Digital News Roundup: August 23, 2010
The biggest news in digital last week came from Facebook, which made a much-anticipated announcement that could bring location updates to the mainstream. Other items of note included Yahoo gaining search market share on Google, interesting research on SMS marketing to parents and a new app that offers real-world incentives to shoppers via their mobile ...
10 Reasons to Check Out 360i on #findajobfriday
Time Out magazine recently published its “Best Jobs” list, which spotlights the coolest places to work in New York City. Though the special does feature some pretty sweet digs (and some substantial new media/tech representation from places like Tumblr and Gawker), we think we have comparable perks in our own offices across the country. In ...
Facebook Colonizes Locations with Places, a Report from 360i
Facebook has announced its much-anticipated location feature, appropriately named Facebook Places, which allows users to let friends know where they are in real time via their mobile devices. So, what does this mean? For one, checking in has just gone mainstream. If you weren’t convinced that a couple million Foursquare users checking into businesses mattered, ...
10 Awesome #SXSW Panels (and Ours, Too)
Last week, the 2011 SXSW Interactive PanelPicker opened for public voting and more than 2,300 sessions (4 of them ours!) are now vying for slots at one of the most celebrated media/tech conferences of the year. The PanelPicker plays a significant role in determining the programming for the highly competitive event, with a full third ...
Mobile Marketing & the Challenges that Lie Ahead, a Report from 360i
Today, we released our seventh and last report in our summer-long series on mobile. This final installment addresses the challenges that marketers might face while embarking on mobile efforts – and presents a better understanding of these challenges so you can plan for them and, in the best case scenarios, use them to your advantage. ...