Archive for August, 2009

If you’re into style or social retail therapy, how cool is this app? 21/08/2009

A really cool iphone app has been developed in an exciting way to help us girls and boys choose, mix and match our outfits wisely.  Gap are using facebook.com/borntofit as the centre of a campaign that takes clothing retail to a whole new level.

Not only can you decide which Gap clothing the models should wear while walking down the virtual catwalk, you can also send in pictures of your own clothes to see how they will look mixed with the Gap items.  Then when you’ve decided on your outfit and need a second or third opinion you send the link to your facebook friends or the stylemixer community who will give their opinions.

Then to top it all off - if you have the app open near a Gap store, they will send you discounts to attract you into the store.  Sad I know but this story got me very, very excited.  Read the full article…

Multi-use of social networks 17/08/2009

There are many crimes that are on the increase. If you watched the BBC’s excellent (in my opinion) three part series called “The Truth about Crime” a few weeks ago, you will know that is true (although the people of Oxford, the city that was the focus of the series, may not agree). It was reported today that the police are cracking down on people who drive while under the influence of drugs. We are told that it is just as dangerous as drink driving (I would have thought that was obvious).

However, one of the ways that the police are doing this is by using social networks, they are jumping on the bandwagon and using a successful medium with a massive captive audience - many of which may be the exact people they need to get the message across to. The one(s) that will be targeted have yet to be specified, but I think it is a great way for them to be used.

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Birminghamnewsroom.com 10/08/2009

Birmingham Bulletin the City’s own e-mail alert service delivered a great news story today into my in-box which I have to tell you all.  Birmingham has got its very own digitally enabled news site.  You must visit www.Birminghamnewsroom.com as its a one stop shop for all the news from the City Council.  

No more do I have to go hunting for information across various websites to get the latest news.  It has rss feeds, video, twitter, flickr and links to Birmingham own Youtube channel.   It is great to see that the City is at the forefront of embracing new technologies and social media and this can only enhance Birmingham reputation as a leading digital city.

Birminghamnewsroom.com

Research - friend or foe? 06/08/2009

As the person within the team whose responsibility it is to carry out desk based research, I thought it is about time to share with you what I find, and find useful, regarding the digital agenda.

I am not an expert or even a researcher by trade - but I enjoy looking, have quite a lot of luck at finding useful material and my colleagues have cottoned on to this fact (and it is in my job description!).

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