Companies are using social media to keep their brands relevant today and improving customer relations. There are successful strategies to leverage social media to truly strengthen your connection to customers.
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Everyone remembers great Activision games on the 2600 console. Now, for the first time ever on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, relive these classics and experience the phenomenon that started the video-game revolution. This one-of-a-kind compilation offers the entire Activision 2600 catalog in one app, with controls designed and optimized for each game. Each game is presented alongside the original box art and manuals for retro lovers, and features Game Center support and the ability to earn digital versions of the famous game patches!
Current TV has created a Social Dashboard {link no longer active} that you can access throughout the RNC coverage, followup coverage and beyond.
By tracking down the most relevant tweets about the Republican National Convention and sorting them into bubbles, the page highlights the best, most interesting and fun conversations — so you don’t have to go sifting through all the noise.
Register for the site and add to the conversation or rate them “smart” or “funny.”
The reserved Lauren & the irrepressible Katie are polar opposites who become roommates & find themselves in business together. “For a Good Time, Call…” {link no longer active} is a guy movie with girls in it and Focus Features have launched several interactive engagements for the film.
The “Sexy Soundboard” is an interactive keyboard {link no longer active} that lets fans create the perfect commercial for 1-877-MMM-HMMM Try our soundboard and share your creation on our wall! Press the corresponding keys on your keyboard or click the keys to play your favorite sounds. Record your track and share with friends!
An age restricted mode allows fans that register to access saucier material.
Visit the destination URL tweetitlikeyoumeanit.com {link no longer active} and enter for a chance to win prizes every day. Follow @GoodTimeMovie and tweet your thoughts on the film #GoodTimeMovie. The Daily Prize Pack includes Pink Retro Phone Handset, Cell Phone Cover w/Cleaner, T-Shirt and a Custom Nail Polish Set and the Weekly Prize Pack includes $500 for Shopping Sprees, covering Your Phone Bill and More!
On Pinterest, both Lauren and Katie have their own Boards and fans can share For A Good Time Cards. Additional boards like “For a Girls’ Night In” and “For a Girls’ Night Out” gather pins of different treats and snacks. A Board of entirely Pink phones adds a nice touch.
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Social TV is seeing more apps, more cross-platform promotion and more engagement. A study by USA TouchPoints looked at what share of TV viewers use social media concurrently and vice-versa.
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Post IPO Facebook has put a lot of focus on its advertisements since that is one of the few ways the site makes money. Still, there’s a lot of open skepticism over whether Facebook ads really work or not.
Facebook ad failure generally stems from one of four primary components: ad type, ad creative, ad targeting, and performance goals. Find out more at iMediaConnection.
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Twitter, unlike Facebook, has a do-not-track options for those that want to keep their info private. This has significance for both companies and for the user experience on the Internet in general.
Find out more in the full story at iMediaConnection.
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Pinterest is one of the up and coming social media services and it’s something that every media company should take notice. There are things that companies should be aware of to leverage that popularity to expand the reach of press releases.
Get five tips on using Pintrest at ConvinceandConvert.com.
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To be able to leave famous last words, you must either executed or already be a huge star. Now, with the “if i die 1st” app on Facebook, you have a real chance to leave a message to be heard by the world. The only catch is, you won’t live to enjoy the moment but at least you’ll know that if you go unexpectedly, it will be in style. This is one contest you don’t want to win, but you can’t afford to miss.
If I die is the first and only digital afterlife facebook application that enables users to create a final message that will be published after they die.
The message of the first user to die, out of all the users that left their if i die 1st message; will be “awarded” with global exposure estimated in 200 million people. The chosen message will be featured on Mashable, the leading social media website with over 20 million visitors, as well as on various international news casts, websites and blogs.
After installing the app, leave your message in video or text format. Then choose friends to be your Trustees, which are in charge of reporting your passing away, thus triggering your final message to be published. Trustees should be close friends or family members your trust, picked from your Facebook friends’ list. You may choose as many Trustees as you wish, but it takes a minimum of three Trustees to confirm your death.
TV Guide’s new official app {link no longer active} for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is a one-stop, 24/7 TV companion and our best listings guide ever.
Create your Watchlist, a super-personalized TV Guide. Organize your favorite shows, sports teams, movies, and actors and find where you can watch them — on TV, on demand, streaming and DVD. Link to watch TV and movies instantly on ABC, ABC Family, CW, Hulu Plus, HBO Go, MAX Go, Crackle and iTunes.
Check out what’s new in prime time with three handy filters: all new shows, a social hot list based on what TV Guide users are watching or your Watchlist of only your favorite shows. Check-in and share what you’re watching with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and more.
