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Hong Kong Guide Outburst May Drive Mainland Tourists Elsewhere Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:17AMA recent outburst towards mainland Chinese tourists by a guide in Hong Kong may drive some tourists elsewhere.
Anna Fermanova Is America's New Sexy Russian Spy [Sexxxy] Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:39AM# sexxxy Mere weeks after America banished sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman , another has surfaced : 24-year-old Anna Fermanova is accused of smuggling military technology to Moscow. She has a belly ring and poses in bikinis on Facebook. Meet America's new sexy spy. More »
Online casino industry to grow rapidly by 2014 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:02AMLONDON, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- iGaming Business, key provider of intelligence for the online gambling industry, has announced the launch of a new report looking at the rise and growth of the online casino industry.
ProtoShare Sponsors Video to Underscore Importance of User Experience Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:05AMAnimated video uses chicken and egg conundrum to explain the relationship of UX and UI
Who is the most influential person on a social network? Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:22AMBusinesses looking to generate value from social networks need to identify which types of users have the most influence, says Gartner. The analyst...
BOLO 2010 Digital Media Conference Speakers Announced Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:20AMTEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - July 27, 2010) - agencyside has finalized details for its third annual conference BOLO 2010 to be held October 17-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Registration has begun for this exciting conference that aims to empower small to mid-size agencies eager to become more digitally-immersed in today's competitive business climate. Pre-conference workshops are offered on Sunday ...
Change Your Business With Video Marketing – Vulnerability Is Everything Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:08AMUnfortunately, it’s also a simple truth that the process is not without its road bumps. You’ll understand that if you’ve ever tried video marketing, especially when it comes to gaining enough viewers for your content. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way anymore.
Expose Yourself With New Video Marketing Service Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:08AMWhen is it OK to expose yourself in public?
BOLO 2010 Digital Media Conference Speakers Announced Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:08AMTEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - 07/27/10) - agencyside has finalized details for its third annual conference BOLO 2010 to be held October 17-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Registration has begun for this exciting conference that aims to empower small to mid-size agencies eager to become more digitally-immersed in today's competitive business climate. Pre-conference workshops are offered on Sunday, October ...
Old Spice Man: The Campaign Your Marketing Could Look Like Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe Old Spice Man took social networking by storm with a unique marketing campaign that can teach other businesses a thing or two about how to engage customers with social media. Old Spice - Social media - Marketing - Business - Marketing and Advertising
7 Social Media Marketing Lessons You Should Learn From The Old Spice Man Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 10:48AMThis week we saw two days that shook the viral marketing world. Old Spice, a long-neglected--if not forgotten--Procter & Gamble brand unleashed a social media blitz that may have changed the rules of social network marketing.
Courtney Boyd Myers: Groupon, Yipit, Gilt City, Oh My! Who Are the Big Players in the E-Coupon-Daily-Deal Scene? Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 10:00AMOne of the first successful ventures to jump on the daily deal scene was Groupon. Since Groupon's success, over 100 similar enterprises have launched.
Icon or eyesore? Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:26AMFor a quarter of a century a strikingly tall blonde has been flashing her knickers at passing Brisbane motorists.
Old Spice Man Viral Marketing Campaign Impresses Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:51AM…Maybe you should watch it for yourself: And here’s the backstory: Fresh off his appearance during a tv spot during the Superbowl, former ASU 1996 Rose Bowl wide receiver Isaiah Mustafa, reprised his role as the manly Old Spice Man and has caused a coup in social media circles. In an industry that’s been increasingly filled with social media experts whose claimed to fame has been writing books ...
YouGov Names Top 20 Most Improved Brands Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:39AMWhich brands have improved their perception scores the most so far this year? Research firm YouGov has released a list of the top 20 companies and related trends, as part of its weekly BrandIndex report, which analyzes the most buzzed about brands.
Old Spice Guy In College? WATCH 'The Man Your Grades Could Be Like' (VIDEO) Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:30AMThe Harold B. Lee library at Brigham Young University is tapping into Old Spice's viral marketing campaign to promote, of all things, studying -- and the execution is quite impressive.
Half Moon Bay Review Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:19AMWhen pollution closed a couple of beaches, when amoebas threatened and when carp died, a lot of Lake Havasu City residents and community leaders wrung their hands and fretted over the bad publicity.
