Keeping to that 140 character limit on Twitter can be rather annoying when you have more than one thing to share. We often find that we need to put each link into a separate update, which can be inconvenient and leading to multiple updates and extra noise. This problem is about to be a thing of Continue reading →
It seems that the Old Spice’s hit YouTube campaign has paved the way for more campaigns to take social media to the next level in personalised engagement. Orange is the latest brand to take on the concept. The mobile phone network has created a Singing Tweetagrams campaign. Twitter users are invited to tweet messages for Continue reading →
When we decide to book a break away to a new destination we look to friends, family and most importantly online reviews to help make our decision. The Canadian Tourism Commission has made full use of this behaviour to help create a new campaign to encourage American citizens to consider Canada as a holiday destination. Continue reading →
Morning session of bada developer day over and time for lunch. It’s been an interesting morning so far with some great talks from Phil Northam, Paul Wilkins, Manfred and Eric Chang covering everything from Samsung marketing through to detailed explanations of method calls. So something for everyone. Paul Wilkins discussed the merging of systems, connecting Continue reading →
Being Friday and the end of a somewhat busy week I was delighted to come across this video. I feel that such machines should exist in every work place. Coca Cola invites college students in the U.S to experience the happiness factory via “the happiness machine”. When visiting their vending machine they get a little Continue reading →
Didn’t get a Nintendo Wii for Xmas? Fear not Adidas can help… Adidas have cleverly crafted a 3-D virtual world that can be accessed and played using a new range of men’s sneakers. How does this work? I hear you say…Well all users have to do is go to the Adidas site and with their Continue reading →
With this being my very last post of 2009. I thought i would post about a singer/songwriter who has used this year to develop a huge social media fan base and is likely to big in 2010. Last week a friend of mine sent me a link to London born Mia Rose singing in Youtube Continue reading →
Really like this Facebook campaign by Ikea, One of those ideas that you think…damn that is so simple I wished id thought of it. To promote their new store opening in Malmo, Ikea set-up a Facebook profile for Gordon Gustavsson, the store’s manager. Pictures of the stores showrooms were uploaded to Gustavsson photo album. Any Continue reading →
I had a un-expected surprise last week to find that I had a new follower on twitter. That follower was non other than the TV show I’m a Celebrity. So naturally I accepted. Although once an avid fan of the show but not so much now (as I found a job and am no longer Continue reading →
I always find it really interesting when a simple idea to take social media beyond the realms of a computer screen is hatched. Recently I came across a guy from South Africa called Sam Wilson who has created a blog, http://illscreamyourtweets.com, where he invites users to send Tweets to @ScreamUrTweets. Once every week, Sam makes Continue reading →
