Tag Archives: Facebook

GONE FISHING

May 14, 2013 – 7:14 am

by Charlotte Beal Facebook might not be the place to reveal one’s out-of-town status, but CEB Iconoculture’s Weekly Highlight simply can’t go unbroadcast, at least in newsletter form: Today, many of our clients have gone fishing — for insights, that is. We’re all waking up in Miami Beach to a full day-and-a-half of consumer-trend presentations […]

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Gen Xers split their time between Facebook and face-to-face networking

March 21, 2013 – 6:43 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Even though Millennials get tons of cred for being tech native — born into a world of computers, cellphones and Xboxes — Gen Xers grew into these technologies during the early days of the Internet and the web. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they embraced technology that […]

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Insurance companies use Facebook to reject or reduce claims

November 13, 2012 – 1:35 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING For years now, experts have been warning social media users to be careful what they post on their favorite websites because it can come back to haunt them in the future. In October 2012, author and attorney Chris Davis said that many insurance companies are now using sites like Facebook […]

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Does that car come in brown?

October 9, 2012 – 2:46 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Silver, white and now brown. After nearly phasing out a few years ago as a preferred car color, brown is making a comeback (Yahoo.com, August 2012). According to Jane Harrington, global color manager of PPG, brown evokes feelings of stability, authenticity and comfort that are reminiscent of appreciated lifestyle indulgences […]

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Broadcast for Friends turns Facebook into a live life-streaming hub

September 18, 2012 – 1:14 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING UStream’s latest mobile app, Broadcast for Friends, gives consumers the power to stream their iPhone’s video camera view directly to their Facebook feed. Users of the free app can both stream video live and record it for later circulation using either the forward-facing or rear-facing camera on their phone. […]

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Unbaby.me bars tiny tots from social feeds

August 21, 2012 – 1:03 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers tired of being besieged by baby pictures every time they fire up Facebook are taking matters into their own hands with Unbaby.me. The quirky Chrome extension removes photos of babies from Facebook news feeds, replacing them with images of cats, bacon and other jokey material. The cheeky creation […]

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TheFind’s price alerts give shoppers a new reason to Like Facebook finds

July 24, 2012 – 12:42 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Facebooking consumers who are jaded by Likes that lead to no clear personal benefit have a new reason to make the effort: sale alerts from TheFind. The shopping search engine’s Facebook app (called Glimpse) now includes Universal Price Alerts, a feature that lets users know when a product they Like […]

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UK: “Facebook” pub serves punters with table-side technology

June 26, 2012 – 1:07 pm

by Rebecca de Vaux WHAT’S HAPPENING The Thirsty Bear pub in South London is using tablet technology to help punters order food, drink and update their social network status without leaving their table (FT.com, 7 June 2012). Table-side iPads and serve-yourself beer taps enable customers to order food and drink for self- or waiter-service. To […]

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Baby, can I sniff your shirt?

June 5, 2012 – 12:54 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Forget speed dating. Sniff dating is all the rage for Los Angeles singles. Based on the theory that humans are led by the nose to potential mates, Pheromone Parties use slept-in T-shirts as a matchmaking tool. Participants sleep in clean white T-shirts three nights in a row, then take them […]

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Barbie goes bald for a good cause

May 8, 2012 – 2:28 pm

by Abby Carlen WHAT’S HAPPENING After parent-inspired Facebook group “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made” scored thousands of likes within hours, toymaker Mattel instantly responded by announcing the creation of a bald friend of Barbie (Good.is, 18 April 2012). The doll will be exclusively distributed to children’s hospitals in […]

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MEAT podcast, Episode 10: News and the evolution of the Power of Suggestion Trend

May 2, 2012 – 6:32 am

by Andrew Hawn, Mike Garrison, Katie Elfering and Robert van Alstyne Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss the news of the week — Facebook’s purchase of Instagram and Tupac at Coachella — and the evolution of Iconoculture’s the Power of Suggestion Trend.  For more information and to listen, click here.

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The Future Is Coming: How advertising and the digital data trail will purify us of our love for the past and kill off nostalgia

April 17, 2012 – 10:59 am

by Josh Kimball Digitally enabled by easily accessible evocations of their past, consumers’ very memories are now being relentlessly commoditized. Images of our weddings and graduations, memories of kids’ births and grandparents’ faces now get snugly wrapped by ads for automobiles and toothpaste. The commercialization of our personal and collective pasts has significant cultural and […]

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EnemyGraph lets Facebook users air dislikes

April 10, 2012 – 10:48 am

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING The only thing that surprises us is that it took so long for a Facebook app like EnemyGraph to show up. Released in mid-March 2012, the app went through the roof. After defying predictions that Facebook would shut it down, EnemyGraph has settled in as new users worldwide declare their […]

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A REPIN IS WORTH A THOUSAND TWEETS

April 10, 2012 – 10:45 am

by Joshua Kimball Word nerds, step aside. In the world of emerging social media, right now it’s better to be seen and not read. This week, Instagram, the app that lets users easily filter and share photographs using their smartphones, finally opened to Android handsets, adding 1 million users within 24 hours (Slate, 4 April […]

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Teens share passwords instead of exchanging rings

February 14, 2012 – 3:29 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Time was, teens swapped gum mouth to mouth to show their affection. Today’s true-love ritual is much less yucky, but arguably far more intimate: sharing passwords to email and Facebook accounts. The widespread practice is growing. 30% of US teens have shared passwords with a steady, with girls almost twice […]

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