Digital AM - Facebook, Twitter, BBC, LBi

NEWS Twitter debuts 'Promoted Tweets' ad platform By Sara Kimberley, 13-Apr-10, 09:20 LONDON - Twitter is launching its long-awaited advertising platform, Promoted Tweets, with big brands such as Sony Pictures, Red Bull and Virgin America becoming the first advertisers to sign up. Facebook conceeds to online saftey demands By Daniel Farey-Jones, 13-Apr-10, 11:55 LONDON - Facebook has responded to concerns over online safety by allowing its UK users to directly report potential criminal activity to police and offering eight child protection bodies up to one billion free ad slots on its site. Parties fall in line over marketing to kids By Gemma Charles, 13-Apr-10, 09:20 LONDON - A controversial website that will enable parents to complain about sexualised products and marketing aimed at children will go ahead whether Labour or the Conservatives win the general election. Spaniels and terriers re-enact 'Wizard of Dogz' for BBC promo By Matt Williams, 13-Apr-10, 11:20 LONDON - Saint@RKCR/Y&R has created a viral rendition of the classic film 'Wizard of Oz' re-enacted by dogs to promote BBC One's search for a dog to play Toto in talent show 'Over the Rainbow'. LBi hires Oanes as associate creative director By Sara Kimberley, 13-Apr-10, 11:11 LONDON - LBi has appointed Anorak Digital's co-founder Anthony Oanes as its associate creative director. ALSO IN THE NEWS Asda raises awareness of Kwik Cricket sponsorship By Joe Thomas, 13-Apr-10, 08:45 Labour presents General Election manifesto online By David Barros, 12-Apr-10, 16:30 Honda hires Amplify for CR-Z sports hybrid brief By Alex Brownsell, 12-Apr-10, 16:00 Visual search start-up becomes Google's first UK acquisition By John Reynolds, 12-Apr-10, 13:40 Start-up introduces paid search model to Twitter By Sara Kimberley, 12-Apr-10, 12:15 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Labour's new media manifesto By Red Yellow Blue / Brand Republic Election manifestos are important documents. They force political parties to focus, focus, focus on what they want to say and who they want to say... ?Mobile advertising really sucks!? By Mark Tomkins, Tda / Brand Republic So proclaimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs last week. It?s obviously a sideswipe at his old chums Google, but also heralds the launch of ?iAd? ? his next... 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