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Live LOLCats: Cheezburger Plans Grammy Awards Memes in Real Time
Mashable!9 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pmI Can Has Cheezburger plans to turn the 54th Grammy Awards into a laughing matter by giving viewers an outlet to write funny captions for red carpet and ceremony photos. The “Live LOLing” event starts Sunday at 4 p.m. PT when Cheezburger’s ROFLrazzi site, Twitter profile and Facebook page will begin publishing Grammy images with humorous captions — in lolcat meme format. People can click “Recaption This” to plop their own witty text on the photos. Participants can then share their creations on their social networks. Cheezburger editor in chief Emily Huh… -
Permission To Fail
Logic+Emotion9 Feb 2012 | 10:15 amI love my job. Seriously. The skeptical among you may read this as shameless corporate cheer-leading, or a PR ploy (given I work at a PR firm). It's not. You have to understand that I work for a very unique company—in fact, it's been the most unique career experience in my life. A sixty year old company—technically family owned (not public) with over four thousand employees globally and the CEO of the company wears the last name of the founder, his father. Which brings me to the video above. I had the opportunity to interview our CEO, Richard Edelman on the topic of trust as it relates to… -
Throw Away the Maps
chrisbrogan.com6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amPeople judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. Instead, work towards something larger, more meaningful, and something that blends your convictions internally with your best ability to help others externally. Want to create something new? Then throw away the old, or maybe join two disparate old things together into something new. The… -
“Trends and Innovations in Mobile Accessories” Research Report
trendsspotting blog1 Feb 2012 | 8:03 amWe are happy to announce the release of a new TrendsSpotting research report uncovering major trends in Mobile Accessories. Based on exploration of over 2000 new accessories released since 2011 + CES 2012 and a market analysis of major market trends characterizing this growing market, TrendsSpotting has identified about 150 recently released products that reflect new emerging trends in mobile accessories. The innovations analyzed in this report are profiled according to …
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Romance survey [infographic]
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Do aliens go invisible by 'going green'?
9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 amAs we discover more and more planets around other stars, the Fermi Paradox is becoming, well, more paradoxical. The Fermi Paradox simply asks the question "where are they?" Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so old -- and we are estimated to be accompanied by at least 100 billion planets -- that aliens should have visited us by now. Instead, when we peruse the heavens, we are faced with the Great Silence, which is one of the biggest challenges to modern astronomy. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a… -
Mysterious sounds reported around the world
9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 amPeople around the world have reported hearing strange sounds from the skies over the past month. Sometimes they describe it as a hum or low rumble; other times it’s a whine, thump, or even a melody. Often the sounds have been recorded and posted online, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories. One blogger wrote, "either the world is ending, aliens are landing or everyone is getting hoaxed. Or, possibly, there’s an actual scientific explanation for the mass amount of YouTube videos capturing bizarre sounds that are being heard around the globe. Are we witnessing the beginning of a… -
Costa Concordia: an ecological time bomb
9 Feb 2012 | 11:21 amAs workers begin to extract the half-million gallons of fuel in the shipwrecked cruise liner, locals are worried that their pristine waters are in danger. Reporting by Rossella Lorenzi. Written and produced by Rossella Lorenzi and Martin Berman. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Inside Syria's capitol: nervously normal
9 Feb 2012 | 11:18 amAs the violence in Syria continues to escalate, Syrian citizens are arming themselves to resist their oppressive regime. For days, Homs, the third-largest city in Syria, has endured shelling, tanks and attacks by heavy weaponry. Syrian protestors react with more violence against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, resulting in all-out war zones in some residential neighborhoods. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Live LOLCats: Cheezburger Plans Grammy Awards Memes in Real Time
9 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pmI Can Has Cheezburger plans to turn the 54th Grammy Awards into a laughing matter by giving viewers an outlet to write funny captions for red carpet and ceremony photos. The “Live LOLing” event starts Sunday at 4 p.m. PT when Cheezburger’s ROFLrazzi site, Twitter profile and Facebook page will begin publishing Grammy images with humorous captions — in lolcat meme format. People can click “Recaption This” to plop their own witty text on the photos. Participants can then share their creations on their social networks. Cheezburger editor in chief Emily Huh… -
Popularity of an Article Can Be Predicted Before It’s Tweeted [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pmHP Labs says it’s possible to know if your tweet will be a dud before you type the 140 characters. Researchers have developed a formula that predicts the number of times a news “article will be tweeted with surprising accuracy.” The researchers predicted tweet popularity with 84% accuracy based on ranking news articles by four criteria. In the new study called “The Pulse of News in Social Media: Forecasting Popularity, HP Labs used a statistical model to rate the popularity of 40,000 news articles published during nine days in August 2011. The statistical model… -
Yahoo’s New Visualization Beautifully Shows What’s Happening on the Web
9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmYahoo has launched a new webpage that visualizes what’s happening on the web in near real time — and it’s totally beautiful. The Content Optimization Relevance Engine (C.O.R.E.) HTML5 site hopes to show users the “behind the scenes” process Yahoo uses to match readers with content on their personalized homepage, using technology developed in a Yahoo research lab a few years ago. While Yahoo’s homepage used to be arranged by editors, it now uses an algorithm to match individual user preferences. “We can provide users with insights through the lens of… -
Who Really Invented the Web? Texas Trial Questions Tim Berners-Lee [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2012 | 11:48 amTim Berners-Lee, who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web, testified this week in a Texas courtroom against a company that claims it has a patent on the same technology. The man who claims to have the patent on the “interactive web” is Michael Doyle. His company, Eolas Technologies, has filed suit against many of the world’s biggest Internet companies — including Google and Yahoo — over the case. Doyle’s lawyers say the companies owe him millions in royalty payments for using such common functions as watching online video or search suggestions pop… -
Mass Effect 3 Gets iPad Version with Action-Packed ‘Infiltrator’ [PREVIEW]
9 Feb 2012 | 11:35 amMass Effect 3 is coming to an iPad near you in the form of Mass Effect Infiltrator, an iOS game aimed at expanding the game’s narrative and give players some mobile combat. Infiltrator isn’t a direct port of the latest Mass Effect game. Unlike its big brother, a sci-fi role-playing game known for its first-person shooter gameplay and massive, branching story-lines, Infiltrator is all about fighting. Mashable got a demo of the game played on an iPad and hooked up to a television at an EA showcase. The story follows a soldier called Randall Ezno as he travels the universe tracking…
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Logic+Emotion
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Permission To Fail
9 Feb 2012 | 10:15 amI love my job. Seriously. The skeptical among you may read this as shameless corporate cheer-leading, or a PR ploy (given I work at a PR firm). It's not. You have to understand that I work for a very unique company—in fact, it's been the most unique career experience in my life. A sixty year old company—technically family owned (not public) with over four thousand employees globally and the CEO of the company wears the last name of the founder, his father. Which brings me to the video above. I had the opportunity to interview our CEO, Richard Edelman on the topic of trust as it relates to… -
Will The Real Social Business Experts Please Stand Up?
7 Feb 2012 | 10:23 amStop what you're doing and check out this thread (on Google Plus of all places) started by Francine Hardaway. She started it off with a simple question. "Who are the best experts in social business?"What followed was a robust discussion on what social business is, isn't and who's driving the agenda forward in the space both in thought and action. If you're interested in the emerging definition of social business (aka the convergence of enterprise 2.0 and social media) I highly recommend you taking a look. Some of my favorite thoughts:"the thread that social business is not the same as social… -
People, Places & Events
3 Feb 2012 | 11:01 amA few significant events happening over the next few months—here's where I'll be: Chicago: February 6th, Social Media Club, An Interview With Richard EdelmanOur I'll be interviewing Richard Edelman our CEO in our new office space as we host the Chicago Social Media Club. We will be discussing this Year's Trust Barometer findings. If you can't make it to Chicago, we will be live streaming video the interview at 5:00 CST. London & New York: February 13-16, Social Media Week Our London office is hosting a panel titled "Social Business In Action". A topic I'm very passionate about—then… -
How To Be A Social Media Self-Righteous Jerk
1 Feb 2012 | 4:28 pmThe scale above shows the many stages one has to go through in order to become a bona fide self-righteous jerk in social media. Still, there are many people who aspire to reach this peak, but fall short in executing against it. Given this observation, I thought it would be worthwhile to piece together a few best practices which will ensure your status as a social media self-righteous jerk (or SMSRJ). In no particular order: 1. Join The Klout GestapoAll social media SMSRJ's know that Klout is simply evil incarnate and requires a organized force to take on this evil axis of influence wherever… -
Launching a Social Command Center (Without The Center)
27 Jan 2012 | 8:05 am"Social command centers" are all the rage today and it's not without some merit. Many organizations now find themselves in a real-time business environment where news travels faster than sound, and information is set free. As a result, some forward thinking companies have put "monitoring" in place either in-house or in combination with partners. This isn't enough. And to make matters worse, I've seen companies make the classic mistake of buying a tool BEFORE putting any thought into the design that goes into effective monitoring and response, forgetting the 3P's (People, Process, Platforms).