QA UBLorgs Curtis R Curtis on Local Search and Social Media Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:12AMJuly 16, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Curtis explains the importance of developing an effective social media strategy, and how businesses can make the most out of localization.
JCPenney's "New Look. New Year. Who Knew!" Back-to-School Campaign Features Cutting Edge, Creative Marketing Aimed at ... Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 5:44AMPLANO, Texas----J. C. Penney Company, Inc. today launched “New look. New year. Who knew!™,” an innovative, integrated marketing campaign for the 2010 Back-to-School season. When it comes to marketing to teens, JCPenney has always led the way with cutting edge, creative marketing and this Back-to-School season is no different.
Major Retailers Latch on to 'Hauler' Viral Videos Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:57AMA growing phenomenon called "haul videos" allows the girls to show off their purchases to the whole world on sites like YouTube. Now, major retailers -- always eager to find new ways to market to teens and tweens -- are giving the haul video makers a commercial makeover by actively recruiting a handful of them for back-to-school marketing campaigns. And it could mean big business. YouTube ...
Michael Jackson Flash Mob Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:20AMSome folks in Orlando put together an interesting way to pay tribute to Michael Jackson with a flash mob like event.
CTI signs agreement with NerPharMa for long-term manufacture of pixantrone Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 2:24AMCell Therapeutics today announced that it has signed a manufacturing agreement with NerPharMa DS (a pharmaceutical manufacturing company belonging to Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l. for CTI's drug candidate pixantrone.
Old Spice, new media Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 12:54AMClever ad campaign morphs into viral web phenomenon, and Isaiah Mustafa is milking it for all it's worth.
Big Idea To Release A “Meaningful” New VeggieTales DVD Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 10:09PMFRANKLIN, TN (June 2010) – Big Idea Entertainment, the leading faith-based studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands, announced today they will release an all new VeggieTales adventure, VeggieTales: It’s a Meaningful Life, October 2 and October 5, 2010 in Christian and general market stores respectively.
Woodbridge men market hip-hop gear, videos with In the Box Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:15PMWOODBRIDGE — Tommy Hedge and Steve Wolff, best friends from the Avenel section, were doing "nothing good" with their lives two years ago.
Old Spice Guy takes the web by storm Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:23PMWhat began as a clever marketing campaign has morphed into a viral web phenomenon, and the Old Spice Guy, Isaiah Mustafa, is milking it for all it's worth.
Mustafa sniff of the big time Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:18PMWhat began as a clever marketing campaign has morphed into a web phenomenon which Isaiah Mustafa is milking.
Am I Right or What? Five Fights You're (Probably) Going To See in 2010 Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:39PMBy Elton “Hobbie” Hobson With the news that Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria 2 will be headlining the UFC’s September show in Indianapolis breaking this past week, I’d like to take a moment to get something off my chest. Something important, heavy, and straight from the heart: I told you so. Actually, sadly, I didn’t tell you so. Or, more to the point, I didn’t write it down definitively ...
Cinch With Revolutionary New Service Is Declared By Video Marketing Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 12:09AMYep, there's no denying it: Video marketing is hard. In fact, it can be such a challenge that many marketers give up on the process before they see any results.
The Best Way To Expose Yourself Is Keeping Your Clothes On Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 12:09AMYou've probably never thought of exposing yourself in public, right? Well, if you have, we don't need to hear about it
Report: China's web industry plugs into social networking Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:08PMSocial networking has become a central focus of China's Internet development in 2009, and instant messaging has turned into a "sub-communication" platform that has broken with the traditional way of communicating, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
BLOG: Anime Expo 2010: Day 1 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:40PMANIME EXPO 2010 The largest anime convention of the year, Anime Expo, hit the Los Angeles Convention Center for the July Fourth weekend. I was live in attendance, so here is... [read more]
Diggin' the music scene Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:58PMSarasota music is 'alive and vibrant'; just ask these champions of local artists and venues
Popularity, Ego and Influence - What Is The Influence Project? Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 4:51PMIn roughly 24 hours, nearly 6,000 people have registered to participate in an experiment we started called The Influence Project. It's been written about by TechCrunch , The Huffington Post , The New York Times and a score of personal blogs. While it hasn’t taken off the way as quickly as the David After Dentist or Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Rainbow videos, it’s off to a good enough start to ...
