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How SOPA, #Occupy, Arab Spring and.... LOLCats reshaped the public sphere - Part 1

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 13:29

Note: This is the first of a two-part post

It has been a year of remarkable protests. Beginning with the Arab Spring in 2011, then the Occupy movement across the world and now the protests against SOPA (...

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Occupy, Wall Street, Twitter

Facebook gets Angry Birds, tech giants form Justice League, advertisers: "Tweet my ad during Superbowl!" & Lego astronaut nears 2m views

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 13:00

Angry Birds to hit Facebook on Valentines day

Prepare for your date with Facebook this Valentines day, as you'll likely be one of the 800 million Facebook users playing Angry Birds. Founder Peter Vesterbacka announced that the widely successful franchise is...

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Tumblr's 15bn pageviews, Vevo: from YouTube to Facebook, SOPA's 3.9m tweets, most tweeted brand at CES & Obama's social campaign

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:40

Tumblr hits 15 billion pageviews and 120 million users a month

The micro-blogging site's CEO, David Karp, announced that Tumblr now has 120 million users. Its pages are viewed by more than 560 million people, with the...

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Karp, Tumblr, Social, Blogging

Stop SOPA!, 'Listen with' Facebook, Bald Barbie gets big & BT's social goals

Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:26

Internet blackout planned for the 18th January against SOPA

If one of your favourite websites is down this Wednesday, chances are it's down in protest against SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act.  Sites like Reddit,...

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SOPA, Internet, Social

Co-Creation - How social media changes everything

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 14:00
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After reading several 'top trends for 2012' lists, we can't help but notice the amount of times crowdsourcing, co-creation or 'social content creation' came up; MSNBC, ...

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Netflix UK launch criticised, brands face 'social' test, Jay-Z & Beyonce's baby's Twitter handle, O2's giant free Wi-Fi and Levi's uses Instagram

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 11:31

Miscomunication scars Netflix UK launch

Netflix, the film and TV streaming service, has just launched in the UK at £5.99 per month. What caught headlines was the criticism it received through Twitter and Facebook, slamming the company's decision to link Facebook to the registration for a...

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Facebook, Netflix

Is #NewNewTwitter just a pretty face?

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 11:56

Just over a year ago, Twitter had launched #NewTwitter, a major redesign of the Twitter interface and logo. Major features included the introduction of the new two-panelled look and image, audio and video embedding. The company had also ...

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Facebook Timeline hits mobile, Twitter's $300m prince, LinkedIn ego, social media to boost SmartTV & Chromebooks for libraries

Monday, December 19, 2011 - 11:11

Facebook Timeline hits iPhone and Android

After launching Facebook Timeline to everyone last Thursday, Facebook has...

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Facebook's new mobile interface

'New New' Twitter, Russians hit Facebook & Twitter, G+'s new 'Find My Face' & Instagram voted best app by Apple

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 13:15

Twitter launches ‘New New’ Twitter

Last Thursday, Twitter launched a revamped version of its site, alongside brand new iPhone, Android and iPad versions. The company states that it “simplified the design to make it easier than ever to follow...

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5 cool video ads from November

Friday, December 9, 2011 - 14:37
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Following our 'Most viewed video ads' post last month, we present to you some of November's most shared and viewed video ads. There are many good ads, but these are the ones we thought stood out. 

Call of Duty 3: Modern Warfare - Vet vs n00b...

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