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Throw Away the Maps
6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amPeople judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. Instead, work towards something larger, more meaningful, and something that blends your convictions internally with your best ability to help others externally. Want to create something new? Then throw away the old, or maybe join two disparate old things together into something new. The… -
The Next Social Networks
5 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amThe rage in social networks right now is Pinterest, partly because it’s probably the first social network that has a much higher adoption rate by females than males, and partly because it’s an interesting concept: somewhere between visual social bookmarking and scrapbooking. What also might not be immediately obvious is that it’s just “easier” to interact there. In that way, Pinterest has something in common with Instagram, which is community around photos. What I’m interested in, though, is Gentlemint, which I keep calling “Pinterest for… -
Learn From Adele – Build Your Platform
3 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amJacq and I just watched Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall (amazon affiliate link), and though every song was just wonderfully done, I found myself fascinated by what Adele was doing in between each song. Because even though most people would be interested in hearing her belt out her amazing repertoire of hits, what I took away from the performance was Adele’s real magical ability: the ability to resonate with her audience. What Adele Could Teach You About Impact I’m writing something about this right now for my upcoming book with Julien Smith, but I had to share some of the… -
Rob Gokee is a Musical Wizard
2 Feb 2012 | 8:05 amI had such a great experience working with award winning musical composer Rob Gokee. We did some musical work together, and the process was so amazing. Rob helped me create my theme song for Shhh! The Secret Show. So anyhow, he and I sat down to do an interview, and it’s a bit long, but it’s totally worth it. We talk about what collaboration feels like at a distance, what it takes to get music like this made for your own show, and a lot more. Rob’s a hero to me, and has been part of the community for a while. I was so fortunate to have worked with him. Can’t see the… -
Build Your Platform – Start
30 Jan 2012 | 1:30 amThe following is part ONE of a series called Build Your Platform. If you find it interesting, please consider subscribing for free to get the rest of the series. This post is long. You might want to bookmark it for later. The age of social media oversaturation is upon us. People are declaring Twitter bankruptcy to go along with their email bankruptcy. They cite not wanting to start on yet another social network as their reason for not getting more involved with Google+. And just as soon as you start getting into Pinterest, you hear about Path, but wait: there’s Gentlemint, which is…
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“Trends and Innovations in Mobile Accessories” Research Report
1 Feb 2012 | 8:03 amWe are happy to announce the release of a new TrendsSpotting research report uncovering major trends in Mobile Accessories. Based on exploration of over 2000 new accessories released since 2011 + CES 2012 and a market analysis of major market trends characterizing this growing market, TrendsSpotting has identified about 150 recently released products that reflect new emerging trends in mobile accessories. The innovations analyzed in this report are profiled according to … -
LEADING DIGITAL WOMEN PREDICT 2012
11 Jan 2012 | 6:20 pmFor the last five years TrendsSpotting trends research company has published prediction reports covering trends in tech, mobile and social media, suggested by leading technology and business experts. TrendsSpotting’s Influencers Prediction Reports 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 are read by thousands of readers and are used by leading companies to plan their future (viewership at Slideshare/TrendsSpotting). As TrendsSpotting is involved in re-placing the role of women in the digital world (see us at Microsoft’s Women Think Next and WIFT), we have decided that this year we will dedicate this… -
Emerging market for mobile health products
9 Nov 2011 | 3:15 amIn the past year, products using mobile devices to monitor health conditions are becoming more popular with the first ones now getting accepted by the Food and Drug Administration. Among health care apps entering the market are blood pressure monitoring cuffs, CT-scan viewers, and pocket ultrasound machines. The market is still at its first steps but rapid growth is expected: according to mobile market consultancy research2guidance, by 2015 30 percent of the world’s smartphone users will be using mobile health products, up from 5 percent today. The big promise for consumers are… -
2020 Predictions -Model for Future Innovations
14 Oct 2011 | 2:12 amBased on the concept of “The Internet of Things” TrendsSpotting has developed a working model for NPD. ”The ANA Model” was developed and implemented while working with tech companies, and allows us to predict future products and services. The “ANA Model” identifies the process where data is collected from reported “Actions”, then delivered to predefined monitor systems or professionals by “Notifications”. The outcomes can “Alert” people through a visualized system. Few daily activities are presented to reflect the… -
How crowdsourcing games help solve scientific problems: Review of current projects
6 Oct 2011 | 7:09 amIt has been shown that the human capacity has still important advantages over computers. Scientists have learned to use crowd sourcing tools to improve their research. To achieve cooperation, they present models of the problems in a game like display and challenge the partipants to find solutions. Scientists in Carnegie Mellon University (look up Luis von Ahn) were the first to use human brains to help them solve problems associated with searching for images on the web (computers are not very good at distinguishing images from each other using visual cues). This lead to the development…
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Hangout With the Scientists Looking for the God Particle
9 Feb 2012 | 11:57 amWant to hang out with the people who run the CMS? No, not the content management system. The Compact Muon Solenoid. It's one of the two big detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and highest-energy particle accelerator in the world. CERN physicist Dr. Albert De Roeck is hosting a Google+ Hangout tomorrow from inside the cavern where the experiment takes place, about 100 meters underneath Cessy, France. He'll explain the CMS experiment and take questions about the crazy frontiers of particle physics. Sponsor The CMS is one of the two general-purpose LHC experiments searching… -
Fabled Google Drive Won't Be Another Dropbox
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amThe Wall Street Journal has revived rumors about Google launching a cloud storage service called Drive. The comparison everybody wants to make is to Dropbox. The thinking is that Google will challenge everyone's favorite start-up by releasing a native desktop and mobile Drive app with the same syncing features Dropbox users know and love. Google Drive rumors have been around for many years, and they've always conformed to the understanding of "The Cloud" that has prevailed at the time. If it's not like Apple's iCloud, which is integrated into Apple's devices, then it must be like Dropbox,… -
[STUDY] 61% of Social Media Users Feel So Close To You
9 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amSometimes little things like a sweet comment on Facebook or a Twitter friend calling your tweet a "favorite" can really make a social networker bee's day. A new study from Pew finds that for the most part, adults are kind to each other on social media sites. In fact, 85% of adults say that most of the people they come across on social media are rather kind; only 5% say that people are "mostly unkind," which would imply rude or mean. An additional 5% say that it's all situational. On the whole, adults have positive experiences on social networking sites. A total 68% of SNS users had an… -
[Infographic] Mapping the Tools in the Mobile Development Ecosystem
9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amThe mobile development ecosystem is a large, complicated space. There are innovative startups making tools for native and mobile Web apps along with large enterprise-grade companies that offer solutions from cloud support to frameworks and developer environments. For a mobile developer, it can be confusing to know where to turn and what to use to make the best app possible. Mobile "backend-as-a-service" startup Kinvey created a map for ReadWriteMobile to help developers understand the ecosystem. Kinvey brackets the mobile ecosystem between two primary pillars: the service providers and the… -
Harry Reid Wants a Bigger, Badder Version of SOPA/PIPA
9 Feb 2012 | 9:30 amSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., still licking wounds from last week's defeat of the Protect IP Act and its House counterpart the Stop Online Piracy Act, is reportedly working on an even more sinister, Internet-regulating bill. Few details have been publicly disclosed about the latest push by legislative Democrats to expand executive-branch authority over the Internet, but the Daily Caller has pieced together publicly-available clues suggesting that Reid's newest bill is even broader than President Barack Obama's cybersecurity proposal. Sponsor Released last May, Obama's proposal…
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don't push my political buttons
9 Feb 2012 | 5:15 amBefore there was the Like button, there were political buttons. Check out images of a select handful of them, provided by the Busy Beaver Button Museum, here on Time.com.The designs are interesting, fun and in some instances iconic, and a little different creative inspiration for this Thursday. The history behind them is worth a read, too.Via. -
mama don't take my kodachrome away
9 Feb 2012 | 5:10 amKODACHROME 2010 from Xander Robin on Vimeo.Nostalgia alert: Xander Robin created a documentary, "Kodachrome 2010," shot on Kodak's Kodachrome film about this iconic color film and the last lab to develop it in 2010. In light of the sad news that Kodak filed for bankruptcy, it's a nice tribute (and goodbye?) to the brand and its iconic product. Cue Paul Simon. -
mmmm....baked bus stop potatoes
9 Feb 2012 | 5:05 amLike a giant, digital scratch 'n sniff, there is an outdoor campaign in England for McCain's "ready baked jackets" that emits the smell to entice consumers. At bus stops, users can push a button and a light will 'heat up' a large image of a potato and produce the delicious smell, and a coupon for the product. Created by JCDecaux, posterscope, and BMB Creative. Yum. If you like potatoes, that is. (And yes, there are people out there who don't.)Via. -
go weeeeee all the way to your next meeting
8 Feb 2012 | 5:10 amWhy use an elevator to descend down the three floors of your office when you can shoot down a SUPER AWESOME slide like the one Red Bull installed in their London offices? So jealous! -
How Superbowl ads did digital - stats
8 Feb 2012 | 5:09 amResearch advisory firm, Altimeter, analyzed the 2012 Super Bowl commercials to see how well they integrated with digital and social media. The results are kind of surprising given the growing acceptance of how important digital integration is. A whopping 32% had no online references at all, and of those that had urls, many of them were with no call to action and only 16% were to social media vs. a corporate website or microsite. More interesting stats in their full report.
