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It was confirmed this month that Rovio – makers of the hit mobile game Angry Birds – has started work on the first Angry Birds movie. This got us wondering; how a game that began life as a mobile app featuring disgruntled poultry and flying pigs has developed into such a hugely successful global franchise, ... Read more
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With Halloween upon us, we shun the traditional ghosts, ghouls and witches costumes in favour of some thoroughly more topical, if not controversial suggestions.
Michael Jackson – as the King of Pop, a Jackson costume is not complete without pallid face as his whitest incarnation yet. Failing that, dress up as Dr. Conrad Murray with a ... Read more
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Surely by now everyone is in the loop about the city riots that occurred during the last week, and fingers have been pointing the blame at social media and its role in “fuelling” such devastatingly destructive disturbances. As a result, those concerned have pleaded for social networking outlets, including Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry’s instant-messaging software ... Read more
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What have the CIA, Lady Gaga, Fox News, and Hugh Grant all got in common? They’ve all been hacked of late and we’re pretty sure they’d rather avoid a repeat in the future. Whether it’s unscrupulous newspaper publishers or activist groups, the internet is awash with pesky rogues of the digital generation all ready to ... Read more
The beauty of social media is its ability to give the consumer a voice and to encourage two-way conversations. However we are seeing an increasing number of companies barring fans from commenting on their Facebook pages. This raises the interesting issue of balancing brand control with customer feedback – the great social media tug of ... Read more
Crafting the perfect résumé nowadays is a difficult task. Gone are the days of listing simply education and job history, instead we are seeing résumés that are social and interactive, that take advantage of our digital world.
With this in mind, some smart people at Colorado Technical University produced an infographic to guide us all on ... Read more
The news on everyone’s lips is yesterday’s shock announcement that the News of the World is to close following a string of phone hacking and bribery accusations. The world’s most widely read English speaking newspaper will close its doors on Sunday after more than 168 years. But what role did Social Media play in its ... Read more
What’s the most important social network? Facebook? Twitter? Well no, according to the guys over at Performics, it’s LinkedIn. Results from their new study “S-Net (The Impact of Social Media)”, show that 59% of respondents said it is more important to have a LinkedIn account than any other social network. And that number is on ... Read more
Brought together by the power of social media, Thursday 30th June saw a flash mob of Londoners congregating in Soho Square with just one thing on their mind: planking. Attempting to set an unofficial world record and to celebrate Social Media Day 2011, the flash mob hit the deck at 13:13, much to the bemusement ... Read more
Back in the days when the dial-up warble to connect to the internet was a painful but necessary part of a working day – if you’d suggested a communication tool capable of facial recognition and political revolutions, you’d probably have got a funny look and a warning not to take Minority Report too seriously. But ... Read more