02 February 2012
Technology and antivirus company AVG prices IPOWith the world focused on Facebook?s IPO, technology company AVG Technologies N.V., more widely known as an antivirus software maker couldn?t of picked a more volatile time to press release details of its initial public offering (IPO). AVG has provided internet and related security software since 19...
09 January 2012
Can The X Factor muster another number one?UK X Factor 2011 winners Little Mix (covering Damian Rice?s Cannonball) were beaten to the Christmas number one by the Military Wives Choir (Wherever You Are composed by Paul Melor). The girl band (Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall) the first group to win the X Fac...
03 January 2012
Weight Watchers kicks off 2012 TV ad and social media campaignWeight Watchers UK kicks off its first TV and social media campaign of 2012, and the timing couldn't have been better as we see in the New Year. Marketing magazine reported the £28 million video song campaign devised by Saatchi & Saatchi in mid-December 2011, and the c...
24 December 2011
Social media analysis for the UK X Factor finaleThe X Factor social media infographic week 10 from the live shows finale 2011 for series 8Elemental's UK X Factor social media analysis and infographic for the Week 10 finale. The graphic demonstrates the live shows and the final week social media performance including the three rema...
10 December 2011
X Factor social media analysis still on course to predict winner Elemental's The X Factor social media infographic week 9 from the live show2011, series 8The semi-finals didn't fail to disappoint on drama and the performances as the four contestants battled it out in the penultimate X Factor weekend. Even though the judges h...
03 December 2011
The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 8Elemental's The X Factor social media infographic week 8 from the live show2011, series 8The quarter finals gave each of the contestants an opportunity to showcasetwo songs. The finalist had to choose a guilty pleasure and asong they love to sing. The Gir...
01 December 2011
BBC Two Programme: Mark Zuckerberg - Inside FacebookWell, if you've not had enough of Facebook, keen to learn more about the man behind it, BBC Two Programmes presents Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook. BBC journalist Emily Maitlis interviews Facebook founder and CEO to be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD scheduled for Sunday, 04 December 20...
26 November 2011
The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 7It was the Movies theme for Week 7 of the X Factor Live shows with Little Mix stealing the show and now seems to be the nation's favourite. Clocking up more YouTube video views than any other contestant, they're social following has been supercharged, but more important...
21 November 2011
Jamiroquai concert goers treated to NFC competition
Rock, soul and funk band Jamiroquai is
unveiling its first ever near field communications (NFC) campaign and
competition on its European tour
The
competition is created by Media Junction http://www.mediajunction.co.uk, an arts and entertainment company. ...
19 November 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 6
Week 6 of the live X Factor saw the contestants crack out Lady Ga Ga and Queen tunes. It's hard to know which is Kitty Brucknell's favourite, but she ran out of lives leaving Louie Walsh without any contestants to play with.Brucknell claimed that she ha...
12 November 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 5It was 'Dance Classics' week, and if you were lead to believe that is was going to be a a two-step extravaganza as portrayed by The Xtra Factor, you were wrong. In an attempt to keep the Saturday prime time vision show fresh, interesting and stave off what i...
06 November 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 4It was Halloween theme for week 4 and some of the acts experiencing a complete nightmare, especially two from Kelly Rowland's Girls Category, Misha B and Sophie Habibis, left to fight out it in the final two sing off. Kelly's girls weren't the only ones with...
01 November 2011
The very social Revo AXiS global digital radio playerNot only is the Revo AXiS
global digital radio player, a critically acclaimed piece of hardware,
it combines radio and online functionality (through Last.fm). Product
of the year in the radio category on the What Hi FI? Sound and Vision
2011 Awards, what's not to like? The ...
01 November 2011
Facing up to Facebook: O?Reiily?s Facebook - The Missing ManualFacebook doesn?t need any introductions, with both agency and brands
bending over backwards to maximise their presence across the world?s
most popular social network. So, how can you keep up-to-date with the
latest development and make the social network work harder for you? ...
01 November 2011
Switch your game on with O?Reilly?s Gamification by DesignGamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile
Apps authored by Gabe Zichermann and Christopher Cunningham tackles the
increasingly popular subject of gamification. It?s an area often
misunderstood, and from we?ve what seen in a few magazines and across a
f...
29 October 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 3The fourth week week of the live shows have arrived, but what impact has social media had upon The X Factor as the competition heats up?Elemental's third infographic tells the social media story so far and outlines the journey from a social perspective of th...
24 October 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media analysis from the live shows infographic for Week 2Elemental has revealed its second social media infographic week 2 from The X
Factor live shows 2011, series 8. In the first public vote show in the series the two
acts singing for survival on the Sunday episode of the were Frankie Cocozza
mentored by G...
14 October 2011
Elemental's The X Factor social media live shows infographic for Week 1A weekly review of the X Factor 2011 live shows (starting 08 to 09 October 2011) and the impact that social media has upon the music reality TV show and vice versa.The analysis includes a review of microblogging and social networks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; how contestan...
04 October 2011
B2B firms failing to make social media work and measure its ROIFindings from a PwC social maturity survey (conducted from a online poll during July to September 2011 included feedback from 70 organisations from various industries) produced its new paper entitled ?Uncovering B2B social media: Value, innovation and engagement? reveals that althoug...
26 September 2011
How will the internet grow around the world?The Internet Will be more Geographically Displaced infographic by Zdnet Internet World Stats, Network World illustrates how the internet will grow globally. It strives to demonstrate how the internet will change, growing as its develops around the world with statistics on current usage and how it...
19 September 2011
Technorati calls for bloggers to help in 2011 state of the blogosphere surveyBlogging directory and resource Technorati has called for bloggers worldwide to contribute in its 2011 ?state of the blogosphere? survey. In its annual analysis of the blogosphere, Technorati?s research and report billed as 'the most comprehensive resource for blo...
09 September 2011
What is social learning by SkillSoftSkillsoft, the SaaS company's infographic entitled What is Social Learning takes a look at what it considers six essential elements of social learning programs features:Social networks put the learner at the centerNielsen's 1-9-90 ruleStrength of weak tiesSocial networks amplify the learning processSecurityStr...
05 September 2011
1 in 10 UK businesses don't have a social media policy to govern use in the workplaceAcas (Advisory, Consiliation and Arbitration Service) has unveiled the first of its social media guides to help British business navigate their employee?s use of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.It hopes the guide will help business establish ...
25 July 2011
Faces from Facebook, Twitter, Google Apple, BBC take top 5 of MediaGuardian 100The Guardian?s annual list of top 100 players in media has seen Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg take the top position in 2011?s list. In 2010, Zuckerberg landed at No.7, behind Simon Cowell, Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs.Zuckerberg first made the ...
03 February 2011
Viacom brings shows from Comedy Central, MTV, BET, VH1 and more onlineEntertainment network Viacom has announced a content partnership with online TV website Hulu to bring many of the networks popular TV shows to the web.The agreement sees Hulu hosting the return of satire shows The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, available o...