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MarketingVox News & Trends
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F-Commerce Gains Momentum With Exclusive Cillit Bang Sale
9 Feb 2012 | 11:11 amFacebook Commerce is picking up with one brand making plans to sell a product exclusively through a Facebook store. Reckitt Benckiser has announced plans to sell a new Cillit Bang cleaning product exclusively through its Facebook page, according to eConsultancy. The product launch –an 'All in 1 Dish & Surface Cleaner' — is being [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/2JOa_GhfC6A" height="1" width="1"/> -
E-books Sales to Figure Prominently in Bertelsmann Results
9 Feb 2012 | 10:50 amIn its preliminary report on 2011 results, Bertelsmann pointed to "rapidly growing" e-book sales at Random House and a good performance of the advertising-driven businesses as one of the drivers for its growth. Unfortunately, the company also said, this growth was offset by other factors such as planned start-up losses for new growth platforms [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/Y54n0ZNKqHw" height="1" width="1"/> -
It is Easy to Fudge Social Media Numbers
9 Feb 2012 | 9:42 amGoogle has been taken to task for being obtuse with its engagement metrics for Google+. After parsing the definition Google provided, All Things Digital described it as anyone who "registered for Google+ any time since it launched this summer, and you used any other Google product–say, search!–in the past day or week, [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/r4bk-7Jjvr0" height="1" width="1"/> -
10 Words You Can't Say in an Email Heading
9 Feb 2012 | 9:06 amThere are ten words most likely to trigger a spam filter, All Spammed Up reports. These are: 1. Meet Singles. 2. Work From Home. 3. Business Opportunity. 4. Buy Direct. 5. Clearance. 6. Pre-approved. 7. Hello. 8. You Have Been Selected. 9. Weight Loss. 10. Limited Time. Some of these terms, obviously, are tempting to legitimate marketers–"clearance" and "limited time" are often used as call [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/Ga8dS0TK30s" height="1" width="1"/> -
Top News: Google's cloud storage service | GigaOm buys PaidContent | Groupon's earnings
9 Feb 2012 | 5:28 amCloud Services: Google near launch of cloud storage service. Social Media: Google Social is exploding online. Skimlinks is the real story behind Pinterest’s success. Publishing: GigaOm buys PaidContent.org. Ecommerce: Groupon shares decline after Q4 loss. Retail: Google may open retail store at European headquarters in Dublin. Mobile Computing: Protesters target Apple stores in 'ethical iPhone' campaign. Google: We want 2.25% of the iPhone sticker price. Privacy: Privacy warriors sue FTC [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/fdiduvxIEWI"…
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Media Decoder Blog: Huckabee's Latest Campaign Is Aimed at Radio Stations
9 Feb 2012 | 11:35 amMike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, is starting a talk-radio show that will compete with Rush Limbaugh's, and his focus is getting radio stations to carry it. -
John Sargent, Former Doubleday President, Dies at 87
9 Feb 2012 | 11:27 amMr. Sargent oversaw the expansion of a modest-size family-controlled book publisher into an industry giant with interests extending into broadcasting and baseball. -
Media Decoder Blog: The Occupy Movement May Be in Retreat, but Its Ideas Are Advancing
9 Feb 2012 | 8:50 amIs the Occupy Wall Street movement petering out, or has it already won a big victory by shaping the political campaign of 2012? -
New Settlements in Britain’s Hacking Scandal
9 Feb 2012 | 8:50 amRupert Murdoch’s British newspaper subsidiary was reported to have reached a new batch of settlements on Wednesday in the hacking scandal. -
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Young People Drift From TV Sets (Which Are Getting Huge!)
9 Feb 2012 | 8:28 amAlso, Mike Huckabee takes on Rush Limbaugh, Rick Santorum gets a big lifeline, and the rise of Pinterest.
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Springwise: Japanese Restaurant Serves The Food From Popular Video Games
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Is Twitter Becoming The New Google?
9 Feb 2012 | 12:17 pmThere is now a new way to discover new media using TasteKid's unique search engine service on the social network. -
Music Site Lets Indie Bands Hold International Live Concerts Anywhere
9 Feb 2012 | 12:01 pmAwdio provides easy access to larger audiences for local groups through the online plug-n-broadcast features. -
Will Samsung Be Launching A Voice And Gesture Controlled Tablet?
9 Feb 2012 | 11:44 amIntuitive devices, rumored to be released, will allow users to operate them using speech and motion commands. -
Sustainable Skeletal Buildings Function Like Living Organisms
9 Feb 2012 | 11:28 amSOMA architects present a tower and museum concept whose structure reflects how plants and animals interact with nature.
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Digital Influence Mapping Project
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Are Social Media Ethics About Actions or Intentions?
