Tag archives: facebook

Leveraging social media to save the lives of human rights defenders

This is a super clever way to use the potential power of social media for something good. Something truly good. I hope the Natalia Project gains worldwide recognition and wins a Nobel Prize. The objective of the Natalia Project is to provide human rights defenders at risk with a personal assault alarm in the shape of a heavy-duty wristband.  It allows the bearer to send out a distress signal in case he or she gets into trouble. That signal triggers a series of events that all aim to alert key contacts and as many people as possible though Facebook and Twitter.

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Roadtrip Forever

Roadtrip Forever, is a personalised experience for you and your best friend where nothing is off limits. Using facebook integration it’s the trusted method to make the experience seem personal to you, using your name, images etc. Unexpected ending. Take supplies, take friends and take the trip.

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Carlsberg put friends to the test

It looks like the beer industry is addicted to pranks. Carlsberg just did it again. The beer brand is using a trick that made itself and Heineken successful in the past years : put “real” people in the middle of the action and pull a prank on them. Does this one work ?

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Social media. Right here. Right now

Did you know that the Ford Explorer launch on Facebook generated more traffic than a Super Bowl ad, and that 53% of the people on Twitter recommend products in their tweets? If you’re interested in finding out the key stats and some curious facts from the world of social media in 2012, Erik Qualman and Fatboy Slim have a great video for you. Read more…

The 36 user types on Facebook

Soap have created this entertaining overview of the typical Facebook users. Literally drawn from their own social media and community management work, Soap have identified 36 different types of users on Facebook walls: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly”. Can you spot yourself among them? Read more…

Intel Me The Musical

Intel is at it again (think Museum of Me) delving into your facebook profile and pulling out information that creates a musical of your timeline. It’s a bit of fun, but it’s nothing ground-breaking. Have a go for yourself… Read more…

Grandma Hilde’s Renault 4

Yes, promotions are a crucial part of growing an audience on Facebook. But Renault in Holland showed that they don’t have to be run-of-the-mill executions but can come in the guise of nostalgia and good old storytelling.  The concept centred on a classic Renault 4 owned by the character Grandma Hilda. As she wasn’t able to drive it anymore, she decided to give it away to the most ardent Renault fan online. Read more…

Infographic: Google beats Facebook media

For the last few years I have been convinced that running Facebook ads is a pretty solid strategic choice. At the same time I found them creatively limiting: tiny pics or video thumbnails and condensing the message into a slither of straight-to-the-point copy. In light of Facebook’s multi-billion IPO comes news that Facebook ads are also not quite as effective as we might think. At least when you compare them to those of the other digital ad juggernaut, Google.

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The rise of the visual social network #infographic

Browsing around Pinterest today I’ve found via InsideFMM this infographic by John Lanigan which analyzes how images have become the center of our digital social lives. Everybody seems to have the need or the passion (or both) for sharing visual evidence of their lives. Of course technology makes this kind of sharing easy and accessible, but I would love to understand more from an anthropological and sociological perspective about the reasons of such incredible trend. Read more…

A smart Facebook scam for good

Now this is an awesome viral idea: take advantage of a popular scam technique on Facebook to spread the “virus” of AIDS awareness. On December 1st, the World’s AIDS Day, popular Brazilian radio station Mix FM posted on its Facebook page two very sexy videos, featuring a gorgeous man and a very hot girl. A lot of fans were attracted to the the videos and watched them, not being aware that the videos, without their permission, were automatically publicly posted on their Facebook timeline. Read more…