Google is big on personalization nowadays. If you are like me and have ever wondered, why is Google showing me this result near the top of my SERPs (search engine results page), and how exactly is Google attributing this social connection to me, then this...

26 October, 2011

Recently released research in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society found that people with more Facebook friends have different brain structure than those with fewer friends. Specifically, researchers found differences in the superior temporal sulcus, left middle temporal gyrus and entorhinal cortex. I personally have...

24 October, 2011

Brilliant Volkswagen Campaign Allows People To Steal Paintings As a way to promote the new 2012 Jetta GLI, Volkswagen Canada created the Great Art Heist campaign. Improvised art galleries popped up all across Canadian cities featuring long exposure light painting photographs created by the car. The...

17 October, 2011

If you haven’t heard of Pinterest yet, you should take a minute and kick around on their site. Give Pinterest a review. Inevitably, a minute will turn into half an hour as you click from one thing to the eye-catching next. And really, that’s the whole...

12 October, 2011

Prigat's Real Time Social Smile Stations Facebook fans of Prigat, the Israeli juice company, had the opportunity to send real time messages to interactive digital billboards in the hopes of getting passers by to smile and like their message. People walking past could approach a screen and...

10 October, 2011

I just got back from another successful Search Exchange here in Charlotte NC and would like to share with you the presentation I gave while there. I discussed matters that often get overlooked by small, medium and large companies alike: Aesthetic and usability tactics as they affect...

06 October, 2011

The rate of fan page growth has clearly slowed over the last several months. While two of the past 12 months have seen average growth over 30%, this month sees average growth of only 2%, and only three pages in the Top 50 were able...

03 October, 2011