News We Are Social’s Tuesday Tune-Up #94 25 Jun 2013 Facebook introduces images in comments Last week saw Facebook roll out the option to include images in comments, for ordinary users and brands alike. It will undoubtedly help Facebook to compete with sites like Tumblr and Pinterest which are currently far more visual. Instagram Video is here! In a move which wasn’t a huge surprise, […]
News The Week According to the Internet #34 21 Jun 2013 This week; the trailer for Anchorman 2, Miss Utah on the gender wage gap and how to share PlayStation games. Happy Friday! Here’s what we loved this week. EVOLVED: Daft Punk’s Get Lucky through the decades. BLUNDERED: Miss Utah wants to create education better. SHARING: Official PlayStation used game instructional video. Take that Microsoft. IMAGINATE: […]
News We Are Social’s Tune-Up #93 19 Jun 2013 Listening and responding in social media is vital to protect sales According to McKinsey, an unnamed telecoms brand found that negative online buzz hurt signups by 8%, effectively off-setting any gains from their entire TV spend. It underscores a really important point: it is quite literally pointless to put money into TV advertising if you […]
News The Week According to the Internet #33 14 Jun 2013 This week; Japan’s most expensive fruit, live Photoshopping at a bus stop and the best wedding photo ever. Sit back and take a quick look at what exploded this week! OOPS: 28 dogs that have made terrible mistakes. APOCALYPSE: Boost Mobile’s new zombie campaign. LUXURIOUS: Inside Japan’s most expensive fruit shop. RAPPED: News anchor Brian […]
News We Are Social’s Tune-up #92 11 Jun 2013 Social media the most common use of smartphones and tablets Social media is the most common use of smartphones and tablets, according to Nielsen. Smartphone users spend on average 9 hours and 6 minutes on social networks per month, compared to 3 hours and 41 minutes on iPad. The next most common behaviour is watching […]
News The Week According to the Internet #32 7 Jun 2013 This week; meme paintings, what it’s really like to be a Google intern and the world reacts to the latest Game of Thrones episode. What we loved this week. Happy long weekend! TAKE THE TEST: How agency are you? SHOCKED: The best tweets about this week’s Game of Thrones (spoiler alert!) SWEDISH: How to pronounce the names of […]
News We Are Social’s Tune-up #91 5 Jun 2013 Smartphone usage hits 50% in 6 countries eMarketer research has found that, in 2012, the percentage of mobile phone users with smartphones hit 50% in the Australia, UK, Norway, Sweden, South Korea and the USA, where the figure of 50.1% amounted to a year-on-year increase of 11 percentage points, up from 39.1% in 2011. Other […]
News The Week According to the Internet #31 31 May 2013 This week; a recipe for Marmite on toast, the ultimate guide to Game of Thrones and the best father/son rap collaboration ever. Have a look at what was popular this week on the interwebs. WOO HOO: Simpsons theme park coming soon to Universal Studios, Orlando. PUMPED: Karaoke at a gas station. EXPLAINED: Breaking down the complex […]
News We Are Social’s Tune-up #90 29 May 2013 The Big Issue goes digital Long-running magazine The Big Issue has announced that, from June 7th, it’s going digital in Australia. The homeless and disadvantaged will still sell printed copies on the streets, but will also be selling digital access cards with unique codes. The online version of the magazine will still sell for $6, earning […]
News The Week According to the Internet #30 24 May 2013 This week; cat beards, a fighter jet made out of Lego and three dimensional coffee art. Take a look at what we’re loving this week. POP: Japanese coffee artist creates 3D latte art. ANIMATED: Album covers that are better as GIFs. DREAMY: Art installations you will never want to leave. LIFE SIZE: X-Wing Fighter jet […]
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