This week in digital w/c 28th May

This Week in Digital: w/c May 28th and June 4th 

It is a double TWiD due to the UK double bank holiday next week; we will be back on June 11^th.

What’s happened this week:.

• Facebook launched Facebook Camera an app not entirely dissimilar from the USD 1bn Instagram.
• The parent company of Juicy Couture sold shares to their customers via their Facebook page, incentivizing customers to be brand advocates – the “ultimate ‘like’ button”
• Yahoo have made their search results more visual

What we have learned:

• Even small local companies can benefit hugely from mobile optimized pages
• Mobile, especially tablets, are becoming more important to retailers
• Guinness is the most mobile friendly drink!

Cool stuff

• Leap Motion is a super accurate motion sensor that brings the Minority Report interface to life.
• Mystevie creates a TV station from your Facebook and Twitter feeds, with your phone acting as remote control.
• AT&T are cleverly connecting broadcast product placement in ‘Touch’ with branded web series ‘Daybreak’.

Where to find more:

• Apple’s haptic (vibrating) pen opens up a lot of opportunities. iPhone users will also find a cool custom vibration tip!
• Some very creative examples of banner ads
• Google’s Larry Page at Zeitgeist – we should take advantage of the amazing opportunities modern technology provides and with more ambitious goals we can double the rate of human progress

Thanks to JP and the Futures group