Pinfluencer Brings Pinterest Contests to Brands’ Sites, Facebook Pages By Tim Peterson – Adweek Now, Pinfluencer wants to do the same for Pinterest. On Thursday, the Pinterest analytics firm was set to launch Pinterest Promotions. The idea is for brands to use the platform to set up contests and sweepstakes on Facebook or the brands’ … Continue reading »
Coca-Cola Vending Machine Makes Customers Dance For A Drink By Karen Summerson – PSFK A theater complex in Korea set up the machine and watched as customers became enthralled and showed off their best dance routines. Passer-by’s were invited to mimic dance moves that were shown on the screen and even those who weren’t great still got … Continue reading »
Social Media Interactions May Influence Offline Behavior By Laurie Sullivan – MediaPost About 56% of consumers participating in a study analyzing how Twitter tweets, Facebook posts and Pinterest Pins influence offline behavior said they have never used a mobile app to help achieve a personal goal. Those changing their offline behavior based on an app … 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 »
thinkLA news L.A. Gets A New Ad School By Shareen Pathak – Creativity L.A.’s Loyola Marymount University has partnered with non-profit ad club thinkLA to launch The Institute of Modern Marketing, also known as the mSchool. The school is launching with a 14-week pilot course that starts today, called “The Future Will Not Be Televised: … Continue reading »
How Big Is Facebook’s Data? 2.5 Billion Pieces Of Content And 500+ Terabytes Ingested Every Day By John Constine – TechCrunch Facebook revealed some big, big stats on big data to a few reporters at its HQ today, including that its system processes 2.5 billion pieces of content and 500+ terabytes of data each day. … Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
If we call today “Mobile Monday,” can we continue with Friday’s “Totally Obvious” Daily Dish theme: Mobile is big? We scour the Interwebs to bring you random happenings and news… so you don’t have to… Today on the Daily Dish: 23 Eye-Opening Mobile Marketing Stats You Should Know Some highlights: 74% of consumers will wait … Continue reading »
