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Aviva unveils new Healthy Cheer campaign
Aviva launches a new social media brand campaign that gives people the opportunity to recognise and celebrate their friends' health-related achievements.
Little Comets announce interactive gig for fans
Indie rock quartet Little Comets are set to play a unique gig where fans can have their say in what’s happening on the night - from the location to the set list. The first ever Samsung Galaxy Sessions gig pits UK cities against each other, giving fans the chance to vote to win an exclusive gig at an intimate venue in their city.
Content is the fuel of the social web
AOL in partnership with Nielsen has released results of a new research study revealing online content is the connective tissue for Internet users with 27 million pieces of content shared on a daily basis.
Love2shop vouchers voted best present for William and Kate
HighStreetVouchers.com surveyed 240 people on which gift vouchers or cards they would have given Prince William and Kate as a wedding gift had they been invited to the Royal Wedding.
Half of parents know less about the internet than their children
Half of parents (48 per cent) with children aged 5-15 who use the internet at home think they know less about the internet than their children do, Ofcom research reveals. This rises to 70 per cent of parents of 12-15 year olds.
Mobile shopping searches treble
In the first quarter of 2011, total retail search volumes grew by 29% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Sales Monitor.
BT’S Adam and Jane finally tie the knot
Four hundred and eighty thousand votes were cast, via Facebook and text, to help plan BT’s Adam and Jane’s Big Day. Viewers will finally get to see the wedding dress, car and first dance chosen by the nation, when the advert airs on April 23, during the Britain’s Got Talent ad breaks.
Norton fights on new frontiers against online crime
More than ever, users in the Middle East are using new gadgets for entertainment, to communicate with friends and family, and to perform their jobs. Thanks to technological advances, streaming movies, downloading music and emailing can be done with the tap of a finger.
Infiniti Digital Art Competition
Infiniti, the luxury performance automotive brand from Japan, has launched the Infiniti Digital Art Competition in partnership with designboom, the world’s first online art, architecture and design magazine, to find the rising stars of digital art, and discover new talent from across the globe.
Peugeot launches new customer channel via Twitter
Peugeot UK launches a new customer service channel on Twitter, @PeugeotCare, in April 2011. The new channel supplements Peugeot’s existing telephone and email customer response service and will allow the automotive brand a link with its customers in a forum where common queries can be displayed, shared and responded to, in an easy-to-access environment.
O2 launches Guru TV
O2 has unveiled a new You Tube channel, O2 Guru TV, offering free support and advice to help customers get the most of their mobile technology. O2 Guru TV aims to help make mobile technology accessible to everyone regardless of their level of technical expertise.
O2 switches on O2 Academy TV
New YouTube channel expands audiences for O2 Academy gigs, putting best video content online.
Jeep launches new website
A new website, celebrating Jeep’s 70th Anniversary and coinciding with the launch of the newly redesigned Jeep Compass compact SUV, has just been launched (15 April) by the legendary marque’s UK operation.
Twenga announces social shopping feature
Twenga, the new-generation shopping search engine, has this week launched its ‘social shopping’ feature to bridge the gap between social networks and products available online for purchase.
Almost half a million bids online with BCA in quarter one 2011
BCA has released details of sales volumes for its Live Online sales channel for the first Quarter of 2011, reinforcing the growing popularity of this crucial remarketing tool. Having already surged past 100,000 units sold online in the UK in 2010, the appeal of trading online has continued in the first three months of 2011.