Updates, opinions, customer stories, and random musings from the FeedMagnet team.
If you are not already familiar with TED.com, you should be. TED is a conference about "Ideas Worth Spreading" and brings together a global community of thought leaders from every industry and culture to share stories that inspire and encourage everyone to be an active participant in creating a better future.
I was fortunate to attend the local TEDxAustin event last month and walked away completely re-energized! Here are a few of the ideas I picked up that are worth spreading:
by on Mar. 9, 2011
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In a few weeks, our favorite time of year in Austin will explode with technology, creativity, and celebration. Our contribution will be some amazing social media screen displays at parties, as well as Jason Ford's official panel, and all the networking and socializing we can handle.
Here's a few key moments to add to your schedule.
by Frank Burns on Feb. 17, 2011
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This past Saturday was the Austin Addys Awards held at the brand new ACL Live! studio at the Moody Theater. The event organizers implemented a dynamic FeedMagnet screen on stage and in hallways to encourage social media participation in the event, weave winning content together with the voice of the agencies, and maximize the fun.
by Frank Burns on Feb. 15, 2011
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In January, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas becomes a temporary fishbowl for marketers, geeks, and consumers promoting and admiring the latest in technological innovation. The "buzz" at this event is deafening as every company deploys PR and promotion strategies in an effort to have the most talked-about product at CES.
With the help of their social media agency Attention, Logitech was able to harness and amplify the customer voice using FeedMagnet to make their product launch a success.
by Frank Burns on Jan. 20, 2011
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To capture all of the holiday cheer out there and show off a little of what FeedMagnet can do, we made a fun social media dashboard for this holiday season.
The column on the right is searching Twitter and Facebook for "happy holidays". The photo area is searching Twitpic and yFrog (via Twitter) as well as Flickr for pics of holiday decorations and Christmas trees. We even have a Google Maps mashup showing people saying "happy holidays" all over the world.
by Jason Ford on Dec. 21, 2010
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