30 Jan 2012 | 12:29 amWhat is your social strategy? Are you trying to increase the amount of positive consumer generated media (CGM) for your brand or are you trying to inspire and manage brand advocacy? The media mindset thinks in terms of CGM. How can they make more of that and put it in all the places where customers will find it. How they “make” that media happen is a means to a simple end. The social mindset thinks in terms of genuine brand advocacy. How can we give customers, employees, stakeholders a reason and a means to share a sincerely positive point of view about a brand with their friends,… -
Actionable 2012 Social Business Predictions: #4 Social Selling as a Service
16 Jan 2012 | 1:38 amSales force-driven organizations are wising up to using social media to build relationships with customers. Businesses are investing in sales enablement software like Salesforce.com, iCentera and Jive that have social-related functions internally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing and some even have ways to manage social contacts. Sales as Content Sales organizations are all a-twitter about content marketing, certain the answer to closing sales is in a steady flow of just the right white papers or video talking heads. All that is right-minded in my book. The sales process,… -
Actionable 2012 Social Business Predictions: #3 Gamification Endures
9 Jan 2012 | 12:08 amNo, it’s really not about gaming. It’s about good old behavioral economics using game mechanics. PFSK recently ran a series profiling how different organizations were using points, leaderboards and social proof to drive behavior change. They have sunk a fair amount of energy into reviewing the use of game mechanics in groups like RecycleBank, LetGive, Stickk and SuMo . They have also produced a report that is worth previewing and grabbing called The Future of Gaming. The world of ‘gamification’ is certainly buzzy if not frothy. Loads of marketers are talking about it. Many startups… -
Actionable Social Business Predictions: #2 Social Insights over Social Data
5 Jan 2012 | 12:35 amWe have long been fascinated by the wealth of data we could collect, analyze and put to use via digital media. It’s taken us years to get beyond the intention and excitement of doing that to actually using data in constructive ways. Now along comes all this social data spread between platforms like Facebook and Twitter and conversation search tools like Radian6 and Sysomos. The promise of knowing what your fans and detractors are saying about your brand is irresistible. The chance to put these social "signals" to use cannot be passed up. Well, as more brands finally… -
Actionable 2012 Social Business Predictions: #1 Comprehensive Content Strategy
2 Jan 2012 | 12:30 amTiming is everything in business. Business leaders want to embrace innovations the moment before they become profitable business strategy or execution. That goes for most social media-based business solutions. Most annual social media predictions are loose stabs at what may happen and often range from the obvious, “20-whatever is the year of mobile,” to the interesting, “2012 will/won’t be the year of Google+.” With hard-to-read economic indicators, business leaders don’t need broad meditations on what might happen but rather ways of more precisely anticipating change and…
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Audit your Friends. Visualize your relationships
7 Feb 2012 | 10:15 pmOver the past year or so I’m sure you’ve seen dozen of social media related infographic. Most of them are pretty interesting and certainly very nicely done. But probably none of those is as beautiful and, I would say, intense, as this project by Colin Pinegar. Colin “audited” his Facebook friends and visually mapped out his relationships. He asked himself questions ranging from personal (do I know this person’s phone number?) to generic (can I recognize this person by their name alone?) and assigned each of his cyber-friends a score ranging from 1-25 (those that… -
Is Pinterest The Next Hot Property In Digital Advertising?
7 Feb 2012 | 10:05 amPinterest is the hottest thing in social content curation right now and has been billed as one of the top web properties in 2012, even though it still remains invite only. If you want an invite, leave a comment at the end of the article with your email and we’ll invite as many as we can! So what is Pinterest? It’s a visual curation site where you can create boards for the things that interest you. And those boards, probably say more about what you’re really interested in than any other site. For business, recent research has shown that Pinterest is driving more traffic than… -
Marni at H&M by Sofia Coppola
4 Feb 2012 | 8:54 amOne of the great things about H&M creating special collections with high-end fashion brands is that the advertising of such co-labs is usually as beautiful as the collection itself. The latest commercial has been directed by Sofia Coppola. The video is set in Marocco and presents a 1 minute story featuring Marni at H&M collection and a fascinating Brian Ferry’s Avalon song. Check in out, the photography is beautiful. -
The notebook that became a love letter
4 Feb 2012 | 6:28 amPossibly one of the sweetest and nicest promo pieces for Valentine’s Day I’ve ever seen. And possibly a sign that the creative “war” between Field Notes and Moleskine has officially begun. After a lot of recent great videos by Moleskine, FN fights back with a lovely little artwork. The video has been created to promote the Red Blooded notebook which has been recently added to the Field Notes standard product line. The notebook that becomes a love letter: a further proof that life, love and commerce can intersect nicely. Well… maybe the description that they added… -
An annoying great work
3 Feb 2012 | 1:09 amAs someone commented on Vimeo, this is an annoying great work. What happens to your brain when you get an email, an sms, a phone call, a Facebook message and two tweets all within about 5 seconds of one another? This creative re-interpretation of such event will show you. I warn you, watching and listening to this video will freak you out. Yes, it’s a pretty annoying one. But hopefully it will also make you think about how crazy our “always on” lives have become. Kudos to Chris Crutchfield for the “scary” idea and lovely execution.
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Seth's Blog
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The Weird interview
9 Feb 2012 | 12:06 pmTo celebrate the launch of Squidoo's new UpMarket magazine, we got permission to post an audio interview I recently did with Darren Hardy of Success. You can find it here. Thanks for listening. -
Inaccurate labels and why we need them (and need to improve them)
9 Feb 2012 | 2:46 amIf I tell you, "I'm going to the baseball game," it seems as though you're likely to understand what I mean. Of course, you won't. When George Will goes to a baseball game, it's a religious experience. Me, I don't even like baseball. Or maybe it's my nephew's ball game (the playoffs), or maybe going to the game causes me to miss an important event, and on and on. We label the experience with just two words, and two words can't possibly capture the emotions and circumstance surrounding an event. The same thing is true with brands. If I tell you that a new business was funded by USV, that might… -
How do they know you're not a flake?
8 Feb 2012 | 2:43 amBefore your link gets clicked or your proposal gets read, a busy person is going to triage it to find out if it's even worth glancing at. Since everyone is now connected, the new permeability has created a deluge of noise, and just about everyone worth contacting is taking defensive measures. Do I know this person? Did someone I trust send them over? Where does she work? (Ideo? the FDA? The New York Times?) Has she won an award? Is she famous? Are there typos and is the design sloppy? Are they pestering me? Do I already follow this person online? Does music play when I visit the website? Will… -
Horizontal marketing isn't a new idea
7 Feb 2012 | 2:09 amBut it is the new reality for just about every organization. Vertical marketing means the marketer (the one with money) is in charge. Vertical marketing starts at the top and involves running ads, sending out direct mail and pushing hype through the media. Your money, your plans, your control. It might not work, but generally the worst outcome is that you will be ignored and need to spend more money. Horizonal marketing, on the other hand, means creating a remarkable product and story and setting it up to spread from person to person. It's out of your control, because all the interactions are… -
Who is your customer?
6 Feb 2012 | 2:26 amRule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is to treat different customers differently. The question: Who is your customer? It's not obvious. Zappos is a classic customer service company, and their customer is the person who buys the shoes. Nike, on the other hand, doesn't care very much at all about the people who buy the shoes, or even the retailers. They care about the athletes (often famous) that wear the shoes, sometimes for money. They name buildings after these athletes, court them, erect…
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Ogilvy Blog Aggregator
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Digital Paris, c’est avec Reed Expositions et Ogilvy PR Paris
9 Feb 2012 | 8:23 amDigital Paris, sans doute en avez-vous entendu parler ? Les 11 et 12 avril prochains, à l’Espace Pierre Cardin se tiendra le nouveau congrès dédié au e-commerce, marketing, e-crm organisé par... Lire l'article en détails -
Don’t let go!
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The Wolseley .
9 Feb 2012 | 2:21 amHad lunch at the Wolseley last week, a real place not a place you follow or follows you or a place I have thank the good Lord ever seen someone become Sheriff of or been ousted.Nope its a place with real people with real lives and real stories. I’d just ordered when on his way out the handsome and chiselled Brett Gosper dropped by to gloat on England’s performance in Dubai adding on parting that he and Jeremy King once considered swopping roles for a week, I’ll conclude with the probable results later but the exchange did prompt me to think further and try and analyse the… -
Pinterest Hits 11 Million UMVs (and 8 Tips for Brands)
8 Feb 2012 | 9:02 amIn case you haven’t heard, last night TechCrunch announced that Pinterest hit 11.7 million UMVs, becoming the fastest standalone site ever to surpass 10 million monthly uniques. This presents a huge opportunity for brands, as you might have already read about here. The #1 driver of consumer purchases is word of mouth recommendations from friends, and Pinterest holds the power to drive authentic “word of eye” recommendations in a way that is changing the landscape of social commerce. How? The landing page for Pinterest is an endless visual stream of subtle product… -
Just another typical creative / strategic review…
8 Feb 2012 | 8:24 amJust another typical creative / strategic review…
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MediaPost | Marketing Daily
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Nissan Lets Fans Build Z-car
9 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pmNissan has launched a social media campaign that lets consumers help design the Nissan 370Z sports car. The program, called "Project 370Z," is focused on the Chicago Auto Show. -
Flash! Kodak Exits The Camera Biz
9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmWhen it comes down to it, Kodak may become a case study of what happens when a company continues to innovate, but fails to recognize how those very innovations will change the industry. -
Top Loyalty Engagement Brands In Entertainment
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amToday, subscribers will be getting Marketing:Entertainment. Here are the top brands in categories that are relevant, according to Brand Keys’ 2011 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. Major League Gaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Halo Battlefield/Madden Football (tie) World of Warcraft/FIFA 2012 (tie) Starcraft 2/Batman Arkham City/Diablo/NBA 2K12 (tie) Crysis Gears of War Elder’s Scrolls Skyrim Major League Sports MLB NFL NHL NBA Movie Rentals Blockbuster iTunes Amazon Netflix Redbox DVDXpress Video Streaming Websites Youtube iTunes Netflix Amazon Hulu/Megavideo (tie) Vimeo Veoh… -
Looking For Love in All The Right Places?
