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16 July 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Social Media Digest: July 14 through July 16

This week we look at Old Spice raising the bar, Calvin Klein getting uncensored with QR, CNN traveling with Gowalla, Patriots fans helping Vince, Barbie videoing social media, Google giving fiber to communities, Discovery highlighting small discoveries with Twitter, Patron letting customers create cocktails in the Lab, Starbucks getting 10 million fans, Facebook getting 500 million users, and Hulu at the top of the video ad charts.

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13 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: July 2 through July 13

This week, we look at influential link bait, an engagement database, a Humongo road trip, the death of Facebook Gifts and the growth of Facebook Ads, Wheat Thins jokes and Justin Bieber pranks, social media infographics, Twitter sales, sponsored tweets and movie apps, a human avatar, a day in the life of a YouTube user, and an internet full of Comic Sans.

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01 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: June 26 through July 1

This week we look at the Giants’ new Foursquare account, Coke’s promoted Twitter trend results, Ford’s Fiesta delivery strategy, Domino’s new ad images, Moo’s business card project, Chrome’s FastBall, Chiquita’s sticker design contest, Dos Equis’ scavenger hunt, and the most tagged image on Facebook.

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25 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: June 22 through June 25

This week, we look at Virgin America’s influencer targeting, an AR ice cream machine, and Twitter’s new records.

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21 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: June 5 through June 21

This week, we look at Twitter’s helpful videos, trending topic ads, Gowalla giveaways, Bravo badges, Loopt coupons, Foursquare bookmarks, Facebook admin removal, films on Facebook, a “Heart-of-a-BP-Executive Black” Tumblr Dashboard, the 2011 Ford Explorer Facebook reveal, Common Craft’s augmented reality explanation, branded Formspring.me pages, a social media command center, David on Demand, and the guy or girl of every Apple owner’s dreams.

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04 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: June 1 through June 4

This week, we look at Foursquare’s new Howcast video, Ferris Bueller’s Foursquare badge, YouTube’s Show and Tell, a Skittles Mob, a Levi’s Girl, and Apple’s HTML5 Showcase.

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01 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: May 22 through May 31

This week, we look at Twitter’s plans for the future, a record setting Nike viral and the effect it had on their Facebook Page, a Zynga/7-Eleven partnership, a (RED) movie that’s exploring new methods of distribution, Pennsylvania’s Foursquare promotion, and the new digital Macy’s catalogue that’s now available on the iPad.
The Twitter Platform – In [...]

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21 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: May 15 through May 21

This week we look at NBC’s new affinity program, Google’s take on TV, a Gulf Coast oil spill response network, a social media experiment, hidden whiskey, Facebook page restrictions, Farmville’s sale of real crops, a Double Down challenge for charity, open Facebook data, YouTube’s birthday, new deals for Starbucks’ mayors, Hulu’s new ad tailor, an A-Team van you can drive on Google Maps, and an app you can use to find the nearest pizza place.

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14 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: May 8 through May 14

This week was filled with check-in related news, as Foursquare launched an App Gallery and used Al Roker to go mainstream, Ford took two tweeting cars on a road trip, Brightkite partnered with Starbucks, and Revision3 partnered with Miso.
Foursquare Apps – Thanks to Foursquare’s open API, more than 500 apps have been created that allow [...]

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07 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Social Media Digest: Apr. 10 through May 7

Twitter Media – Twitter Media is a new and official blog from Twitter that covers the knowledge and tools that are targeted at those in media, entertainment and journalism. It’s filled with how-tos, case studies, stories, and plenty of facts and figures to help keep you up to date with the latest best practices.
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