The Internet of Things - uses an interesting cow concept…
Facebook Stats and Facts
A nice infographic thanks to Online Schools containing key Facebook data. Useful for evaluation presentations, i.e. putting your results into context, as well as showcasing your digital knowledge to new clients in pitches. Handy!
10 tips for coping with social media
Posted by the lovely digital-diva:
How we deal with social media and information overload in our busy lives has always been an interest of mine. I’ve blogged before about Soren Gordhamer’s excellent Wisdom 2.0 book and the Pomodoro Technique.
Over on Tricycle.com, Lori Deschene (founder of @TinyBuddha on Twitter and…
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The Evolution of the Geek
What type of geek are you?
Social Buying Websites like Groupon gain in popularity
This week I made my first purchase with Groupon. I have liked the look of some of the offers and knew it would only be a matter of time before I made a foray into the world of social buying.
Social buying websites (also known as collective or group buying websites) have become increasingly…
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Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
—Sylvia Plath (via copyqueen)
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Fake Vintage Social Media Ads
Courtesy of Scott Beale (@laughingsquid)
P&G begins selling beauty products through Facebook
Max Factor has become the first Procter & Gamble brand to sell directly to consumers via Facebook as the FMCG giant experiments with ecommerce initiatives.
P&G has launched an Amazon-powered application on the social network which lets people comment on and ‘like’ Max Factor products, as well as purchase them.
The move is the first time P&G has let UK consumers buy any of its brands via a social network, and is part of what the company calls “small-scale direct-to-consumer” initiatives it’s currently testing.
Nice to see P&G exploring ecommerce avenues within social media spaces. Has anyone spotted any other great examples of brands utilising such platforms to forge better relationships with consumers, or to better understand their product needs?
