New Tippex “Hunter shoots a bear” campaign goes viral
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:17:55 +0000
Tippex has barreled into the viral media fray with an impeccably executed YouTube campaign, titled “NSFW. A hunter shoots a bear!”, created by Parisian agency Buzzman. The video creates an interactive choice at the end where you decide what the hunter should do to the bear. Your choice then redirects you to their campaign microsite, [...]
Agliotti a hit on Twitter
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:29 +0000
Whatever Glenn Agliotti does, he does it whole-heartedly. It was barely a week ago when the alleged underworld boss was encouraged to sign up with Twitter as a way of passing the time during slow court days.
It seems he’s embraced Twitter with a passion, having sent out nearly 100 tweets and amassed more than [...]
The 100 most influential news media Twitter accounts
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:10:13 +0000
Undoubtedly, the nature of news is changing with the advent and immense popularity of social media. Media is painfully aware it needs to be involved with the new social order to keep audiences engaged.
Social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, provide people with additional channels to not only get news about the world, [...]
Zuma, Malema and the curious art of twitter-jacking
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:30:43 +0000
Do you have a bone to pick with those in power? Are you funny and tech-savvy with too much time on your hands? If so, then you’re in the prime demographic to do some Twitterjacking, a passive form of identity theft on Twitter.
All you need to do is pick a politician or a person [...]
Five ways to successfully promote an event using social media
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:37 +0000
When you are promoting an event or function, social media is one of the most valuable, inexpensive and creative platforms that you have at your disposal. But there is a right way and a wrong to go about it. You need to intrigue and entice your potential audience, without irritating them and turning them off. [...]
Apple presents musical social network
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:09 +0000
On Wednesday the 1st of September, Apple introduced a music-centric social network called Ping, and unveiled updates to its lineup of iPods and Apple TV.
Ping is built into the new iTunes 10, and is available for download to its 160-million users with immediate effect. The service will allow users to discover new music by allowing [...]
Vodacom social network The Grid ‘goes global’
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:21:39 +0000
The Grid, Vodacom’s mobile social network, says it is “going global”. Following launches last year in Nigeria and Tanzania, from Thursday users worldwide can access the service that offers mobile chat and content sharing features.
Vodacom, a South African mobile service player, claims the service has two million members in South Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania. [...]
Four usability fails the iPad must get right
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:17 +0000
The iPad is in many ways an iconic and revolutionary device, clearly filled with breathtaking potential. But despite the obvious beauty, hype and charm, it’s important to keep a firm focus on some “usability fails” of the iPad if it is to fulfill its potential and become a major leap forward in personal computing.
Here are [...]
Twitter client not working? You need to take the OAuth
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:46 +0000
It seems some people are not aware that Twitter flicked the switch yesterday and moved over fully to OAuth. “Tweetdeck isn’t working!”, “Hootsuite #FAIL!”, “My UberTwitter is down. OMG how will I survive?” are the cries rippling through the Twitterverse. Fear not, fellow twaddicts, because help is at hand.
Twitter recently announced the changeover in their [...]
