Archive for the ‘News’ Category

 

Interactive Barcodes Increase Interest for Brands

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Brands are using interactive barcodes in their marketing strategies to amplify consumer interaction and interest in movies, retail and entertainment. Universal Pictures, Brooks Shoe Company and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have all started to increase their use of interactive barcodes such as QR codes that typically require download through a Smartphone. Marketers place the QR [...]

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Simon Cowell Using SEO Tactics to Improve His Image

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Over the last 9 seasons of American Idol, Simon Cowell has been a controversial figure with his straight-talking and abrasive comments, earning him both fans and enemies. But when you Google “Simon Cowell”, what do you find? Over 20 pages of fan sites, biographies, news about his charity work – and no negative stories.
Critics are [...]

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YouTube’s “Life in a Day” Experiment Gets 80,000 Entries

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Producer Ridley Scott of Gladiator and Black Hawk Down and Academy award-winning director Kevin Macdonald of The Last King of Scotland invited the world to share their Life in a Day on July 24, 2010. The historic global experiment’s goal is to create a user-generated film shot in a single day. On July 24, people [...]

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Facebook Reaches 500 Million Users…and Some Interesting Facebook Facts!

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

This week, Facebook reached its 500 million members milestone. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is the youngest self-made billionaire CEO, appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC World News. A full-length feature film about the rise of Facebook called The Social Network is set to hit theaters in October. Mark Zuckerberg has already recorded [...]

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iPhone 4: The Big Announcement

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Apple held an invite-only press conference in Cupertino, California at 9am Pacific Time to discuss the iPhone 4 and issues with the phone’s reception.  Since the phone was launched three weeks ago, it has sold over 3 million units. In the last few weeks, the iPhone 4’s reported antenna problems have spurred rumblings of dissatisfaction [...]

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Social Media Marketing by LeBron James

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Last night, after weeks of media frenzy and round-the-clock speculation, two time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James announced his decision to sign with the Miami Heat, joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, during an hour-long prime time special on ESPN. The announcement was the culmination of weeks of cleverly and effectively conducted social media [...]

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New Rules for Florida Lawyer Websites

Friday, June 18th, 2010

New laws have been passed that effect Florida lawyer websites. In November 2009, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted new rules regulating websites for law firms and lawyers. “Websites commonly include information about past results, testimonials, and statements characterizing the quality of legal services, all of which would be impermissible under the new rules,” says [...]

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