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amWith total Valentine's Day sales possibly exceeding $16 billion in 2012, those of us in e-commerce are looking to determine how local businesses, particularly in the service space, can position themselves to boost sales. -
Correction: Starbucks Did Make Loyalty List
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amThe Feb. 6 article, "Brand Experience, Values Increasingly Drive Loyalty," inaccurately stated that Starbucks did not make Brand Keys' loyalty rankings in the packaged coffee category. In fact, Starbucks was tied with Dunkin' Donuts for #1 in this category. We regret the error, which has now been corrected and noted in the post.
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IAB SmartBrief
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IAB Case Study Road Show returns to San Francisco, L.A., Detroit
9 Feb 2012 | 8:13 amGet ready for an entire day devoted to eureka moments that will change the way you do digital. -More- Director of Customer Service Symmetry Surgical -
Zimmerman checks out a winner in Extended Stay Hotels pitch
9 Feb 2012 | 8:13 amOmnicom's Zimmerman has won agency of record duties for Extended Stay Hotels in advance of a brand relaunch. -More- -
States look to collect e-commerce taxes
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GigaOm acquires ContentNext Media, parent of paidContent
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Yahoo! looks to fees, commissions over ads
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Why everything we believe about Youth Mobile services is wrong
9 Feb 2012 | 2:08 amWhy (Most) Youth Mobile Services are Doomed to Failure Amp’d, Disney, Helio, Virgin Mobile India and Blyk – just a few MVNOs that have tried to capture the youth market and been dashed at the rocks of failure. They failed because the youth market is less about “Big Ideas” amped by your creative agency and [...] (click the item title for the full story) -
Build a Beachhead or Perish: Why everyone apart from your Fans is a distraction
2 Feb 2012 | 2:02 amFans: All Else is mere detail Every brand has fans, even yours Image (c) Flickr Nokia CEO Stephen Elop went on record last week talking about “Building a Beachhead” for Windows phones. It’s an interesting change in tact. By referring to “Beachheads”, Elop acknowledged a growing trend that is quietly revolutionizing marketing, one customer [...] (click the item title for the full story) -
Kodak vs Apple: Key lessons for the mobile industry when focusing on youth
25 Jan 2012 | 11:49 pmKodak Could Have Been in the Mobile Business By Now This week was a tale of two brands. On the one hand, Kodak. Kodak could have been the Apple of photography but last week, the iconic American brand filed for bankruptcy protection. On the other, Apple’s latest earnings figures surpassed analyst expectations. The difference? Not [...] (click the item title for the full story) -
Students are the Future of Mobile Customer Experience
19 Jan 2012 | 1:36 amCraig’s Journey 19 year old Craig from New York is hunting down a patch to solve an upgrade problem with his Android phone. He’s tried T-Mobile customer service but gave up after the rep referred him back to the manufacturer claiming they didn’t support his OS anymore. He shows me a list of forum posts [...] (click the item title for the full story) -
Where would Blackberry be without women?
12 Jan 2012 | 12:19 amimage (c) Flickr The Change Agents that Made Blackberry The world’s 1 billion youth female mobile owners are key to the future of Blackberry. Rather than employing creative agencies to engage this segment, RIM needs to focus on strategies that partner with the key change agents – Disruptive Divas. Increasing female representation in innovation, marketing [...] (click the item title for the full story)
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Advertising Lab
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Instead Of Sales, They Seek Applause
7 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pmFrom a book about which David Ogilvy is quoted as saying: "Nobody, at any level, should be allowed to have anything to do with advertising until he has read this book seven times": "Advertising is salesmanship. Its principles are the principles of salesmanship. Successes and failures in both lines are due to like causes. Thus every advertising question should be answered by the salesman's standards. Let us emphasize that point. The only purpose of advertising is to make sales. It is profitable or unprofitable according to its actual sales. It is not for general effect. It is not to keep… -
Why Facebook Will Do Search And Why Google Needs Social
3 Feb 2012 | 1:03 amMark Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself in front of his computer, and an eagle-eyed blogger noticed that his version of Facebook sports a larger-than-usual search box. An unintended leak or not, Facebook competing in search is only a matter of time just as, in retrospect, it was inevitable that Google would integrate social elements deeper into its main product. This is why. It wouldn't be a revelation to say that no large-scale ad delivery system is perfect. Reason one is that, at any given moment, only a fraction of the exposed audience is actively on the market for the benefit… -
Convert Your RSS Into Email Newsletters With Ads
2 Feb 2012 | 9:17 pmThis is a sponsored post. RevResponse, a company that helps bloggers make money by selling and giving away white papers and magazine subscriptions, has a new nifty tool that converts a blog's RSS feed into an email with automatically inserted promo offers. RevResponse's aptly named RSS to Email Tool is a welcome addition to the pretty small group of RSS converters. A field once teeming with start-ups, it is now the domain of a few email newsletter providers, notably MailChimp, and Feedburner, a once innovative product that has become stale after its sale to Google and the… -
How To Remove Ads from YouTube Videos
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Future: The Pirate Bay Loads Up on Physical Goods
24 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pmNot science fiction anymore, this: "Once chairs and other things become content, the prospect of rampant chair piracy turns from unimaginable into very real." The Pirate Bay is opening a new category for the new kind of piratable stuff: "We believe that the next step in copying will be made from digital form into physical form. It will be physical objects. Or as we decided to call them: Physibles. Data objects that are able (and feasible) to become physical. We believe that things like three dimensional printers, scanners and such are just the first step. We believe that in the nearby…
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TED Blog
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The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen
9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pmIn a timely and incisive talk at TEDxWaterloo, Michael Nielsen made the case for open science — the idea that research data and results should be freely available to the public, and that scientists should collaborate more freely with each other and with the public. Since the talk, his book, Reinventing Discovery, has been released, and even more recently the US Congress has introduced controversial legislation to prohibit funding agencies from requiring open access. TED’s Ben Lillie called Nielsen to talk about the politics and difficulties of open science. Your talk got a… -
Sign up to audition for TED2013 in Doha
8 Feb 2012 | 1:14 pmFrom April to June 2012, TED will be holding 14 auditions, around the world, to search for unheard voices to put onstage at TED2013. Learn more about TED2013 Worldwide Auditions >> Just announced: The very first audition will be held in Doha, Qatar, in April, as part of the TEDxSummit conference. If Doha is the closest audition spot to you geographically, sign up to audition! Signups are open from now until February 28; to audition, you’ll need to send a one-minute video. Learn more about the Doha auditions for TED2013 at on.ted.com/auditionsdoha >> -
New TED Book envisions the ‘living’ cities of the future
8 Feb 2012 | 9:56 amWhat will the urban areas of tomorrow look like? More like an ever-changing and vibrant garden than a static set of buildings and blocks. In our new ebook Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities and Reshape Our Lives, British designer and architect Rachel Armstrong re-imagines the world’s cities and argues that in order to achieve sustainable development of the built environment — and help countries like Japan recover from natural disasters — we need to rethink how we approach architecture. By genetically modifying biological systems and studying such things… -
New: Find “courses” from TEDTalks on iTunes U
