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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Taking social seriously: the real World Cup winners Matthew Bennett 18 July 2014, 9:50AM Most tweeted, most memed, most watched on two or even three screens, most ripped to YouTube, the list of mosts goes on and on for social sharing and interaction in the World Cup (can we say World Cup now it's over without fear of litigation? Hope so). #FacebookExperiment - was it all just a storm in a teacup? Chris Harris 18 July 2014, 8:10AM As the dust of the now infamous #FacebookExperiment begins to settle, we wonder what have we learnt? The experiment, which left some users renouncing their profiles and put the social media giant under investigation, has been described as everything from an important practice to an Orwellian nightmare - so let's take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Generation create: Their rise and what they can teach us Simon Pont 18 July 2014, 7:50AM "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." William James Back in 1991, Canadian novelist Douglas Coupland captured a moment and hit a nerve with his novel, Generation X. He borrowed the label. Generation X was first coined by Hungarian war photographer Robert Capa. In 1953, Capa's photo essay portraying "this unknown generation, The Generation X" related to the youngsters growing up after the Second World War. Generation X, at the hands of both Capa and Coupland was catchy, caught on, felt right and right on the pulse. The one big thing media companies need to change The Wall 18 July 2014, 7:30AM Remember back in the days of print advertising, when everything was so... uncomplicated? Newspapers and magazines offered huge scale, landing on the doorsteps of keen consumers all of the world, every day of the week. Drinking their morning coffee, husbands and wives would flick through the paper and, between reading articles, learn all about the latest products and offers advertisers promised them. Latest jobs Client Services Executive Recruiter Ascent Solutions Salary £25,000 + Benefits Location London (Greater) / London (Central), London (Greater) / London (East), London (Greater) Website and Communications Officer Recruiter Brand Recruitment Salary £24000 - £35000 per annum Location Oxfordshire Account Manager - all digital - massive scope, highly creative, social, banners. web build, eCRM... Recruiter Ramsden Road Salary Up to £32k Location London (Central), London (Greater) Social Media Executive Recruiter Pitch Consultants Salary £16000 - £18000 per annum Location Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Head of Marketing Recruiter Brand Recruitment Salary £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits Location Hertfordshire Senior Producer for Trendy Digital Agency | Clerkenwell Recruiter Zebra People Salary £40000 - £55000 per annum + great benefits Location London (East), London (Greater) Social news from Brand Republic Facebook eyes greater slice of ecommerce market with 'Buy' button trial by Alex Brownsell, 18 July 2014, 09:41AM Heineken app answers the perennial question on a night out - @wherenext? by Ben Bold, 18 July 2014, 08:00AM Campaign Viral Chart: New Yorkers nod to Derek Jeter by Sara Kimberley, 18 July 2014, 10:56AM Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2014 All rights reserved Haymarket Business Information, Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington TW11 9BE, UK News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders