Following on from last weeks lovely illustration of the Saudi Aramco assorted levels of our business, we’re now showcasing a new facebook app that lets you compare – well anything. By analysing how many tweets, facebook likes, images and videos you’re able to compare the social buzz. Go on give it a try.
Great to see our chalk creation being a joint creation.
Tags: chalk, compare, Facebook, Facebook app
Twitter rolls out Photo & Video Sharing
Yesterday, Twitter announced at the D9 conference in California that it will be rolling out its own photo and video sharing service over the next few weeks. This means that photos and videos will be directly connected to tweets, so they will be viewable without having the leave the platform. The new service is the result of a deal with Photobucket. Images and videos will be tagged “powered by Photobucket”, which will enable users to edit and play with their content on Photobucket. Third-party services like Twitpic and Yfrog will still be supported, although their success will depend on the loyally of their users. Will Twitter own this content? Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has said, “Users will own the rights to their photos on Twitter”. Here is Twitter’s official video on the new sharing service.
Oxfam launches global ‘grow’ campaign
Oxfam has just launched an integrated campaign which will run for four years across 45 countries which will have large social media element. This campaign will take a positive tone after research found that consumers were more receptive to an upbeat message. This is the first of its kind of campaign to frame global food issues in a positive context. Backers of the campaign include Scarlett Johansson, former president Lula of Brazil and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. More details can be found here. Watch the launch video for the ‘grow’ campaign below.
Intel’s Facebook Museum
Intel has just launched a Facebook app ‘Museum of Me’ which creates your very own museum from your Facebook information and builds it into a two minute tour of your life. All you need to do is connect with Facebook and you can see your Facebook life replayed back as a visual archive of your social life. If you think you can handle it, click here.
Tags: Facebook app, Intel, museum of me, Oxfam, photobucket, Social Media, twitter
Battle of the Social Browser
When Rockmelt launched a few weeks ago, everyone started talking about social browsers again. Trialling Flock a few years ago, I loved the concept, but found the reality impractical. This time, however, it might be worth taking another look: both browsers are now based on Chromium, and Flock’s latest update directly challenges its upstart rival. Now that social networking has reached critical mass, a little healthy competition may be the key to developing the ideal social browser. Try them both, and see which you prefer.
TRON: Legacy Facebook App
Ahead of the launch of TRON: Legacy this December, there are plenty of things going on to build up the hype. You can see a light show on the exterior of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, along with a recreation of Flynn’s arcade. If you can’t make it to the Southbank, you can still play a starring role in the film’s trailer: just visit the Facebook app, upload a passport style photo, and watch your own customized movie.
LBi Rave
If you can’t wait for this Thursday’s LBi Rave, get in the mood with this delightful Rave Generator.
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Flipboard – Your Personalised Magazine
A new iPad app has been the talk of the town this week: Flipboard takes the links your friends share with you on Twitter and Facebook, and turns them into a beautiful rich media magazine. You can see which of your friends have liked or commented on the article, and the browsing experience is a delight. (Thanks to @blackplastic for shamelessly showing off this app.)
Unfortunately, Flipboard may be a victim of its own success, as demand has been so high that the startup is struggling to cope. And it may be illegal, as it doesn’t use conventional RSS feeds. Let’s hope they find a way round these obstacles, as Pulse did.
Dr Pepper – What’s the Worst That Could Could Happen?
Poor old Dr Pepper. A few months ago, their status takeover campaign was being hailed as a smart, savvy social media campaign, boosting engagement and really letting people have some fun with the brand. It was all going so well, with thousands of people installing the Facebook app and risking their pride for a chance at a prize. All until one status update, referencing the notorious “2 Girls 1 Cup” meme, was published to the account of a fourteen year old girl, and spotted by her mother. The outraged parent took to Mumsnet, and the rest is history. Who is to blame: Lean Mean Fighting Machine, for taking the joke too far, or Coca Cola, for signing off a status update they didn’t understand?
Dr Pepper Status Takeover
Life In A Day
On Saturday the 24th of July, YouTube was encouraging everyone to film a glimpse of their daily life. The best submissions will be edited into an experimental documentary film, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald. The most ambitious crowdsourced UGC project ever? Possibly.
Tags: app, application, coca cola, Dr Pepper, Facebook app, Flipboard, ipad, Kevin Macdonald, Lean Mean Fighting Machine, Life In A Day, LMFM, magazine, Mumsnet, Ridley Scott, RSS, Social Media, status takeover, UGC, YouTube
The LBi Lost Boys in Amsterdam have been hard at work keeping the memory of Anne Frank alive. As part of the official 50th anniversary celebration of the Anne Frank House, LBi developed a 3D version of the famous house at Prinsengracht 263 where Anne and her family lived for two years. The Secret Annex Online is part of the new Anne Frank website, and allows visitors to take a virtual tour of the annex.
Explore the Secret Annexe with a 3D map
The attic of the Secret Annex
The microsite is full of richly descriptive video clips, telling the story of Anne Frank through diary excerpts and archived witness reports. The English voice-overs are by Tamsin Grieg and Ellie Kendrick, both of whom were involved in the 2009 BBC series “The Diary of Anne Frank”. Atmospheric music was kindly provided by Mark Isham, the American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer perhaps best known for his work on ‘Crash’ and ‘A River Runs Through It’.
To spread the story of Anne Frank through social media channels, there is also a Facebook app. Selected quotes from Anne’s diary can be posted to your profile weekly or monthly, spreading her words of inspiration.
Spread Anne Frank's words on Facebook
The Secret Annex Online is Web Pick of the Week on Commarts, and Site of the Day on FWA (Favourite Website Awards).
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