Social Media
Peugeot launches the ‘107 experience’ on YouTube
A special YouTube channel youtube.com/107experience will broadcast the personalised videos: the user will be able to watch the videos with their name in it, their uploaded picture, as well as their friends’ Facebook comments.
Social ‘Petworking’ - are you barking?!
Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, has revealed that over half of UK pet owners* are sharing photos of their pets online and, what’s more, one in ten of all UK pets have their own Facebook, Twitter and/or YouTube page with many becoming more popular than their human counterparts.
BMW invests in online parking marketplace ParkatmyHouse
German car giant BMW has announced a strategic long-term investment in UK website ParkatmyHouse.com, an innovative online parking marketplace which connects homeowners who have driveways, garages and private parking spaces to rent, with drivers who need a convenient, safe and cost effective place to park.
Qype inspires Apprentice win
A mispronunciation of Qype last night inspired a winning idea for Tom Pellereau, one of the final five candidates in the BBC’s Apprentice.
Friends Life urges IFAs to get social
Friends Life has produced two new guides to help advisers to make the best use of social media. The guides follow on from a recent online seminar and a selling techniques video for advisers, both of which met with success.
The impact of ‘gamification’ on green behaviour
Recyclebank, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions, has just issued a report with Google and ROI Research into “Using Games for Good: Motivating a Shift in Consumer Behaviour with Social Gaming” that I thought might be of interest.
iwi brings jackpots to Facebook with the launch of Jackpotjoy Slots
London-based Social Games studio ‘iwi’ have announced the launch of their new game: Jackpotjoy Slots. Jackpotjoy Slots is a free to play social game on Facebook, based on a classic Slot mechanic, with a strong real-time social interaction component.
New student festival survival guide website
Students will take over £800 worth of valuables with them to music festivals this summer according to a survey published by the student insurance provider Endsleigh.
Europe's largest reviews site available on Windows 7 at AppHub
Qype, Europe's largest consumer reviews site, has struck a deal with internet giant Microsoft to bring Qype's app to the new generation of Windows 7 smartphones.
Check in, check out later with Radisson Edwardian
London hotel group Radisson Edwardian is once again leading the technological pack with ‘Check In, Check Out Later’; a brand new scheme using Foursquare and Facebook Places.
Win an iPad 2 with Confused.com’s online game
Looking for something to go with your coffee break? A little bit competitive in your office perhaps? Have a go at the new online game from Confused.com: ‘Cara's Magic pocket'.
LocalBlox makes local business networking easy
Networking, networking, networking and more networking is the modern business man’s or business woman’s mantra.
Win an exclusive track day with eBay Motors
eBay Motors, Official Partner of West Surrey Racing (WSR), has launched a competition to win an exclusive track day with the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Team at Bedford Autodrome on 5th October 2011.
Men are savvier online professional networkers than women
LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network with more than 100 million members worldwide, today released data on the differences between men and women when it comes to networking professionally online.
Rich Media Tags bring social context and content to every image
ThingLink, the provider of in-image interaction tools, today announced the launch of Rich Media Tags, an innovative new product that enables anyone to add the content and functionality of other websites and social platforms directly into their images.