Boxing Buzz Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:58PMHe’s not saying whether or not he’ll fight Manny Pacquiao yet, but Floyd “Money” Mayweather plans to hold a scavenger hunt over Twitter starting at 5PM today. Grand prize is a trip to Vegas to meet Floyd. Floyd’s Twitter account is @floydmayweather.
Beisel, Go and Hower's Nextview makes early VC mark Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:19PMToday’s news of a $1.4 million seed round for ThredUP Inc. is a first point on the map for Nextview Ventures – the new seed-stage investing effort of VCs David Beisel, Rob Go and Lee Hower.
Dad's Garage former AD Sean Daniels bound for Broadway? Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:07PMSean Daniels The Change: Another Teenage Werewolf Musical , may have just closed at Dad's Garage Theatre, but I have a hunch that its director, Sean Daniels, may find a consolation in his latest project. Dad's former artistic director — and for a time the seemingly-ubiquitous face of the improv-based Inman Park playhouse - has been selected to direct Under My Skin , a romantic comedy about love ...
Software for Websites Releases Social Media Friendly eCardMax 10 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:00AMeCardMax 10 is Manna for Hungry, Time-Conscious Social Networkers
Microsoft's Kin Saves The Roots' Drummer From Pain of Missed Flight Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 9:12AMMicrosoft's Kin was an absolute embarrassment for the Redmond company, even by the low standards of Microsoft phones. The mobile device -- marketed to teens who weren't smart enough to reali...
PointRoll, Oddcast Partnership Takes Augmented Reality Advertising to the Next Level Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 9:07AMBarrier-Free Personalized Brand Experience Allows Consumers With Webcams to Participate
Artepharm Global Announces $10 Million Investment to Erradicate Malaria From East Africa Comoros Islands Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:53AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 7, 2010) - Artepharm Global Corp. (the "Company") (OTCBB:ARGC) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed between The Qater Foundation, The Chinese Federal Government, and a private syndication with the intent of eradicating Malaria from East Africa's Comoros Islands using the Company's Patented ArteQuick Malaria treatment.
PointRoll, Oddcast Partnership Takes Augmented Reality Advertising to the Next Level Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:52AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 07/07/10) - PointRoll, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI - News ) and the leading provider of digital marketing solutions, and Oddcast, the leader in user-personalized participation marketing, today announced advancements in augmented reality (AR) technology that will enable advertisers to reach consumers in a way that eliminates extra steps ...
Courtney Boyd Myers: Fast Company's Influence Project Is About to Burst Every "Social Media Guru's" Bubble Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:14AMIn case you needed one more virtual assurance that you have online friends, Fast Company has introduced "The Influence Project," an attempt to produce a quantitative social media metric.
Joanna Dubbledam Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:26AMWords of advice from the owner of DAM Squared Marketing
FDA Approves Beech Tree Labs' Oral Herpes IND Application Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:06AMPROVIDENCE, R.I.----Beech Tree Labs, Inc., announced today that the FDA has approved its IND for a Phase 1/2a clinical evaluation of BTL-TML-HSV, a novel therapeutic agent for treating recurrent oral herpes infections.
Tech brief Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:19AMNasa begins its exploration of virtual space
Headhunter takes the plunge into GiGi swimsuit design Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 8:46PMGillian Gabriel, a headhunter of advertising, marketing and communications talent for the past 16 years, launched an Internet-based line of swimwear this spring called "GiGi," designed as "the little black dress" of swimsuits.
Signs of things to come Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 8:15PMIf the race for Berkshire County sheriff comes down to which candidate has more lawn signs, Tom Bowler is clearly winning the ground war. No matter where you look, from Sheffield to Savoy, you're bound to see a "Bowler for Sheriff" sign planted in the ground.
6. Inexpensive ways to advertise Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 5:26PMWHEN you have a marketable product that you think has the x-factor that can appeal to consumers, the next big step is to be able to tell them about it – in other words, advertise. However, traditional advertising can be costly. The good news is, ...
Play The Virtual American Century Championship Challenge And Win A Trip For Two To The 2011 Lake Tahoe Tournament Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 4:07PMA new virtual golf game allows fans to play the same course as the celebrities and athletes at the American Century Championship July 17 and 18 on NBC. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4221274.htm