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G-Wallet Launches & Twitter Trumps The Frontrow

Today’s web news…

Twitter was in the spotlight again yesterday as Burberry utilised the platform’s ability to deliver real time coverage of events. The fashion house’s ‘Tweetwalk’ saw followers of their Twitter page gaining a first look at the new 2012 collection before catwalk spectators with snaps of models before they walked the catwalk posted to Twitter. It follows a growing trend for high-end fashion houses using social media and new technology to showcase new collections.

Google has launched its first platform for Google Wallet and has announced it is partnering up with Visa too. The move will see NFC payments made possible with users able to link their credit card to their smart phone.

G-Wallet Launches

Visa Officially Joins Google Wallet

Google+: ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’

Project Magazine is a Defining Advertising Experience on The iPad

Bloomberg Delivers Real-Time Financial News to iPhone & iPod Touch

Google Targets Pagination

First App for Google Plus API Sorts Your Stream

Twitter Views Ahead of Front Row for Burberry at LFW

Mobile App Developers Now Have Easy Access to Cloud Services

60% of Back to School PCs are Macs

Daily Mac App: InPaint

40 New APIs: Google Plus, Social Trip Planning, Foodspotting

Intel Experiments with Mini Solar Powered PC

Xbox to Run First Live TV Ads for Gaming Industry

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com.

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 20/09/11 at 11:30 No Comments »

Swarovski to Host SCVNGR Hunt in London

Today’s web news…

Check out SCVNGR’s campaign running in London this month, there are thousands of pounds worth of high end prizes to be won by taking part in the geo-locational and social platform’s treasure hunt around the capital.

Swarovski to Host SCVNGR Hunt in London

The Google Wallet: Lifelong Log of Purchases?

How Bear Grylls & Men’s Deodorant Unlocked the Secret of Reddit Marketing

HTML5 Map of World Migrations

NASCAR, ESPN Accelerate Mobile Strategy Via Video

Paypal Building Mobile Payments

eBay’s New Campaign Targets Mobile Shoppers

Pinterest: Something of Interest?

Followgram: A Follow Button for Instagram

Zerply: A New Twist on Professional Networking

Using Images in Blogging for SEO

Google’s Social Reading App

Mining of Massive Datasets

Google Buys Daily Deal

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 19/09/11 at 17:19 No Comments »

Google+ API Launches

Today’s web news…

Google+ released its long awaited API to developers yesterday. Google’s official statement on the release stated: “Google+ gives users full control over their information, supporting everything from intimate conversations with family to public showcases and debates,” the company said. “This initial API release is focused on public data only–it lets you read information that people have shared publicly on Google+.”

A new documentary charting the breadth of Twitter’s impact on society released a teaser trailer which shows people from a stock broker to a homeless person commenting on Twitter’s influence in their life. The film is being entered to several film festivals and is due for release through special screenings later this year, however it has been made in the spirit of the open web and will streamed on the internet for free too.

Google+ Releases API to Developers

360iDev: Getting Ready For Apps on the Apple TV

MasterCard’s Vision for a Sensory m-Commerce Future

Google As Online Movie Rental Superstore?

Thoughts on Metro Style Apps

Twittamentary: Twitter Documentary Explores Social Media

Klouts Topic Pages: Measuring Online Inflluence

Google’s First Social News Magazine App

Foursquare Global Hackathon in 100+ Cities

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Facebook Launches Subscribe Button for Public Updates

Today’s web news…

In today’s news Facebook’s launch of their IPO is delayed until the end of next year, however they continue their competition with Google+ by adding to controlled sharing features. Google+ adds sharing maps to their social platform and Amazon launches in Spain.

Facebook Launches Subscribe Button for Public Updates

Agile to Keep Up with Mobile: Nick Dutch Interview

Mobile Marketing for Publishers

Google+ Users Now Can Share Maps

02 UK: 23% of Subscribers Opt-In to Extra m-Marketing

Facebook to Delay IPO Until Late 2012

Amazon Launches in Spain

MOG Launches Free Music Streaming Site to Rival Spotify

The Future Of Twitter Ads

Channel4 is Planning Dedicated OD App for Android

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Immersive Virtual & Augmented Reality in Retail

Today’s web news…

In today’s news there is a feature on why Virtual and Augmented Reality are the way of the future for shopping. Today Twitter releases a Web Analytics tool while its reported that 3 million sites now sport a Tweet button. Despite this Facebook is still massively in front of all other competition in terms of internet use and visits, just see the graph below and it puts into perspective just how dominant that blue and white site really is.

British Airway’s releases a Facebook application ‘Perfect Days’ which enables users to create and share itineraries of their travels and Wetherspoons and Becks both launch social campaigns in different markets.

How Men and Women Use Android Apps

Immersive Virtual & Augmented Reality in Retail

Twitter: Web Analytics & 3m Sites Now Use Tweet Button

Real Time Social Data for Companies

Facebook Dominates All Other Websites in Third Quarter

British Airway’s Perfect Days

Wetherspoon in Push for Special Offers Mobile App

Beck’s Art Project

What’s Next for the Check-in

Will Facebook Users Tune in To Ooyala Social TV?

Case Study: Fav.tv: Social, Interactive TV Guide for an On Demand Era

Is 3D TV Doomed?

