Interest based ambient awareness
Wed, 29/10/08 – 8:51 | No Comment

Social scientists refer to the craving for online contact as “Ambient awareness”. They liken the feeling to being similar to being physically near someone and sensing their mood by their body language, mood and comments.
I …

Read the full story »
Consumer Generated

Design

Frontiering Campaigns

Industry News

Social Networks

Home » Archive by Month

Article Archive for April 2006

Game to DIY ads?
Friday, 7 Apr, 2006 – 7:18 | No Comment

Online advertising inside games is on the rise, but here is a mashup of “consumer generated content” with “Gaming ads”.

Game players of Project Entropia can now create their own ads using a kind …

To Buy or Not to Buy?
Thursday, 6 Apr, 2006 – 11:03 | One Comment

Imagine you are browsing through a store looking at the latest HDTVs. Now you have done your homework checking out CNET and Amazon
to get expert and other consumer opinions, so you have a reasonable …

A Kodak moment!
Thursday, 6 Apr, 2006 – 10:00 | No Comment

Kodak has joined the ranks of brands who are running campaigns to assist consumers creating their own content.

The original Kodak commercial where a man takes a group of children through a gallery and the pictures …

McCasting
Thursday, 6 Apr, 2006 – 6:55 | No Comment

McDonalds is running a global online casting campaign to select new faces for it’s “I’m lovin’ it” campaign.
Contestants submit a photo & story of what you love doing, which makes it reasonably easy to enter. …

ORSIM innovation
Thursday, 6 Apr, 2006 – 6:30 | No Comment

Here’s another great example of ORSIM (Open-source, Research, Shaper-lead, Innovation and Marketing), this time focused on how to present an existing product, the Chevrolet Aveo to young buyers.
GM asked for volunteers from the Public Relations …

Analogise
Wednesday, 5 Apr, 2006 – 13:10 | No Comment

In a world where everything is becoming digital (think photos, videos, news, tv), it’s interesting to see some frontiering businesses that are specialising in what I call “Analogising” your digital assets.
Whether it be producing a …

Egg-cast
Monday, 3 Apr, 2006 – 12:34 | No Comment

In the UK, confectionery maker Cadbury has just launched a talent contest based on podcasting. Positioned to discovering new talent from singers, writers, poets, and/or comics, as long as the talent is pitched in audio …

April Fools roundup
Monday, 3 Apr, 2006 – 9:18 | No Comment

Wikipedia have a good summary page of all the April Fools day reports.
Ever wanted to make a backup copy of what’s in your brain? Then consider one of these

Or .. Google getting into the …