Psy’s “Gentleman” Video Hits Over 22 Million YouTube Views In 24 Hours

Psy is no longer a one-hit wonder.  The “Gangnam Style” singer has released a music video for his newest song “Gentleman.”  The music video for “Gentleman” has hit 22 million YouTube views in the first 24 hours.  It has been around 2 days since the video has been uploaded and it is now at over 58 million views.  Just as a comparison, Justin Bieber’s video for “Boyfriend” hit slightly over 5 million on it’s first day online in May 2012.
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BillMyParents Raises $4.86 Million In Equity Funding

BillMyParents is a startup that is promoting teens to spend responsibly through the use of a prepaid SpendSmart MasterCard.  BillMyParents has recently raised net proceeds of $4.86 million following a deduction of fees and expenses that came to under $622,000 according to TheNextWeb.  BillMyParents CEO and chairman Mike McCoy said that the company will be using the funds for further development and growth.

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Yahoo! Buys Stamped

Yahoo! has bought mobile recommendations app company Stamped.  This is Marissa Mayer’s first acquisition since she became CEO of the company.  Stamped is a nine-person company and five of them are former Google employees.  They will become a part of Yahoo!’s mobile product team, which will be set up in New York, led by Stamped’s three co-founders.  Stamped’s existing mobile app will be discontinued by the end of the year.  Mayer and Stamped co-founder Robby Stein worked closely together during their tenures at Google.  The Stamped iPhone app launched in November and it allows users to track and share things that they like with their friends like books, movies, restaurants, etc.

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Stamped Bumps Up In The App Store Rankings After Tweet By Justin Bieber

In late July, we wrote about how Justin Bieber was an investor in Stamped.  Other celebrity investors in the company include Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest.  Stamped is an application that allows users to bookmark their 100 most favorite things like books, music, and movies.

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Justin Bieber, Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest Invest In Stamped

Stamped is a mobile app [iTunes Link] that has released a new version today for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Stamped will also be rolling out a website that complements the app.  Stamped is primarily run by ex-Google engineers.

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Paparazzi Charged For Chasing Justin Bieber In His Fisker Karma

[Credit: JustinBieberZone.com]

Justin Bieber was stopped earlier this month for reckless driving when he was driving in the car on the 101 Freeway at 80MPH.  Bieber was pulled over in a Fisker Karma sports car by CHP officers on the 101 at the intersection of Vineland Avenue and Ventura Boulevard.

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WATCH: Celebrities Read Mean Tweets On Jimmy Kimmel

In this video, celebrities that are appearing on Jimmy Kimmel are reading mean tweets addressed towards them. This video has cameos from Danny McBride, James Van Der Beek, Katy Perry, Zooey Deschanel, Larry King, David Spade, Kristen Stewart, Matt LeBlanc, Snooki, Matisyahu, and Justin Bieber. This video has been watched over 15,000 times today and the background song is “Everybody Hurts.”
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