Incentivising consumers with promotions and products is no new idea, however, “Pay With A Tweet,” is (to me at least). The Teenagers, a French synthpop band formed in 2005, has decided to give away a free download of their song, “Made of” when people tweet (or Facebook post) it out to their friends. The band…
Members Project from American Express presents the amazing story of twelve year old Katie Stagliano, founder of Katie’s Krops. At nine years old, Katie planted a cabbage seedling in her backyard and was able to grow a forty-pound cabbage. It wasn’t long before she had six gardens, donating all of her produce…
Yesterday Mashable put out their “10 Most Innovative Viral Video Ads of 2010″. Among them, one of my personal favorites, “NSFW: A hunter shoots a bear”. In this YouTube “experience” the video becomes engaging after the hunter decides not to shoot the bear, but rather reaches for the off-screen Tipp-Ex eraser to…
Last night (in its latest attempt at world domination), Facebook announced the launch of its highly anticipated geo-mobile application, “Places.” The application-which, with Facebook’s user base of 500 million, is basically Foursquare on steroids-allows users to share their whereabouts, see if any friends are nearby, and “experience connecting with people on Facebook in a completely new way.”
While the platform has yet to be monetized, the business applications of “Places” are surely in sight for Facebook and its projected $1.2 Billion in ad sales…