SimpleGeo Places Upgrades to Factual Data

Top 20 Android Apps in the US Now

Creative Re-Uses For Computer Hard Drives

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Mobile Web vs Mobile Apps

Today’s web news…

In today’s news a recent surveys confirms that mobile is going to overtake PC use, Facebook emerges the app heavyweight and Microsoft prepares to battle the mighty Apple with Windows 8.

Survey: Mobile Web vs Mobile Apps

More People To Use Mobile Web Access Than PC by 2015

Facebook is Champion Cross-Platform Mobile App Leader

Cycling By Ear: Musical GPS

Mightybell App For Metrics & Behaviours

LG Facebook App Creates Infographic Of Your Likes

CTRL+C For Instant Search & Social Sharing

Link Building Strategies For Busy Businesses

PostgreSQL 9.1 Released

New Python Data Analysis Library

Microsoft Prepares Windows 8 to Battle iPad

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Facebook Debuts Smart Lists: Is Google+ in Trouble?

Today’s web news…

Some are questioning the staying power of Google+ now that Facebook has adopted their one defining feature; selective sharing (circles) and classification of groups. Facebook announced they have built in a feature for dropping friends into ‘Smart Lists’ which will answer those who felt Google+ was more sophisticated. Will people feel the need to move to Google+ now they can get this feature on the more-used Facebook?

In other news Tumblr trumps other blogging platforms, over 25′s are the new gamer and Amazon considers adopting a public library structure online, but at a price.

Natwest’s New Blackberry Banking App

Beck’s Multichannel Mobile Effort

Facebook Debuts Smart Lists: Is Google+ in Trouble?

SCVNGR: For Successful Marketing Campaigns

Over 25′s Remain Biggest Generators of Freemuim App Money

Tumblr Reels in 8 Times WordPress Page Views

Netflix Suddenly Works on Most Andoird Devices

Google Brings Out New Programming Language

Bringit: Facebook Game’s Viral Feature

Facebook Outside Posts Cuts Engagement by 88%

Internet Music ‘TV’ Built with Node.js

Google Ventures Invests in Friend Finder App: Echoecho

Android App Downloads to Double Apple’s by 2016

Android Game Development-Using Bitmap Fonts

Time To Stop Using Downloads As A Key Metric For Apps Success?

5 Innovative Digital Campaigns Case Studies

Amazon’s Eye on Online Paid Library

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Mobile More Effective Than Print, Tv & Web Ads

Today’s web news…

A slew of new studies prove the growing strength of mobile; a Pew study this week found 28% of Americans actively use mobile location services while an Ovum report found mobile app downloads are on the rise, set to top 18b downloads worldwide by the close of the year.

New marketing data presented at a Mobile conference this week shows mobile ads are more effective than other advertising mediums and Twitter announces it has 100m active users who check into the site at least once a month.

In other news Google made a surprise acquisition of a company that aids millions users of Foursquare in finding a place to eat out which will markedly fortify Google’s data for reviews and ratings for restaurants.

Google Acquisition of Restaurant Finder Zagat

Mobile App Downloads Set to Grow 144% in 2011

Does Google Want To Be More Like Yelp?

Mobile More Effective Than Print, Tv & Web Ads

Twitter Reaches 100m Active Daily Users

Growing 28% of Americans Actively Use Mobile Location Services

How to Choose The Right Cloud Desktop Service

10 Free Mobile Apps To Kick Off Football Season

Court Papers Show How Firms Get Early Access To Android

Foodster: Fine Food Finder on Foursquare

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T-Mobile & Orange Reboots Their Mobile TV in UK

Today’s web news…

Pizza Express have had a mid-life crisis embarking on the most drastic makeover in its 46 years in business. They are going ‘stripey’ in their branding, decor and even crockery.

In other news Everything Everywhere, the JV for Orange and T-Mobile in the UK announced fresh plans to launch a live mobile TV platform with hopes to get more people watching TV on their smart phones in the coming years.

Pizza Express Launches Biggest Re-brand To Date

T-Mobile & Orange Reboots Their Mobile TV in UK

One in Ten Users Redeem Mobile Coupons

Jack Daniel’s to Boost Live Music Ties

Krugman on BitCoin Guardian Tries Two App Strategies: Android Free/iPhone Paid

Motorola Droid Bionic Now Available

Games Still Facebook’s Fastest Growing Apps

Social Media Ad Timing to Boost ROI

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Yahoo Fires CEO & Dell Partners With Baidu

Today’s web news…

Yahoo! hit the headlines today after firing their CEO Carol Bartz after she failed to breath new life into the company. The company have announced an interim placement with a view to look for a permanent replacement CEO in the future.

In other news Dell and Baidu are reported to be partnering up on mobile and Nestle have dipped a toe into social commerce by piloting a branded marketplace, Nestle Marketplatz, where customers can browse, shop and share over a wide range of Nestle products.

Yahoo Fires CEO

Dell Devices & Baidu

Nestle’s Social Commerce Experiement

Flickr’s New Location & Privacy Feature

iMedia Digital’s Pick of Branded Facebook Apps

CSS3 Rainbow Dividers

Facebook iPhone App’s Big Update

Multiplayer Gaming Goes Full Screen

Foursquareopoly: Foursquare & Monopoly App

Kinetik Brings Social to App Store

Ebay Booms As e-Commerce Takes Off in China

Tips for Finding SEO Problems

Introducing Play 2.0

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