Facebook makes a Swiss Mountain Town of 80 People Famous | Creativity Pick of the Day – Advertising Age

Facebook makes a Swiss Mountain Town of 80 People Famous | Creativity Pick of the Day – Advertising Age.

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PR firm gets a big upgrade | Richmond BizSense

PR firm gets a big upgrade | Richmond BizSense.

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How to Set Up a Google+ Brand Page

“To get started, sign in to your Google account and then head to http://www.google.com/+/business/. You can watch the video, but it’s just a glossy marketing blurb with no how-to info.”

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Twitter Parodies: 9 Top Literary Fakes

Haha! Laura Ingalls Wilder asked, “Anyone know how to pry loose a hoopskirt stuck in a privy doorway?! Asking for a friend.” Very clever.

Twitter Parodies: 9 Top Literary Fakes.

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Jawbone Launches the Up: Will This $99 Wristband Rule Your Life?

“Jawbone’s real intention is that you’ll form social groups around the Up. The app is very much built around the concept of nudging and encouraging your friends and families in goals and mini-challenges. Surprisingly, the company has not integrated the app with Facebook and Twitter just yet, but hopes you’ll do all your socializing within the . . . → Read More: Jawbone Launches the Up: Will This $99 Wristband Rule Your Life?

Starbucks Augmented Reality App Animates Holiday Cups

“Starbucks is launching its first major augmented reality app this holiday season that will let customers animate their coffee cups with their smartphones.”

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As Magazines and Retail Converge, Where Will the Editorial Line Be Drawn?

“As ecommerce explodes, businesses, brands and retailers are looking for new methods to attract customers and increase repeat business. Using a model called “content and commerce,” magazine-like editorials, photo spreads and videos integrate into the online shopping experiences to inspire, instruct and, ultimately, to sell products.”

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Steve Jobs Vindicated; Adobe Reportedly Abandoning Mobile Flash Plug-In – Forbes

“…reports surfaced that Adobe will abandon development of its Flash plug-in for mobile devices. As reported by ZDNet last night, the company has prepared an email to its partners stating “We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations.””

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Is Advertising Becoming More Honest? – Forbes

“The Advertising Standards Authority ASA was founded in 1962 to ensure that “advertisements were welcomed and trusted by consumers” source: ASA website. This definition, as the basis for the introduction of formal regulation within advertising, might surprise the cynical amongst us, who I’m sure would suggest that what the customer actually wants isn’t always at the . . . → Read More: Is Advertising Becoming More Honest? – Forbes

Who Owns Your Online Identity? [LIVE BLOG]

“At face value, identity feels so simple. I’m just me, and you’re just you. But, enter the world of the web and everything becomes exponentially more difficult.”

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