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Take Me I'm Yours: Jam's Luke Norton opens poetry gallery
People by Dan Osburn
Luke Norton, one of our young creative talents, will open a gallery exhibition of his poetry become art on Monday, 26 November.
Socialympics: Twitter’s Quicker, but the BBC is Balanced.
Social Mobile by Dan Osburn
It’s fair to say that coverage of sporting events has never pleased everyone – there will always be disgruntled viewers. Ten years ago people would retreat to forums or real-life conversation to moan, today the method of expressing one’s immediate disgust is primarily Twitter. The BBC have taken their fair share of criticism durin ...
From the Jam Jar: 4 must-read links for Friday
by Dan Osburn
Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2bn
On Monday Microsoft confirmed it had purchased the social network site Yammer for a tidy $1.2 billion. The site ‘operates like Facebook for communication within companies’ and is currently has 5 million users. Microsoft will b ...
Has the new Facebook Timeline really turned Pages into Destination Sites?
Buzz Monitoring by Michelle Yeadon
A recent eConsultancy blog post on the new Facebook Timeline and its potential effect on fan behaviour suggests that Fans might be treating Brand Pages as specific destinations.
I think that's contestable and, though I disagree with th ...
From the Jam Jar: 5 must-read links for Friday
Social Media by Dan Osburn
Beneath the Surface, a closer look at Microsoft’s New Tablet
This week Microsoft announced the clever design and engineering of their new tablet ‘Surface’. Although much of the attention has focussed on the tech behind the new tablet, there h ...
From the Jam Jar: 5 links for Friday
Social Media by Dan Osburn
Twitter changes it’s branding strategy
Twitter has announced that it will be replacing its previous icons with a redesigned bird icon. This marks a transition in their branding strategy which sees tw ...
Imagining a Facebook Phone
Facebook by Dan Osburn
You may have seen the recent press speculation once again kicking around the idea that of Facebook are preparing to launch their own smartphone, so Steph Burnigham from our mobile team has developed a concept of the device that puts the focus firmly on users’ Friends.
From the Jam Jar: social media stories you can’t afford to miss
by Dan Osburn
Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O. - IPO valued Facebook at $104 billion.
The Google AdSense Killer And 3 Other Ways Facebook Could Make ...
Jam in the Press: Weird web culture is bigger than cheap LOLs
Jam in Press by Dan Osburn
Our Lead Planner Kate Miltner, freshly back from the States, is featured in Brand Republic's BR Think column this morning.
You can view her panel discussion in full ...