capabilities. New formats of programming with embedded interactive applications will emerge, and social TV will take off.”

We think that while on demand viewing is great (we offer on demand and broadcasted shows), it takes the social experience away from the viewer. When you can watch a video any time, the incentive to watch it at the same time as someone else is substantially diminished. 

Big Live puts the social back into the viewing experience by allowing you to see who else is watching whenever you decide to watch, allowing you to chat with that person (of course), and to do so whether you’re watching an on demand or broadcast show. 

On Big Live, when you show up to a broadcast show, you are automatically synchronized with everyone watching, so you can make relevant real-time comments about the video that’s playing. If, however, you want to watch a show on demand, from start to finish, you can still chat with anyone who shows up, even if they have just clicked play at the beginning of the video. 

Voila, social TV, anyway you look at it. 

We’re all for it! 

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Filed under: social social media big live video tech startup web internet hulu gigaom news media social video social media facebook big live interactive tv 
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