London 2012 Olympics: Athletes rebel at social media crackdown banning them from thanking sponsors By Simon Freeman – London Evening Standard, UK Olympic athletes today united in an online rebellion against a social media clampdown which bans them from posting pictures thanking their sponsors. Dozens of track and field athletes have hit out at Rule 40 … Continue reading »
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Daily Dish 7-30-12: Facebook Photos Redesign, Olympics Round-up, and Corporate Member News
Are you over the Queen of England jumping off the helicopter with James Bond? Neither are we. And now, onto today’s top news… Facebook Timeline Photos Redesign Lets You Blow Up Favorites 4X Larger, Shows Tagged Shots First By Josh Constine – TechCrunch Considering you’re usually most interested in tagged photos of friends, especially when … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-27-12: Olympics Ads, Google Fiber, Millennials, Future of Digital Ads & Siri’s Misdiagnosis
Hello, the Olympics! Are we ready for 2-week(ish) of frantic internet browsing for scores and medal counts and sleep deprivation from odd-hour live broadcast? (Thank you NBC for doing it live this time around!) U-S-A! U-S-A! I guess at least one of us is excited. As for the rest of you, enjoy the nuggets of … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-25-12: Judging Steve Jobs, Instagram’ing Retailer, and Next Level of Video Advertising
We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: The Story of Steve Jobs: An Inspiration or a Cautionary Tale? By Ben Austen – Wired Magazine To some, [Steve] Jobs’ life has revealed the importance of sticking firmly to one’s vision and goals, … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-23-12: The attacks on Facebook’s new metrics, iPad Cats, and art
We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Facebook’s New Metrics Are Changing the Game for Marketers By Dave Williams – Ad Week Digital Although under the radar, the new conversion methodology is incredibly important for agencies and advertisers, as it will … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-17-12: Olympics yay, Olympics boo, and Pimp your LinkedIn!
We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Olympic Sponsors Race for Viral Advertising Gold by Tim Nudd – AdWeek Procter & Gamble is the Usain Bolt of 2012 Olympic sponsors, judging by the fun animated infographic below, which pits brands against … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-16-12: Genius Bars, Celebs Reborn, & Tools Galore
“It’s Monday… Monday… gotta get work done on Monday…” We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Trend: Shopper Coaching [Future Of Retail] by Allie Walker – PSFK In the analysis in our latest Future Of Retail Report, the PSFK Consulting team … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-13-12: Cats, Cats, Pinterest, and Richard Branson
In celebration of Friday the 13th, here’s a creepy stalker kitty: We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Adopt a Black Cat for $13 This Friday the 13th by Lauren Lloyd – LAist While Friday the 13th is usually deemed one … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-12-12: Pixelmags, Pinterest marketing, & Oracle gets Involver
We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Pixelmags is supported by thinkLA member Ignited. Pixelmags Takes a Unique Approach to Digitizing Magazines by Nancy Mann Jackson – Entrepreneur In 2009, smartphones had gained a solid hold on the mobile communications market. … Continue reading »
Daily Dish 7-11-12: Women, Men, Cats, and Slurpees
It’s Wednesday, July 11… get through Hump Day today with a free Slurpee from 7-Eleven! We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: Meet The 21 Most Important Women In Mobile Advertising by Jim Edwards – Business Insider When we compiled our … Continue reading »