8 Feb 2012 | 7:51 amNew on iTunes U: Find TEDTalks organized by subject area into courses, curated for students, educators and lifelong learners. In our initial course offering, explore such topics as “Creative Problem-Solving” … “Understanding Happiness” … “Climate Change” … where you’ll find great thinkers from TED exploring multiple aspects of a fascinating topic. Explore these curated collections of TEDTalks on iTunes U … and watch for new courses over upcoming months! -
Remembering Mike deGruy
4 Feb 2012 | 1:34 pmWe are saddened by the news that ocean photographer, filmmaker and storyteller Mike deGruy died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike was truly one of the great teachers and advocates for the oceans, as you can see in his TEDTalk, filmed aboard Mission Blue in 2010: In this talk, as in his photography and his many films, you can sense Mike’s infectious humor, his passion for the oceans — and his example of a life well and richly lived. Photo top: Mike deGruy at Baltra Airport in the Galapagos Islands, April 2010. Photo below: deGruy holds a pair of shoes decorated by…
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MediaPost | Online Media Daily
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Google Studies Web Surfing, Ecommerce Via Chrome
9 Feb 2012 | 11:11 amGoogle has commissioned Knowledge Networks to create a panel of Internet surfers that it can study through a downloadable app supported by its Web browser Chrome. Google likely can't capture the details of an ecommerce transaction, but can tell when someone buys a product and the length of time it might take for them to make the purchase. -
WPP's MJoule Enters China's Mobile Market
9 Feb 2012 | 9:06 amWPP agencies GroupM and Tenth Avenue have joined forces to launch a mobile marketing presence in China through the acquisition of local mobile agency Wisereach. The new entity, known as MJoule, will combine assets of Tenth Avenue's mobile specialty unit Joule with the existing mobile operations of GroupM in China. -
Social Marketing Drives Higher Value, Revs
9 Feb 2012 | 5:38 amDo premium display advertising and social marketing drive product sales, media subscriptions and memberships? New research finds a direct correlation between visual and emotional resonance and higher revenue per order. -
5 Lessons March Madness Mobile Marketers Can Learn From The Super Bowl
9 Feb 2012 | 5:38 amWith the Super Bowl over, time to focus on the next widely televised and advertised event: March Madness. For mobile marketers, the Super Bowl ads' use of mobile displayed five takeaways essential for success. -
Publicis Unveils 'Friendly' Bid For Germany's Pixelpark, Part Of Aggressive Digital Acquisition Plan
9 Feb 2012 | 5:35 amPublicis Groupe, which has been bulking up on digital agency acquisitions as part of a long-term plan, this morning unveiled a "friendly takeover bid" of Pixelpark, an independent digital shop headquartered in Germany.
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CNET News - Digital Media
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Digital pop-up book gets poetic with QR codes
9 Feb 2012 | 10:44 amArtist's book contains nothing but elegantly rendered QR codes on its printed pages. Readers go to the book's Web site, hold a page in front of their Webcam, and watch as a poem appears onscreen. Originally posted at Crave -
Microsoft ends preorders for Nokia Lumia 900
9 Feb 2012 | 10:16 amThe company has stopped the preorder deal for the Windows Phone Lumia 900 after just a week with no specific reason why. Originally posted at News - Microsoft -
Google planning to open retail store in Dublin?
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Windows 8 bundled Metro apps revealed
9 Feb 2012 | 8:45 amNow due on February 29, the next Windows 8 beta will offer several built-in Metro apps, including Music, Video, Mail, Messaging, and SkyDrive. Originally posted at News - Microsoft -
Landmark lawsuits under way over who owns the Interactive Web
9 Feb 2012 | 7:29 amMichael Doyle and his company Eolas claim several prominent Web companies, including YouTube and Amazon, violate a patent it holds that dates back to 1994. Originally posted at The Digital Home
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Media links of the day
9 Feb 2012 | 10:06 amHello iPad 3? All Things D writes that Apple is gearing up to launch its next iPad at the beginning of March. AOL has hired Rachel Fishman as Chief Content Officer for its hyperlocal news network Patch, which has been struggling financially, reports Reuters. The Guardian announces that its editor Alan Rusbridger has taken a voluntary 10% pay cut, and has asked the publisher of the newspaper to reduce the contributions it makes to his pension by 50%. Poynter has published a career chat, asking what skills digital first news rooms are looking for. For more industry news… -
More newsroom jobs going at Washington Post
9 Feb 2012 | 9:39 amOn 8 February, the same day that The Washington Post announced its fifth round of newsroom buyouts in the past several years, the Forbes website posted a long profile of Washington Post Chairman and CEO Donald E. Graham by Jeff Bercovici titled "Nice Guy, Finishing Last: How Don Graham Fumbled the Washington Post Co." that highlights a number of challenges and setbacks the company has suffered in recent years. Among these are missed opportunities with Facebook and Politico, as well as major losses sustained from Newsweek (reportedly $40 million in the two years before the company sold it) and… -
Social media policies: to compete or collaborate?
9 Feb 2012 | 9:09 amYou've got a scoop, do you tweet it or not? As a journalist, your news organization might well have a social media policy which doesn't allow you to do it. On February 7 Sky News sent an email to staff drawing up new social media guidelines. As the Guardian reported, journalists have been told they are banned from retweeting information from any non-Sky employee. The new guidelines include a warn for journalists to stick to their own beat and to the stories they've been assigned to. "Don't tweet when it's someone else's story. Stick to your own beat. Always pass breaking news lines to the… -
Old-fashioned journalism wins more page views?
9 Feb 2012 | 12:56 amJust be yourself. Good advice for people, but maybe good advice for news organizations too? Kerry Lauerman, editor in chief of Salon.com recently published a blog post, revealing that at the end of 2011 Salon had a record of over 7 million unique visitors, a figure that increased to 7.23 million by the end of last month. This number is up from 5.5 million uniques last August - a significant jump.The secret? Focusing on original content rather than aggregation. "We've tried to work longer on stories for greater impact, and publish fewer quick-takes that we know you can consume elsewhere,"… -
Media links of the day
8 Feb 2012 | 9:32 amNews International, which has already settled more than 50 civil actions brought by News of the World phone hacking victims, is now facing over 50 more damages claims, reports The Guardian. The new claimants include Peter Crouch and James Blunt. The Women's Media Center has launched a new project documenting the use of sexual violence as a weapon. The project has its own website which shows testimonies given by journalists who have been sexually assaulted or who have reported on sexual assault, writes Poynter. Mashable has published an article about how the new social network…
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CyberJournalist.net
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Gary Vaynerchuk: Why you should care about the ‘interest graph’
8 Feb 2012 | 7:35 pmIn this video from The Daily, Gary Vaynerchuk explains the “interest graph” and why the future of social media is not about who you’re friends with, but what their interests are. -
Lady Gaga’s New Social Network Resembles Pinterest, Reddit
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NPR: Social Media Fails To Dominate Election Coverage
8 Feb 2012 | 8:28 am“Newt Gingrich has made it clear his GOP presidential aspirations also depend on running a national media race on cable TV and in major newspapers. A study from the Pew Research Center shows the promise that “new media” will dominate the nominating process isn’t coming true.... -
The best Super Bowl second-screen and social TV tools
5 Feb 2012 | 2:23 pmSuper Bowl XLVI promises to be the biggest second-screen TV and social TV event in history, with dozens of companion apps, special websites and add-on features being offered across desktop and mobile platforms. Some of the more interesting ones include: NBCSports.com will stream the game live... -
Make Every Ad Perform Like a Super Bowl Ad
4 Feb 2012 | 11:03 amIf you are curious how social media analytics firms are helping brands, Networked Insights, a social media analytics and marketing start-up, has published a free report, tied to the Super Bowl, on how you can use real-time social data to understand your audiences and deliver them relevant content....
