If you’ve got a team of devs in your agency, you can already do this pretty easily. But, how can the rest of the world start utilising their mobile to control any screen they have access to? And better yet, what will marketers start to do with this API to bring that power into branded apps and campaigns? Any screen with a browser that accesses ClikThis.com instantly generates a unique QR code identifying that unique screen. Then, just use the Clik app to scan and instantly take control of that screen… Unfortunately for now, the prototype app does YouTube content only! Very cool … [Read more...]
New Facebook app set to launch to sell houses
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The first use of social media as a specific platform for the proactive selling and letting of residential property is set for launch this month. Entrepreneur Sohail Rashid has created a property application on Facebook that enables home owners, agents and landlords to advertise property for sale, rent and room-share via their Facebook profile. The app is due to be launched later this month and is currently available in a beta version (see the link below), which Rashid says has already attracted more than 50 agents to sign up. More agents seem likely to respond, via a database of … [Read more...]
Nestoria Drops Google Maps
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week Nestoria went live with a significant change to their service; in most countries they have moved away from Google maps and are now relying exclusively on OpenStreetMap maps served by MapQuest. According to Nestoria, here are four main reasons the company has made the switch: 1. The maps are equal or better OpenStreetMap’s great strength is that anyone can contribute. Since the OpenStreetMap project started, over 500,000 people around the world have signed up to do just that, often going into insane levels of detail. Fixes can be added and reflected in the maps very … [Read more...]
Another beautiful ad from Google! The Web is What You Make of It” – Bringing Back Ancient Art
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is another beautiful ad from Google. This time, it’s from Google India extending the “The Web is What You Make of It” campaign with a spot about Tanjore, an ancient Indian art form that seems to be fading away from the modern every day world. The ad tells the story of a Tanjore artist who learns to make a website, and in doing do, starts brining back the ancient art (and with it the riches) from extinction via the suite of Google tools in a beautiful stop motion piece. I really love Google telling stories. Via the guys at Creativity-Online. What stories do you think you can … [Read more...]
Infographic – How Has Cloud Computing Changed Business?
December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The following is a great and visually stunning infographic on How Has Cloud Computing Chaned Business? This was published Mashable by Matt Silverman We have long been advocates of moving business operations into the cloud. The remote access, cost-savings and organizational benefits alone make it a no-brainer. Now that we’ve been floating around in the digital ether for a few years, what have we learned? How has cloud computing affected company bottom lines? Has it really made operations “greener?” Why do most companies move into the cloud in the first place? Business … [Read more...]
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