Social Media Strategist: Blog – Page 12

MinuteBox Beta Testing day

MinuteBox is adding the final touches to the platform before launching in beta. Before we launch we will be opening up the office inviting people to play with the website and in doing so test it! If you are free this Sunday (08/08/2010) or Monday (08/09/2010) we would very much appreciate 30 minutes of your time.

The testing will take place in Minutebox HQ, Camden High Street, two minutes walk from Mornington Crescent Tube Station. Really simple tasks will be set and you will be rewarded with tea, coffee and biscuits

If you are willing to help, please fill in the form. This will let us know when you are likely to visit us (I will be in the office all afternoon on Sunday and Monday).

Green Awards Media Partner

The Green Awards reward organisations who have made substantial efforts and contributions to environmentally friendly and / or sustainable business methods.

The Green Awards specifically hand out awards to media & marketing agencies and brands who have undertaken creative work demonstrating the importance of corporate social responsibility , sustainable development and undertaking ethical business. The purpose of the awards is to highlight the good certain organisations are doing in order to evoke change in others.

Social Media Strategist will be assisting the Green Awards with their marketing efforts this year and are honoured to be named as a media partner.

The Green Awards are now open for submissions. This year is the first time that the awards will be a global event and are sure to be the biggest and best yet.

It would be great to see you at there.

Digital marketing with the Urban Nerds

It was a pleasure having London's leading urban brand in the Social Media Strategist office. The Urban Nerds have made a name for themselves by putting on the best music events & london warehouse parties. They are an iconic london brand with artists & a range of clothing products under their belt. The Urban Nerds blog was recently found to be the 5th most influential UK urban lifestyle blog by Cision. Since the digital marketing training the Urban Nerds very kindly performed as part of the social media experiment at Glastonbury festival.

Urban Nerds marketing

I look forward to working with the Urban Nerds going forward and wish them all the best with their future events and marketing campaigns.

Sergio Gianasso Hair Salon in Covent Garden

I have recently started to assist one of London's top Salon's with their online and offline marketing. Sergio Gianasso is based in the heart of London. Their clients range from city workers to Tiesto and David Hasselhoff.

The salon has been awarded 5/5 by the 'Good Salon Guide' since they opened and have been featured in various publications picking up a number of awards along the way. The two story salon is beautiful. Everything from the massaging chairs, the staff, the refreshments, the free WIFI and free champagne leads to a relaxing and unforgettable experience. If you are looking for amazing haircut at a reasonable price get down to the salon.

If you still need an excuse each customer at the salon gets a free portion of tiramisu made by Sergio!

Sergio Gianasso Website

Social Media Experiment at Glastonbury 2010 (Press Release)

The Social Media Experiment will take place on Friday the 25th June between 1pm & Midnight, and will feature a number of comedians, musicians, performance artists and live shows incorporating social media and interactive web technologies. Such events include a stand-up comedy act using ‘Chatroulette Live’.

Other highlights include a virtual art gallery and a range of musicians using social media within their performances.Today will also see the launch of the Social Media Experiment’s ‘Perform at Glastonbury 2010’ 7 day competition, which gives entrants the chance to perform live on the Glastonbury stage. In order to win, visitors to the site are asked to join the competition group on Facebook and post a link to prove that they are a in a band, an artists etc. The winning act will then be chosen from the group at random in this ‘flash mob’ style competition.

The experiment has been devised and coordinated by Social Media Strategist, while ipercast has built the website, the content management system and the web streaming technology. Orbit research will be providing satellite connectivity for the project.

James Norris, of Social Media Strategist, comments: “Glastonbury is all about performance, fun and expression. The Social Media Experiment allows attendees to have memorable, interactive experiences whilst being surrounded by the Igloo domes state of the art technology.” Marina Sirotkin, UK country manager for ipercast, adds: “Being involved with such a groundbreaking project is a real thrill, and it’s exciting to see all the aspects of the Experiment come together. It’s this kind of technology which will really propel performance into the 21^st Century and we can’t wait to see the results.”

Social Media Experiment website

KTN ‘Partnering for Innovation’ event, June 2010

KTN Tomorrow I will be spending the day at the London 'Partnering for Innovation' event at the Internet Advertising Bureau. The event has sold out however if you would like to view the event feel free to watch their free webstream between (9am – 5pm on Thursday 3rd June 2010). Following the Technology Strategy Board’s announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D as part of the digital services programme, we are hosting a series of events to help creative businesses get involved and find technology partners from industry or academia, learn more about eligibility and how to submit a proposal.The fund is designed to promote lasting alliances between companies and organisations, to develop cutting edge technology products and support the growth of the UK’s creative and digital sectors. Competition entries can pitch for up to £100,000 in funding as part of the fast track, or for larger projects, funds of up to £3,000,000 are available.

The Partnering for Innovation programme is produced by the Creative Industries KTN with support from the Digital Communications KTN

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Play PacMan on Google’s Homepage

To celebrate Pacmans 30th Birthday Google have changed their homepage logo into an interactive PacMan game. This is probably the coolest thing Google has ever done. I am a PacMan lover, and bid them a happy 30th Birthday. The object of the game you is to evade the ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde and much on as many yellow dots as possible (as if you don't know).

To play, simply click the button that usually says "I'm feeling lucky" but now has the legend "Insert Coin". However, if you don't do anything, the game will start by itself. If you click twice on "Insert Coin" then two people can play. Ms Pac-Man joins the game, with the second person controlling her movements using the WASD keys.

pacman Google