NEW YORK:  Consumer Reports’ Kevin McKean shared a few statistics from the company’s annual report on Internet privacy and security at a roundtable discussion held at NYU on Thursday night. Shortly thereafter, a panel of experts wondered aloud whether the privacy controls belong on the social networks or on the people who use them.

This week, Dailymotion is hiring a marketing director, as well as a senior editor. Imagination needs a social media account manager, and LBi is looking for a manager of social media. Get all the details on these openings below, and find more just-posted gigs on mediabistro.com. Marketing Director Dailymotion (New York, NY) Senior Editor Dailymotion [...]

On today’s Morning Media Menu (MP3 link), GalleyCat editor Jason Boog joined me for a look at Evernote’s $1 billion valuation and Tumblr’s decision to bite the bullet and start selling ads – at $25,000 apiece.

StumbleUpon is still massive, with 25+ million engaged, dedicated users and a massive database of 528 different types of topics.  People have been using the service for years and it’s ability to quickly deliver something of interest makes it a time-pass that won’t quickly taper off. But how effective is it as a marketing tool [...]

NEW YORK -  At NYU on Thursday evening, Consumer Reports raised tough questions about how to regulate the Internet in a round table discussion entitled “Facebook and Your Privacy: What Every Consumer Should Know in the Age of Social Networking.” In his keynote speech, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark declared that “trust is the new black.”

Following last month’s news of YouTube opening their partner program to everyone, New Media Rockstars has released a fun infographic outlining the history of YouTube’s Partner Program and some of their biggest partners.

In an Ask Me Anything last night, an intern for The Daily Show answered a few questions about how things work behind the scenes at one of the funniest political satires on television.  The user hid his real identity behind his name “DarnJester99″, although a link shows it to be Adam Lash, an aspiring comedian.

May the 4th be with you! Today is Star Wars day and to celebrate we’re bringing you a list of ten of the most viral Star Wars themed ads of all time.

Investors have long had a simple response when it comes to the gargantuan buzz of social networks: where’s the profit?  While some investors have been bullish on the potential growth of social businesses, others have questioned whether we’re looking at something similar to the dotcom crash of 1999, where hundreds of small Internet companies went [...]

This week’s funny video roundup includes a rap from the face behind the Scumbag Steve meme, the latest from Improv Everywhere, a couple cute dog videos and some lolz from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. So sit back, relax and get ready to laugh.