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2012 is meant to be the start of The End of Days, so these predictions may have a very short shelf life. We are living in unprecedented times. In a social media industry that is barely 5 years old, it has helped to elect Presidents, topple dictators, disrupt industries and free customers. The force of Continue reading →
Greenpeace, known for its outspoken criticism of corporate giants destroying the planet, harnessed the power of social media for its campaign against Nestle’s use of rainforest-destroying palm oil in their Kit Kat bars. A gory parody ad for said Kit Kat was created by Greenpeace and posted on YouTube, and despite Nestle’s request for it Continue reading →
We’ve been discussing what makes a good viral of late. It would seem that (obviously) a key factor is relevancy – make a video of stuff that people are watching right now and you’re more likely to be swept up in a nice little meme. The fact there is 10.5k videos tagged Rube Goldberg and Continue reading →
Most of you will find this clip annoying. It’s patronising, obvious and bumbles along at a snails pace using that painfully-current cut-out-pieces-of-paper-analogue-aesthetic-made-popular-by-the-twitter-in-plain-English-video. It does however, do exactly what it sets out to do: explain social media in plain English. It also makes me think of ice cream which is never a bad thing. cheers to Continue reading →
The Southeastern Conference’s (American college sports organisation) ticket policy was basically a ban against communicating to anyone outside the game. No game updates, no photos and no video were allowed to be posted to the Internet while at a game. The SEC wanted to be the sole Tweeter. Of course, this is absurd. It’s unenforceable, Continue reading →
