Investors continue to place their bets on social TV.In October we wrote about Stevie, the social TV platform that brings your social graph to the main screen. The Israel-based company has just announced a new round of funding and the expansion of their platform to the iPhone. Here are the details. Read more

In a surprise acquisition, Viggle has acquired social TV startup GetGlue. GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold made the announcement via his Twitter account just under an hour ago. According to the announcement, “Viggle will pay $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares of stock for GetGlue.” Additionally, “Viggle Inc. will operate the Viggle and GetGlue brands, and GetGlue founder and CEO Alex Iskold will join Viggle Inc. in a senior executive position on its management team and as a member of its Board of Directors.” Here’s the full story. Read more

Wow, what a night! Tuesday night was Lost Remote’s first party in NYC. To say the Tribeca Grand was packed, would be an understatement. Hundreds of social TV experts (from networks, startups and more) packed the beautiful venue to join Fred Graver and myself for a celebration of the industry. “Lost Remote: The NYC Show” was also announced! Our first event will be on April 24th. Here are photos from the night! Read more

The day has finally come – Lost Remote’s NYC party (thanks to Mediabistro) will take place tonight at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in Manhattan. Are you coming? If you haven’t RSVPed make sure to do so here. November has already been a huge month for social TV. From the election to SocialGuide’s very recent acquisition, there’s much to discuss. Join Twitter TV’s Fred Graver and myself tonight at 7pm. Click here to tweet about it.

Today is election day, but November 13th is Lost Remote’s first party in NYC! Make sure you RSVP here for the after work get together at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. Twitter TV’s Fred Graver, myself and the NYC social TV community will be celebrating the industry, the progress we’ve all made and the future. Come downtown to discuss the social TV aftermath of the election and more. Read more

We’re excited to announce our first party, taking place in NYC on November 13th at 7pm. Twitter’s Fred Graver and I will be hosting the social TV community at NYC’s Tribeca Grand Hotel. Come celebrate Lost Remote recently becoming part of the Mediabistro family and discuss the social TV industry with your colleagues! Make sure to RSVP here as space is limited. Read more

I'm excited to announce a new chapter for Lost Remote. WebMediaBrands, the parent company of Mediabistro, has acquired Lost Remote with plans to grow our social TV footprint. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere: I'll continue to play an active role, and Natan Edelsburg will keep covering stories for the site.

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As the MLB All-Star game inches closer, the league has just announced that they will be incorporating more social media into different parts of the game than ever before. The "@StateFarm #HRDerby and #ASG," as it's called, will feature computer stations at each clubhouse for both teams to interact on social when they're not actually playing in the game....

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Ever since LostRemote.com launched over a dozen years ago, it's been a search engine favorite for people looking for remote controls (and for couple seasons, fans of the "Lost" TV show, too). So it goes without saying that we should report that Eugene Polley, the brilliant engineer who invented the wireless remote control, has passed away at 96.

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As social TV matures, major cable networks continue to treat the growth of their social channels as important as the growth of the linear channels. MTV, which started its main Facebook page in November 2007, has reached over 100 million likes across all their show pages (not including the characters). This success is no surprise to a network that continues to push boundaries...

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