Television and newspaper reports make ‘S ocial Media ‘ and ‘ Social Networking ‘ buzz words sound like something that’s arrived on the scene in the past couple of years – but at least the basics pre-date the existence of the internet itself. Early BBS (Bulletin Board Systems) existed before anyone had...
Lufthansa has found an innovative way to get its name pinged around the web. Through its free MySkyStatus service, fliers can sign up for flight status updates to be posted automatically to their Facebook or Twitter profiles. Available for flights on any airline, passengers enter their flight details...
…and think like The Poetry Society who knitted a giant poem to celebrate its centenary. Revealed in its full glory at the British Library, the eye-popping 13x9m, hand-knitted version of Dylan Thomas’s ‘In my Craft or Sullen Art’ quickly drew an admiring crowd. (Thanks to our resident poet, Laura, for...
Ever wanted to review restaurants and shops right there and then? Well, there’s an app for that. Users can now enter 140-character reviews or ‘quick tips’ which are then published to the mobile site. They can also begin a draft of a review on their phone, save it, and publish it from a computer later...
The real world meets the virtual in this inspired fundraising effort. Miravete de la Sierra is a Spanish village with just 12 inhabitants and they’re appealing to the wider world to help keep their community going. You can book yourself in at one of the newly refurbished buildings, sponsor your own new...
In a week when record numbers of teenagers have been biting their nails in anticipation of their A Level results and pundits are predicting that students will leave university with an average debt of £17,500, leading brand and marketing response agency, TheAgency, has been conducting research into effective...
Travellers looking for a good map or guide must first navigate through an overwhelming array of impersonal alternatives. But new Swiss start-up, A la Carte Maps, takes a more handcrafted, artistic approach. A guidebook, tourist map and original artwork in one, they give you information the way a local...
People and businesses are communicating with each other like never before. It’s mostly down to technology, which is making it possible for brands and consumers to find, introduce, follow, chat and collaborate with each other. At this level, the conversation becomes more of a looping, continuous dialogue...
In this age of email, chat rooms and social networking, are we forgetting the pleasure of real post dropping through the letterbox? ‘Postcrossing’ helps you send and receive postcards to and from random people around the world. Postcrossing was started by Paulo Magalhães from Portugal as a side project...
A person walks into PF Chang’s and tweets how much she loves the lettuce wraps. Since PF Chang’s is active on Twitter , they see the message and decide to ‘be awesome’ and send the Tweeter a free dessert and appetizer. A simple thought – PF Chang’s reached out and delighted a customer in a way she wasn...
