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Instagram overtakes Twitter in daily mobile users
28 September 2012, 2:46PM

Instagram overtakes Twitter in daily mobile usersAccording to recently released comScore data so successful is Instagram that in August US smartphone users visited the photo app more frequently, and for longer periods of time, than they visited Twitter.

The report says that in August, Instagram had an average of 7.3 million daily active users compared to Twitter's 6.9 million.

Social networks are dominating news media, but Twitter is not as important as you might think
28 September 2012, 10:50AM

Basic intuition and a bit of self awareness will inform you that news consumption is changing rapidly.

However, a fascinating new report by the Pew Center details just what an effect mobile is having on the news landscape, as well as showing that the networks we all assumed would be influential actually aren’t.

Tower of London launches 1,000 year old Facebook timeline
28 September 2012, 10:04AM

Great use of a Facebook Timeline here from London’s most historic landmark, the Tower of London, which is planning to launch a millennium of monumental dates for social media users to explore in what is believed to be the oldest historic timeline on Facebook.

From Shoreditch to San Francisco - The Hipster's Credit Card Bill [infographic]
28 September 2012, 8:25AM

The iphone 5 - the phone of choice for international hipstersAn amusing infographic here giving us a lowdown on what those Shoreditch hipsters and their international brethren spend their cash on.

You’re unlikely to be surprised, though you may be embarrassed that some of the credit card charges are strangely similar to your own.

Social media is FT's fastest growing source of traffic [infographic]
27 September 2012, 11:49AM
Interesting stats here from the Financial Times looking at how its readers use social media.
The FT says it has a global combined social media audience of 3.9m and that social media is growing faster than every other traffic source to its FT.com website.
Here are the key take-outs:

Why the 4G Revolution is big news for marketers
27 September 2012, 10:45AM

Why the 4G Revolution is big news for marketers If the government makes good on its promises, within two years 98% of the UK will be covered by 4G.

This is big news for marketers, as finally brands and agencies will not be hampered by the constraints of slow internet speeds - broadband will have caught up to mobile capabilities.

Burberry's digital success not a flash in the pan
27 September 2012, 10:13AM

Burberry: pushing the digital and social media envelopeBurberry has largely drawn plaudits this London Fashion Week for arguably being the only fashion house this side of the pond to try anything remotely ambitious in terms of digital.

Whilst Google Glasses, Hangouts and live streaming were all being debuted/implemented to various degrees of excitement and success Stateside, although London was markedly more reserved as it looked to consolidate its resurgent reputation.

Promoted Tweets on mobile are achieving more than 40% in terms of engagement
27 September 2012, 9:21AM

LG Ticket Hunter campaign on TwitterTwitter has released some data that provides interesting statistics that give an idea of the kind of performance Promoted Tweets are achieving for advertisers.

Most notably though is how mobile is performing. In one campaign for Volkswagen the best performing Promoted Tweet on mobile received 43.8% engagement.

What's in a logotype? The changing face of eBay
26 September 2012, 2:00PM

Ebay -- the changing face of the eBay logoeBay, one of the most successful Internet brands, recently announced it was changing its logo. Upon making the announcement, it revealed the refreshed logo is designed to reflect eBay’s brand and marketplace today by offering "a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, with innovation that makes buying and selling easier and more enjoyable".

What's the value of social video?
26 September 2012, 2:00PM

old spice - social video manThe rise of social video over the last few years is phenomenal, with 72 hours of content uploaded to YouTube every minute. So, social videos and the desire for brands to create viral videos can’t be ignored, but the key question is *what is the value of social video* and therefore how can I justify my brand’s marketing spend on it vs other options.

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