Among the 24 people invited to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama the State of the Union address were Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple’s Steve Jobs and founder of Emerson Collective, and Mike Krieger, co-founder of the photo-sharing application Instagram.

Indie musicians Andy Ross of OK Go and Eytan Oren of Eytan and The Embassy have collaborated on InBloom, a free iPhone app that serves as a location-based guide to ethical businesses and services.

Big Fish Games Inc. announced that Wibe Wagemans has joined the casual game company as vice president, general manager, Mobile. In this role Wagemans will head up and accelerate Big Fish’s further expansion into mobile.

Comedy Central and Omnigon Communications have gone live with a new Stand-Up Showdown Facebook Application, which among other things gives viewers a social platform for choosing which comedians will get a little career boost from the Viacom channel.

The Weather Channel Companies have named David Kenny as chairman and chief executive officer. He succeeds Mike Kelly, who joined the company as president and CEO in 2009.

Polar Mobile, a Toronto-based platform provider for digital media distribution, has secured a $6 million funding round led by Georgian Partners with co-investment from the Ontario Venture Capital Fund.

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced it will be adding college and university radio stations to its iHeartRadio, less than a week after Los Angeles public radio stations KCRW and KUSC were confirmed to be joining with the digital radio service.

The Wiggles have signed with Ruckus Media Group to continue their domination of the world’s tinies by creating children’s interactive storybooks for mobile devices.

Research in Motion announced that Thorsten Heins has been named president and chief executive officer, taking over from co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. Heins also was appointed to RIM’s board.

FedNet, a DC-based webcaster of congressional hearings, press conference and floor debates, said on Friday it will provide the first mobile-only video broadcast of President Obama's State of the Union address, scheduled for Jan. 24.