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The Guardian scraps Facebook frictionless sharing app
14 December 2012, 1:15PM

The Guardian ditches its frictionless sharing facebook appThe Guardian is scrapping some of the functionality within its much derided frictionless sharing Facebook app, in a seeming attempt to generate more direct traffic for its website. The app was launched in September last year, soon after Facebook’s F8 developer conference, which opened up Facebook as a platform. The Guardian were one one the first users of Facebook’s Open Graph system announced at that conference.

How to extend the reach of live events with social media
14 December 2012, 11:45AM

The 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards was a true social media triumph. A live event is no longer just about being in the room or at the venue. With social media you can be part of an event taking place on the other side of the world. Below we take a look at how all kinds of events are being enhanced by social media, and the different platforms being used to boost engagement.

Labour is failing on digital media when it could do so much better
14 December 2012, 10:06AM

Ed Miliband speaking at Labour's 2012 Manchester conferenceOne of the most interesting things about the US election campaign was the breadth of digital use and how the use of social media by the two parties evolved. Few stones were left unturned as the Obama and Romney campaigns progressed and even now that the election is over the Obama team continues to evolve its use of social and digital media with, for instance, its launch onto Pinterest earlier this week.

The Lavazza 2013 Social Calendar
14 December 2012, 9:30AM

The Lavazza Social caldendarLoved this idea from Italian coffee brand Lavazza which has been creating traditional calendars for twenty years, but with its agency Armando Testa wanted to make the leap to create something online like you had never seen before.

8 things Kraftwerk can teach every marketer about preventing website downtime
14 December 2012, 9:25AM

What Kraftwerk can teach every marketer about preventing website downtimeThis week demand for Kraftwerk ticket's brought down the Tate Modern's website. Marketers might think that crashing a website is the sign of a successful campaign, but in reality downtime damages both reputation and the bottom line.

Google and Nike are the most shared social video brands of 2012
14 December 2012, 8:56AM

Google is most shared social video brand of 2012, helped by Project GlassGoogle is the most successful social video brand of 2012 beating Nike after the technology giant's video campaigns attracted more shares this year than any other advertiser, according to new data released today by Unruly.

David Jones says social media is changing how brands do business
13 December 2012, 12:20PM

Social media is inextricably linked to corporate social responsibility and is creating a bigger transformation for businesses than the arrival of television, according Havas' global chief executive David Jones.

In a candid interview on the back of the Starbucks tax furore, one of the world's most influential ad men, and author of Who Cares Wins, was keen to stress how the likes of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were fundamentally changing the rules of engagement for businesses today.

Google boss responds to UK tax avoidance: "It's called capitalism", says Schmidt
13 December 2012, 11:56AM

While Starbucks wilts under the pressure of protest and public boycotts Google is showing no such qualms as its chairman, Eric Schmidt, says that he is “very proud” of the company’s tax structure and that efforts to lower its payments to governments like Britain are just “capitalism”.

Dead people are liking things on Facebook
13 December 2012, 10:41AM

The Facebook Afterlife, Weird things are happening on Facebook of late. There are mysterious likes appearing that people don’t remember making. Worse still, and somewhat inexplicably, people who have died are still “liking” things on the social network, which as you can imagine could be upsetting for friends and family. If it is not dead liking products from the afterlife then it is individuals making surprising life choices through their social media activity such as anarchists liking corporations or Democrats suddenly coming out to their friends as Mitt Romney supporters.

Myspace will be the musical comeback of 2013
13 December 2012, 10:05AM

The Stone roses - were the musical comeback of 2012, in 2013 it will be MyspaceTake That, The Spice Girls, The Rolling Stones – yep, there’s no place quite like the Music industry for a good old fashioned comeback. Did you know the phrase “Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back” was created for a Frank Sinatra comeback in the early 70s, even though he’d never been known as ‘Blue Eyes’ in his entire career? Well done that PR man. And if The Stone Roses was THE music comeback of 2012, what am I bid for Myspace repeating the trick in 2013?

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