Apple’s Stealth Move In To Social Networking
Among all the hype (or distinct lack of it compared to when Steve Jobs was around) of the iPhone 4S launch yesterday one feature has been mostly overlooked by the tech pundits even though it has the...
View ArticleAdidas Launch The World’s First Social Football Boots
I remember growing up as a kid that your football boots came in black, and if you were really lucky, you might get a couple of white stripes down the sides. Things have changed to the point where they...
View ArticleInnovative Facebook Recruitment Campaign – The Social Interview
We live in a world where employers Google people applying for jobs within their company and check out their social media profiles as a first step before recruiting them. One company who were swamped...
View ArticleConcept Facebook App Helps Finds Locals To Show You Around Destination Hotspots
When travelling around the world, it normally takes a bit of time to adjust yourself to your surrounding, but it takes longer to really explore a city or location once you get past the traditional...
View ArticleFacebook Design Flaw – Find Your “Hidden” Messages
Facebook has a tiny flaw that has caught me out so many times now that I’ve ended up writing about it. I asked around the office and most people I spoke to didn’t know about it either. It’s a simple...
View ArticleFacebook + iPads + Pop Up Store + Chocolate = Marketing Gold
A brand in Denmark have come up with a unique and innovative campaign that rewarded people visiting their pop up shop with free chocolate in return for fulfilling nice tasks for their friends and loved...
View ArticleThe Facebook Fun Audit – Check How Much Fun You Are Right Now
It is the dreaded tax return season in the USA and in a bid to cheer people up, Trident chewing gum have launched a new tool that instead of helping you audit your finances, looks at your Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook, Please Stop Choosing Who My Friends Are!
I love Facebook. Regular readers of the blog will know that. I sing it praises from the rooftops on a regular basis, but there is one tiny problem that’s hurting them as a service and that they need to...
View ArticleSwedish Army Launch Real-World Social Media Recruitment Drive
Although we’ve featured different campaigns by brands, agencies and businesses from across the globe, we rarely see innovative campaigns from the armed forces. That changes today with this smart...
View ArticleBrilliant New App Helps You Block Ex-Lovers
When you break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, one of the biggest problems that many people have is the urge to suddenly call them and get back together again. Most people know that making that call...
View ArticleUsers Seeing Their Friends Double As Facebook Starts Counting “Ghost”...
For the last couple of months, I have been working on getting my Facebook friends down to a couple of hundred as I focus on quality over quantity. Imagine my surprise today when I noticed that the...
View ArticleFacebook Testing New “Find Friends Nearby” Mobile Feature That Could Make...
Facebook has been getting busy on the mobile front recently, and its latest move is aimed at hooking people up in the real world and removing the friction of staying in touch with people you have just...
View ArticleHighly Addictive New Social Game “Song Pop” Is Musical Equivalent Of “Draw...
You will probably remember the huge buzz over the last few months that surrounded the app “Draw Something” as it swept to millions of users and was very quickly acquired by Zynga. Well a new app with a...
View ArticleHow To Reclaim Your Facebook News Feed – 20 Spring Cleaning Tips
Have you noticed how much Facebook has changed over the last couple of years, and has become a shadow of its previous self. While it used to be all about seeing what your friends and family were up to,...
View ArticleBudweiser Gets You New FB Friends Through The Art Of Toasting
Quickly following Heineken’s interactive beer bottles last week, it’s Budweiser’s turn to follow suit. This time, it’s created the buddy cup, a cup that’s integrated with Facebook. How it works is each...
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