June 20, 2011 | Comments | Uncategorized
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Utrecht Mint, The Royal Dutch Mint will press a limited edition commemorative coin. What makes this coin different from the rest? Smartphone users will have the ability to scan the QR code appearing on backside of the coin. Currently the two coins, a silver 5€ (pictured below) and [...]
December 17, 2010 | Comments | Marketing, Social Media Marketing Strategy
On Thursday, December 16th, 2010, around 4:00pm EST, Facebook mistakenly updated some external features of the site, catching the eyes (and opinions) of many ubiquitous Facebook users. Originally intended for internal review, several prototype features could be found on Facebook before the site was taken down. The unexpected down time lasted roughly a half hour [...]
December 15, 2010 | Comments | Social Media Marketing Strategy
Anonymous, the group who first gained notoriety in their protest of the Church of Scientology, has made the headlines once again. Their movement has challenged—often successfully—organizations they oppose in political and social ideologies. They are often referred to as “freedom of information cyber-supporters”. Their efforts range from uploading pornography to YouTube in protest of the [...]
