“STD testing center” seems like number three on a list of “Embarrassing Places to Check in on Foursquare,” but this September, MTV and the geo-location service are aiming to quash that stigma by offering a badge to all those who get tested as part of MTV’s GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign. continue reading »
Ever thought of sharing your history with others? Like the idea of finding undisclosed parts of your past and those of others through photography and a map? Well historypin.com does exactly that. Their aim is to bring people together around photo’s. Generations can come together and share their worlds. Here’s what they have to say.
Tweefind adds ranking to searchresults based on ‘#’ or the well known hashtag. The ranking is based, amongst others, on the following #s. What do you think?
# followers
# following
# of tweets
# of RT he/she receives
# of replies
# of distinct users who reply
# of distinct users who retweet
# of RT he/she makes
# of links the user shares
An update on the never ending growth within social media. I wrote about the growth of Twitter in the US to nearly 8 mln not so long ago, now they have already expanded to 14 mln. And that is only measured through their website. Facebook is bursting too, with over 91 mln visitors. Below some stats (made with Compete.com):
Organised the first Tweetdrinks get-together in Utrecht, at Winkel van Sinkel. It was fun and we hope to see more of you tweeps on thursday the 7th of may. Enlisting (if you like) is possible through: http://bit.ly/qQwAI
Not so many posts before this one I wrote about the Skittles stunt with the widget and Twitters search page on Skittles.com. They really did surprise the world with their social media approach. It resulted in huge worldwide exposure and it is trend setting in my opinion.
It got me thinking. What is going to happen with authentic ways of marketing with this kind of exposure on the rise? I can imagine that a lot of organisations that are making money of more contemporary wasy of marketing and advertising will have to make a very big transition in order to get with the program in time. Next to these changing environments there will be completely new ways of marketing that will prove to be very competative.
Because of this I started an initiative called Twitvertising whch will be developed over the coming months. It is supposed to assist organisations and people with responsible marketing through social media. It is still in the very early baby step stage. If you feel you can help, or if you have any ideas on the subject, please let me know!