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News from Journalism.co.uk
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Paul Dacre stands by 'mendacious smears' remark
9 Feb 2012 | 9:05 amEditor-in-chief Paul Dacre tells Leveson inquiry that Hugh Grant 'knew the damage' his 'explosive and toxic' comments would have -
NUJ chief: Paul Dacre press card proposal is 'ridiculous'
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PCC rules front-page death report was 'gratuitous'
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Heather Mills records 65 hours of 'harassment'
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Ian Edmondson: 'Culture of bullying' at News of the World
9 Feb 2012 | 3:39 amFormer news editor says 'every part of the paper' was 'dictated and controlled by the editor'
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7 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amPeople From Another Time RT @auchmill: Hey look - @fogonwater has created an ever-changing gallery of faces from historical New Zealand portraits http://t.co/MY ... All About The Story New:: On closing http://t.co/7r7TRwN6 http://t.co/0DKtC5Bx #journalism New:: On closing http://t.co/7r7TRwN6 http://t.co/0DKtC5Bx #journalism Register | Programme | Webstock 2012 — 13th-17th February 2012 RT @webstock: Webstock ticket update. 10 left. That is all. http://t.co/z7D40UuX Jeff Atwood leaves Stack Exchange – Marco.org RT @marcoarment: I really admire @codinghorror's perspective. -
On closing allaboutthestory.com
6 Feb 2012 | 2:49 pmWe’re closing allabouthestory.com down at the end of February 2012, and have written to our members to tell them so. My thanks to those of you who’ve sent messages of support. Very much appreciated. I don’t propose writing an in-depth post about the decision since it’s a fairly straightforward one. We said at the beginning that the site would be an experiment and our conclusion is: Yes, there is some demand for this kind of content marketplace and we have provided a useful service for some of our members, but overall the opportunity just isn’t compelling enough for us to take it… -
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6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amRegrets of the Dying | Bronnie Ware's | Stuff.co.nz Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence | Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma Leveson inquiry day by day - interactive | Media | guardian.co.uk Digital setback for Murdoch as 'secret' iPad project folds - Online - Media - The Independent -
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4 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amThe Story Behind the Best NYT Correction Ever | JIMROMENESKO.COM Ending the Infographic Plague - Megan McArdle - Business - The Atlantic Junk Journalism | emporiagazette.com Suffolk Journal apologizes for Dumb Fuckers headline | JIMROMENESKO.COM John Key Looks At Things
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MediaShift
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Feb. 9, 2012
9 Feb 2012 | 10:45 amThe best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing1. 2012 marks the rise of new e-book tools (Forbes) 2. Self-published crime writer is Kindle's most popular author (The Telegraph) 3. Rogue self-publishers adding XXX material to Nook and Kindle online stores (PC Magazine) 4. Would you buy digital books in bundles if it was cheaper? (Mediabistro) 5. Are Americans suffering from e-reader fatigue? (Huffington Post) Sign up for our weekly E-Books and Self-Publishing newsletter This is a summary. Visit our site for the full post ». -
Daily Must Reads, Feb. 9, 2012
9 Feb 2012 | 8:16 amThe best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. GigaOM CEO discusses acquisition of PaidContent (Wired) 2. BBC journalists told not to break news stories on Twitter (Guardian) 3. AOL has hired a new chief content officer to give Patch a boost (paidContent) 4. How Don Graham fumbled the Washington Post Co. (Forbes) 5. Chicago Tribune will start charging online readers (Crain's Chicago Business) 6. Columbia J-school hackathon brings coders, journalists together (Poynter) 7. More youths are spending less time watching TV (New York Times) Subscribe to our… -
Bay Citizen, Center for Investigative Reporting Plan to Merge. Now What?
9 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amThe Bay Citizen and the Center for Investigative Reporting, two non-profit organizations based in the Bay Area, announced formally Tuesday that they intend to merge. Under terms of the agreement, Berkeley, Calif.-based CIR, which also runs California Watch, would take over management of the Bay Citizen, an online publication with a publishing partnership with The New York Times. Phil Bronstein, a former Hearst executive and chairman of CIR's board of directors, will become the executive chairman of the combined companies, the two organizations said in the announcement. The rest of the… -
Are You Part of the 2% (of People Who Get Campaign News From Twitter)?
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmMany of you are, like me, among the proverbial "99%" when it comes to economics and income. But if you regularly learn about the 2012 campaign from those you follow on Twitter, as I do, you're in an elite class of a different sort. A new report out from the The Pew Research Center for The People and The Press contains some interesting findings about the media outlets citizens are using to inform themselves about the presidential campaign. Here are a few of the more surprising findings. New Media: Not So Much According to the study, while this is the first campaign in which the Internet has… -
Daily Must Reads, Feb. 8, 2012
8 Feb 2012 | 7:45 amThe best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. Amazon and Viacom nearing web-video deal (Reuters) 2. Sky News clamps down on Twitter use (Guardian) 3. Le Huffington Post Québec launches (FishbowlNY) 4. Facebook partners with Bango, looks to mobile payments (The Next Web) 5. LinkedIn is acquiring Rapportive, a startup that focuses on contacts (AllThingsD) 6. WaPo Facebook app hits Kindle, iPhone, iPod, Android (All Facebook) 7. Social TV startup Flingo nabs $7 million investment (AllThingsD) 8. FTC sends warning to mobile app developers (Online Media Daily)…
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TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
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Vivid Pin-up Ads - The Wheels and Dollbaby AW 2012 Campaign is Bright and Retro (TrendHunter.com)
9 Feb 2012 | 12:34 pm(TrendHunter.com) The Australian fashion label Wheels and Dollbaby kicks off the year by teaming up with photographer Ellen Von Unwerth for the Autumn/Winter 2012 campaign. The collection embodies a sensual pin-up and punk... -
Trend Hunter Featured Artist - Kendal Thompson Jay-Z & Kanye West 'Ni**as in Paris' Remix (TrendHunter.com)
9 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pm(TrendHunter.com) This Kendal Thompson Jay-Z & Kanye West 'Ni**as in Paris' remix is the first video for Trend Hunter's new featured artist series. Every week Trend Hunter TV will feature an artist covering the week's hottest... -
Adjustable Child Cycles - GROW Bicycles Expand Their Frame as Your Children Age (TrendHunter.com)
9 Feb 2012 | 12:14 pm(TrendHunter.com) Spanish bicycle maker Orbea has created a new line of adjustable bikes for kids dubbed GROW Bicycles. These inventive bikes are designed to literally grow with your children as they age. There are three... -
10 Atypical Outdoor Sleeping Aids - From Sleeping Bag Princesses to Gourmet Culinary Branding (TrendHunter.com)
9 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pm(TrendHunter.com) I am now a little more intrigued about the concept of camping thanks to all of these atypical outdoor sleeping aids. The sleeping bag is an age-old design that makes sleeping outside semi-tolerable. Sleeping... -
Exercise Equipment Watercraft - The Discycle Gets its Design from the Stationary Rowing Machine (TrendHunter.com)
9 Feb 2012 | 11:53 am(TrendHunter.com) The Discycle is a conceptual boat designed by Bora Doker that more resembles a stationary rowing machine than an actual watercraft. The Discycle is propelled in almost the exact same way as a stationary...
