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Today the company is announcing that more than 50 million people used Aviary in the past month, giving it an effective monthly active user (MAU) base of 50 million across its own app, as well as in the implementations of Aviary partners such as Flickr.

Any new vendors to talk to here?

"According to their writeup, Disney has partnered with a company called Jaxx to create a line of toys that can be recognized by phone or tablet apps, then trigger animations based on Disney's movies or other properties. In the example seen by Reuters, pointing an iPad camera at a set of Little Mermaid-branded bongo drums will cause the crab Sebastian to come on-screen and perform a song by "playing" them. Specific animations could also be used to sell the products in stores, like an animated Tinkerbell who flies out of her box when shoppers look at her with a smartphone camera."

"Sony has announced that it will be launching the first 4K video distribution service for consumers, giving 4K TV buyers their first real source of content. We don't have much information about the service, but it will be launching in the US this summer, both potentially creating a 4K market and giving Sony an edge. It's something Sony originally tried with 3D, trying to handle all facets of the feature from content creation to distribution and playback. "We intend to expand the world of 4K content from beyond the cinema to TV dramas and commercials," Sony's Kaz Hirai said during the conference at CES. Sony has already announced a series of remastered 4K Blu-rays, and as with 3D, the company is trying to sell studios on the benefits of 4K. Meanwhile, it's announced the first-ever 4K OLED prototype TV and new models of its consumer-ready 4K TVs. In the US, though, super high-def digital distribution could be hampered by ISPs, which aren't likely to look kindly on the stress this will cause their pipes."

"The company has just signed deals with Broadcom, Marvell and Intel to integrate its Wiimote-style controller into the trio's home-entertainment hardware. Playing with it for a few minutes, we were impressed by its accuracy, although gestures did take a little time to get used to."

"Clarity, a division of Plantronics dedicated to making communication devices with amplified audio for those with impaired hearing, has teamed up with a company called ClearCaptions, which provides text transcription captioning services for phone calls to create the Ensemble. The Ensemble packs a one-two punch for people who have trouble hearing: It provides sophisticated amplified audio like a hearing aid, and real-time text captioning of the ongoing conversation on a seven-inch screen."

The bite-sized social networking platform is a great way to aggregate a huge amount information into a manageable stream of topics specific to you. There's no reason it shouldn't be the same with the weather, which is exactly why the company is partnering with The Weather Channel to bring local forecasts to your feed.

BevyUp is out to make online shopping a social and collaborative experience for customers. The company helps online retailers turn their websites into social platforms where customers can invite friends to tag along while they shop in their online stores.

The company, which offers deals to those with high "Klout scores," is offering those with a 55 or above to qualify for a one-day pass to American Airlines' Admirals Club in 40 different airports -- regardless of whether they're booked on one of the carrier's flights. Admission includes first-class benefits like free Wi-Fi and beer.

Buick ran a "Pinboard to Dashboard" promotion that encouraged Pinterest users to create interior design inspirations for the 2013 Encore luxury car. The automotive company invited ten of the most influential fashion, design and food bloggers to participate in the promo and create their inspiration board. The promotion is part of the company's efforts to reach out to a younger target market and show that the brand can use social media and have fun with it.

Like ScoutMob + Living Social mashup, but free samples of services and goods. Neat!

The redesign will provide clearer navigation and more opportunities to discover new content. The new home page will feature links to content verticals, such as DYI and animals, and to popular pins. Additionally, each pinned photo will display more information about what is depicted and where it comes from. "We've added more information related to pins, so it's easier to find things you're interested in. For example, on each pin, you'll see pins from the same board, other boards this pin was pinned to, and a whole slew of related pins," the company said in a blog post.

This is why I insisted we keep passwords and NOT use FB/Twitter authorization for sites for Moxie. Had to fight VG on that one.

Might end up being relevant for businesses using USPS to ship.