British Airways invites UK fans to contribute to the Olympic Games using the hashtag #HomeAdvantage. The social symphony derives sounds from tweets, posts and messages on Twitter and Facebook sent in support of GB athletes. Each user can contribute to the producing of a sound wave, which is getting bigger and louder depending on users’ activity.
Category Archive: Social Media
YouTube has been serving as a hub for both entertainment and news-related footage for years, and has turned into a platform for latest citizen-uploaded footage videos on things happening around the globe, from street disturbances and demonstrations, to on-the-spot reporting covering elections or natural disasters. Last month, the video sharing platform launched a face-blurring tool to help secure anonymity when posting footage, and now it presents a new channel, The I Files, dedicated to investigative reporting.
Mountain Dew continues its partnership with musician Lil Wayne as part of its DEWeezy campaign. The company has also partnered with action sports youth development agency STOKED to launch www.deweezy.com, a hub for fans where they can learn more about the project and help to bring the next DEW/Lil Wayne commercial to life.
Soon after revealing of the Office 15, Microsoft has published a preview of the new Outlook app, which now looks and feels more modern and convenient to use. In addition to a desktop application and a service for businesses, Microsoft is offering Outlook as a personal email service at Outlook.com. This service is to replace its popular Hotmail.
Nike continues running its 78 exhibit launched on May 30, 2010 as part of the celebration of its birthday when Blue Ribbon Sports company became Nike Inc. Now it is available online. In 2010, Nike tapped London-based designer Paul Jenkins to curate the works of 78 famed international creatives who reimagined Nike shoes in different ways.
A few months after the announcement it’s developing e-sound for its cars, Audi has presented a new format of automotive retail, Audi City, which opened in London close to Piccadilly Circus. The store keeps in pace with time and technology and offers visitors the entire Audi model line-up digitally. This is how the brand allows consumers to view all its products in a compact space.
Nissan Australia invites consumers to see what their life might be life if they bought a new Nissan car. The brand has launched a lovely online promotion dubbed ‘FlashForward‘, which focuses on a consumer, not a car—first, the brand helps, determine which model suits you the best, and only after that tells how it can make your life brighter.