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Smashing Magazine
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Smashing Special: WordPress Theme Trends For 2012
9 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amThis special is the first in our series of Smashing Specials — extended articles and studies dedicated to a specific topic. The special features current WordPress theme trends for 2012, covering past trends, new developments in theme design and trends in the theme development. 2011 was a great year for WordPress, with some excellent new updates that saw the introduction of a drag-and-drop uploader, distraction-free writing, the HTML5 Twenty Eleven theme, and movement towards a fully responsive dashboard. As well as changes to WordPress core, theme development continued to evolve, as… -
A Craft Of Consequences: Reader, Writer And Emotional Design
8 Feb 2012 | 8:06 amBefore the very first page of a book has been read, you’ve already analyzed it in countless ways without even noticing. The paper stock, the thickness of the binding, the aroma, the color of the type and even the texture of the cover; the very character of the book is being dissected by the hand and eye at every moment. In this brief second there is a dialogue between the reader and the object. This conversation is subtle and complex, but for most people it is entirely subconscious. This is because we rarely think about these things — we feel them instead. Before… -
Collaging: Getting Answers To The Questions You Don’t Know To Ask
6 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amWhen conducting user research, we all know that asking the right questions is just as important as how you ask them, but how do you know exactly what questions to ask? What if the discussion topic is very personal? How do you get a complete stranger to open up? There is a better way to conduct an in-depth interview, and it doesn’t involve a clipboard. Just imagine what you could discover if the participant’s answers weren’t limited to a predetermined set of questions. This is where collaging can help. Collaging is a projective technique by which participants select images that represent… -
How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns
3 Feb 2012 | 7:04 amCustom post types add a level of flexibility to WordPress that makes this open-source Web development platform more useful on many levels. Whenever I have been faced with a Web-based task, especially one that involves organizing information, the first thing I do is examine WordPress to determine if it can handle the job. It usually can. Image Source As an Internet marketer and analyst, I need to be able to organize online marketing campaigns in a way that is trackable in Google Analytics. This is the perfect task for WordPress custom post types. In this article, we’ll explain how to create… -
Freebie: St. Valentine’s Day Icon Set (10 PNG/PSD Icons)
2 Feb 2012 | 7:38 amEvery now and then, we release useful freebies for all of our highly valued readers. Today, it is our pleasure to present to you Cuberto‘s fantastic St. Valentine’s icon set — exclusively designed for Smashing Magazine and its loyal readers. The icons presented are available in transparent PNGs as well as Photoshop PSDs (128×128 px) and are perfect for any projects you have coming up for St. Valentine’s Day. Enjoy! Download the Set for free! This icon set is completely free to use for commercial or personal applications without any restrictions.
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February 2012 | POINT-KNOW-BUY
30 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pmSmartphone-toting consumers are embracing a world in which they can find out about (and potentially buy) anything they see or hear, even if they don't know what it is or can't describe it in words. POINT-KNOW-BUY will reshape consumers' info-expectations, search behavior and purchasing patterns. We check out the drivers, from smartphones to the emerging visual tech ecosystem. With examples from brands like Google, Heinz, Adidas and Amazon... Read POINT-KNOW-BUY » New! We've translated our free Trend Briefings into eight other languages: Nederlands Français Deutsch Português Español… -
December 2011 | 12 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2012
5 Dec 2011 | 5:01 pmWhile we certainly live in ‘interesting’ times, there are more opportunities than ever for brave and creative brands and entrepreneurs to deliver on changing consumer needs. Read the 12 must-know consumer trends for 2012, from SCREEN CULTURE to RED CARPET to POINT & KNOW... Read 12 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2012 » New! We've translated our free Trend Briefings into eight other languages: Nederlands Français Deutsch Português Español Türkçe -
November 2011 | DEALER-CHIC
6 Nov 2011 | 5:01 pmDeal hunting has become an integral part of daily life for millions of consumers. We dive into the drivers behind the deal phenomenon, the long-term impact on all B2C brands, and (of course) the latest brand innovations... Read DEALER-CHIC » New! We've translated our free Trend Briefings into eight other languages: Nederlands Français Deutsch Português Español Türkçe -
October 2011 | (RE)COMMERCE
3 Oct 2011 | 6:01 pmFor smart consumers, 'trading in' is the new buying. There are more opportunities than ever for consumers to make the most of their possessions; with novel brand buy-backs, exchange schemes, online platforms and mobile marketplaces, all offering convenient resale options... Read (RE)COMMERCE » New! We've translated our free Trend Briefings into eight other languages: Nederlands Français Deutsch Português Español Türkçe -
We're hiring (again): do you know the perfect candidate for any of these jobs?
27 Sep 2011 | 6:01 pmWe hope you enjoyed our recent Trend Briefing on RETAIL RENAISSANCE. As we continue to expand both our free content and paid services, we’re growing rapidly, and we're now on the look-out for London-based native English speakers (or might as well be ;-) for the below positions. If any of these jobs ‘is you’ or someone you know, please do let us know. TREND THINKER Do you have 3+ years of experience as a trend / business thinker, with a truly global perspective? Are you passionate about reading and writing on the future of business and consumerism? More here » CLIENT…
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Deliberatism
31 Jan 2012 | 9:42 amI’m taking a short break from ideasonideas. (Don’t worry—I’ll be back.) I’m doing so in order to find a little time to work on a new project that I feel strongly about. For now, it’s a simple blog that poses … Continue reading → -
Bullshit
17 Jan 2012 | 5:28 pmMy morning bus ride affords an opportunity to listen to music, witness sleeping commuters drool, and catch up design and technology news. Over the past months, I’ve made an effort to skip my usual reads (TechCrunch and Hacker News) and instead look at … Continue reading → -
Difficult People
23 Sep 2011 | 3:14 pmI think I called her an asshole at one point or another. Certainly not to her face, and probably not even out loud, but I’m quite convinced that I at very least muttered the word under my breath. Mrs. Hughes … Continue reading → -
Buying Creative Sucks
13 Sep 2011 | 5:40 pmIf you run a creative shop, you probably offer your customers a pretty crappy experience. While it may be unpleasant to hear this, it’s likely the case. In fact, I’d argue that this is commonplace in our industry. For the … Continue reading → -
The Rules
23 Aug 2011 | 8:58 amWeak designers believe they are artists. They eschew rules, believing them to be unnecessary constraints that serve only to stifle their visual “genius.” Such perspectives are overwhelmingly endemic amongst amateurs. Their thinking is analogous to musicians saying they don’t need … Continue reading →
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Cool japan – “future tradition wao” exhibition.
8 Feb 2012 | 4:43 amclick > enlarge In the spirit of beating to death a duality design vision in 2012 here is another wonderful example happening this weekend in NYC: Cool Japan – Future Tradition venue: capsule studio | 873 broadway #204 date: 10 > 12 february | 9a > 7p / 6p on 12 february Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts -
New alessi cocktail set calls back 1950s bar style.
8 Feb 2012 | 4:02 amclick > enlarge It’s only the beginning of February and already Alessi is killing it with their (Spring/Summer) 2012 collection. Last week I was impressed by Marcel Wanders’ “Dressed” collection and this week I’m digging Giulio Iacchetti’s “Ape” aperitivo set. Alessi specialized in cocktail products in the 50s and Iacchetti’s design is a clear callback to those days. Designed to be used either in the home or restaurant/bar, the set includes a bowl and spoon for mixed nuts, a container for olives, a toothpick holder, a bowl for chips, a… -
Owen Gatley’s 50s-era infographics
7 Feb 2012 | 4:31 amThis week I came across Owen Gatley‘s bright and cheerful information graphics and was immediately reminded of 50s Fortune, when the magazine was in its heyday in terms of infographics, thanks to their Bauhaus-trained art director, Walter Allner. For those of you who were reading magazines back then, you’ll remember that this was a time when adverts for liquor and men’s ties hogged the margins, destroying any sense of graphic clarity, but Allner did away with all that, making room for double-page, full-color spreads to illustrate information that was difficult to understand. -
Breaking down the new london design museum.
6 Feb 2012 | 4:05 amclick > enlarge Earlier this week it was announced that the Design Museum, currently located in east London, would relocate in 2014 to a site at the Commonwealth Institute. Chances are you’ve caught a whiff of the buzz already. Here’s how the renovation adds up: Number of years the site stood vacant: 12 Interior design: John Pawson Why you should know him: Recently he’s done stage design for major ballets and operas as well as a temporary exhibition in the Geometric Staircase of St. Paul’s Cathedral. See all his work. Number of floors: 5 Square-meters: 10,000 (about 33… -
Alessi. The spring/summer 2012 duality preview 1.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:32 pmmoka alessi | alfonso mendini | click > enlarge Only a glimpse of the Spring/Summer 2012 line and our focus ( not Alessi’s ) will be the theme of duality. Let’s start with “old and new” via the “Moka Alessi” by architect Alessandro Mendini’s homage to Alberto Alessi’s maternal grandfather, Alfonso Bialetti, creator of the indispensable Bialetti Moka Express that is a mainstay in many Italian kitchens. [ bialetti moka express ] all-time | guido venturini ‘All-time’ represents both “formal and casual” with minimal flowing smooth…
