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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion

As has been rumoured for the last few days, Yahoo is set to purchase Tumblr in a $1.1 billion all-cash deal, which has been announced in blog posts by both parties. First of all, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the move, using the provocative image above in her post and discussing the various improvements that […]

Tweeting Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Victory

Last Wednesday, after several weeks of hard but gratifying work, the team here at We Are Social in Paris served up one of our most groundbreaking campaigns to date. As you may have read in Creativity, Campaign or Creative Review last week, we’re working with BNP Paribas to help train Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French No. 1 […]

Next Generation Media

Our friend Dan Calladine, Head of Media Futures at Aegis Media, has kindly agreed to share his latest Next Generation Media Quarterly with us.

Top Facebook Pages in the UK, April ’13

Following on from their US report, Socialbakers have just released their top Facebook Pages in the UK April 2013 report. The report delivers the rankings of the most popular, engaging and responsive UK brand and media pages on Facebook, along with the top 3 most engaging individual posts from UK pages this month. They’ve included […]

Top Facebook Pages in the US, April ’13

Socialbakers have just released their top Facebook Pages in the US April 2013 report. The report delivers the rankings of the most popular, engaging and responsive US brand and media pages on Facebook, along with the top 3 most engaging individual posts from US pages this month. They’ve included Global pages alongside local US pages, […]

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #164

Half of Facebook post reach happens in the first half hour Research by Socialbakers has revealed that 50% of the reach of a Facebook page’s posts occurs in the first half hour, and 80% in the first 3 hours. The below chart, based on a sample of 1,000 posts, displays the real-time minute-by-minute increase in […]

#WeAreTheChampions

Apologies for the photoshopping! After finishing a respectable 3rd in their first full season, We Are Social’s new-look five-a-side football squad were primed and ready for anything that could be thrown at them. The 2013-2013 season brought many new challenges: The new territory, new players (and most importantly a new local pub) should have made […]

How do we spend our time online?

A great infographic looking at how we spend our time online. You may be surprised….

#beginwithabulmers this summer

After helping Bulmers cider launch two new flavours earlier this year on Facebook and Twitter, we’re back with a brand new campaign. This time, with #beginwithabulmers, we’re enabling Bulmers drinkers to share their experiences of getting great times started with a Bulmers in return for rewards all summer long. This is the biggest multi-channel marketing campaign in Bulmers’ history […]

We Are Social's Tuesday Tweakup #14

Facebook report Q1 earnings & increase in monthly active users Facebook has reported its earnings for Q1 2013, announcing revenue of $1.45bn, up 38% from Q1 2012. 85% of total revenue came from advertising, amounting to $1.25bn, up 43% from Q1 2012. The network simultaneously noted an increase in Monthly Active Users (MAUs). While growth […]

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