Insert in Print Edition of ‘EW’ Will Have a Live Twitter Feed By Todd Wasserman – Mashable Print magazines have been using LCD inserts with video since 2009, but the Oct. 5 edition of Entertainment Weekly is adding something new to the mix: A live Twitter feed. The magazine will sport an insert promoting the CW’s … Continue reading »
50% of Consumers Value a Brand’s Facebook Page More Than Its Website By Samantha Murphy – Mashable Market research company Lab42 — which surveyed 1,000 social media users about how they interact with brands on Facebook — found that consumers are viewing a brand’s Facebook presence as more important than ever. Check out the full … Continue reading »
Women Prefer Pinterest, Young Adults Choose Instagram [STUDY] By Andrea Smith – Mashable If you’re someone who likes to post original photos and videos online, there’s a name for you. You’re a creator, according to research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. “Creators,” who post photos and videos online that they made, make … Continue reading »
How Twitter Users Are Memorializing 9/11 By Alex Fitzpatrick – Mashable To commemorate those lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks that occurred 11 years ago on Tuesday, many Twitter users spent the morning sharing details about where they were when they first heard the fateful news. Read more… 40 Incredible Pictures Of One World … Continue reading »
It’s Shark Week! Like most of the rest of the world, we at thinkLA are excited for SHARK WEEK! Check out the team effort by thinkLA members Discovery and DeutschLA on their toothy promo for Volkswagen… read more What Brands Really Think of Agencies by Brian Morrissey – Digiday Over the past six months, Digiday … Continue reading »
Women Win Facebook, Twitter, Zynga; Men Get LinkedIn, Reddit [INFOGRAPHIC] by Chris Taylor - Mashable When it comes to the sexes on social media, there are a few places where the battle lines seem settled. It probably won’t surprise you to learn, for example, that men are from Google+ and women are from Pinterest. But when … Continue reading »
NBC: Nearly half of Olympics streams are from mobile, tablet by Robert Andrews - paidContent Almost half of the internet video NBC is serving this Olympics is going to mobiles and tablets. That’s a watershed for portable TV. But what happens when at-home internet TV becomes commonplace…? read more Tweeting Truck Lands on Mars, Internet Explodes With … Continue reading »
New ‘Facebook Stories’ Reveals Human Drama Within By Lauren Indvik – Mashable Facebook took the wraps off Facebook Stories Thursday, a section designed “to celebrate the different stories that are coming out of Facebook,” according to a spokesperson’s description. …read more Which US Olympians Have the Most Social Media Influence? By Sam Laird – Mashable … Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
