http://brainiacsatwork.comBecause at some point, we are all geniusesenTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:58 PSThttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4hourly1Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakeshttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/the-last-campaign-how-experiences-are-becoming-the-new-advertising/advertisingcultureadminTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:30:07 PSThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/the-last-campaign-how-experiences-are-becoming-the-new-advertising/Red Bull, Virgin America, Uniqlo and Guinness Lead the Way Posted by Garrick Schmitt on 11.10.09 @ 09:50 AM Is advertising dying? It’s certainly fashionable to say so. Conventional wisdom holds that traditional media’s grip on consumers continues to slip as they increasingly turn to the internet and their peers for entertainment [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/the-last-campaign-how-experiences-are-becoming-the-new-advertising/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/social-media-monitoring-101-how-to-get-started/social mediaadminTue, 10 Nov 2009 09:54:06 PSThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/social-media-monitoring-101-how-to-get-started/By Jason Falls Published November 10, 2009 You’ve probably heard people talking about social media monitoring. It’s wise to listen to conversations before you participate in them. Social media monitoring allows you to do just that. But many brand and marketing managers responsible for social media don’t quite understand what social media monitoring is and why it’s important. [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/11/social-media-monitoring-101-how-to-get-started/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/09/the-boom-of-social-network-sites-and-the-sheer-size-of-some-of-them/Statisticsculturesocial mediafacebooksocialmediasocialnetworkadminSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:54:48 PSThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/09/the-boom-of-social-network-sites-and-the-sheer-size-of-some-of-them/The explosion of social networking sites over the past decade has facilitated a transformation in the way we communicate with each other. Here we look at some of these communities with over 1 million users, both active and defunct. (via: Focus.com) SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/09/the-boom-of-social-network-sites-and-the-sheer-size-of-some-of-them/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/04/12-branded-iphone-apps-worth-mentioning/applicationsmobileuser interfaceAppleiphoneadminWed, 04 Nov 2009 03:05:04 PSThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/?p=1044Update: Here’s an extensive list to (almost) all iPhone branded apps on iTunes courtesy of @BrandedApps via Twitter. I like that it also list the agencies responsible for it. http://j.mp/brandedapps. Previous post starts below. GIG Finder | InBev | Free | Review | Download The free application promises to keep music fans informed and for those simply in [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/04/12-branded-iphone-apps-worth-mentioning/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/02/read-this-your-guide-to-the-social-media-jungle/social mediaguidewebsitesadminMon, 02 Nov 2009 07:32:05 PSThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/02/read-this-your-guide-to-the-social-media-jungle/Social Media Examiner is a free online magazine designed to help businesses discover how to best use social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to find leads, increase sales and generate more brand awareness (via: Inspired Magazine) SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/11/02/read-this-your-guide-to-the-social-media-jungle/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/my-oh-my-really-really-beautiful-21-popular-brands-website-designs/designuser interfacewebsite showcaseadminThu, 29 Oct 2009 09:33:00 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/my-oh-my-really-really-beautiful-21-popular-brands-website-designs/(via: SmashingApps) Logitech PUMA Virgin Opera Software Burger King Corporation orange NIVEA Cisco Systems, Inc. Emirates Airline Siemens AG Gateway GlaxoSmithKline SAP Xbox Lexus Unilever Vaseline Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Philips Reckitt Benckiser Group plc SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/my-oh-my-really-really-beautiful-21-popular-brands-website-designs/feed/1http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/your-brand-should-get-on-new-and-social-media-consumers-now-demand-it/advertisingsocial mediaadminThu, 29 Oct 2009 09:25:39 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/your-brand-should-get-on-new-and-social-media-consumers-now-demand-it/Brand interaction with consumers via new media has gone from a nice-to-have to a need-to-have over the years, a development supported by research from Cone. More than one-half of new media users (53%) believe brands should have a presence in new media, interacting with consumers as needed or by request only, while a further 36% demand [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/30/your-brand-should-get-on-new-and-social-media-consumers-now-demand-it/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/15/browser-performance-comparison-chart/StatisticsdesktopadminWed, 14 Oct 2009 20:55:58 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/15/browser-performance-comparison-chart/(via: Six Revisions) SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/15/browser-performance-comparison-chart/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/08/from-my-feeds-web-sites-for-web-design-inspirations/designideas and inspirationsadminThu, 08 Oct 2009 05:32:42 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/?p=997Collected over time in my Feedly feeds. I like them all. Not comprehensive and there are better showcase sites out there. Feel free to add your choice showcase sites in the comments below. I would really love to discover new inspirations. TheFwa.com Smashing Magazine Unmatched Style CSS Import Web Designer Wall Fuel Your Creativity CSSiPhone We Love WP SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/08/from-my-feeds-web-sites-for-web-design-inspirations/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/how-to-take-your-site-from-one-to-one-million-users/advertisingsocial mediacarsonifiedfowavideoadminTue, 06 Oct 2009 10:16:03 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/how-to-take-your-site-from-one-to-one-million-users/#1. Ego Ask yourself: Does this feature increase the users self-worth or stoke the ego? If a user is contributing to my system, what emotional rewards do they walk away with? What (visible) rewards will they receive? #2. Simplicity Stop over building features Pick 2-3 things to focus on Ask yourself: Is there anything I can [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/how-to-take-your-site-from-one-to-one-million-users/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/tired-of-facebook-and-twitter-heres-two-more-simler-and-hunch/social mediahunchsimlervideoadminTue, 06 Oct 2009 09:31:05 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/tired-of-facebook-and-twitter-heres-two-more-simler-and-hunch/At first sight through their demo, I like Simler.com. Hunch is a little cumbersome at sign-up process I think. SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/07/tired-of-facebook-and-twitter-heres-two-more-simler-and-hunch/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/06/adobe-shows-off-flash-apps-for-iphone-yes-you-read-that-right/applicationsflashiphoneyoutubeadminMon, 05 Oct 2009 22:49:55 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/06/adobe-shows-off-flash-apps-for-iphone-yes-you-read-that-right/A couple of demo applications made by third-party developers are already available on the Apple App Store and are built using the brand new Flash Professional CS5, of which a public beta with pre-release support for building applications for iPhone is planned for later this year. (Read more at: TechCrunch) SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/06/adobe-shows-off-flash-apps-for-iphone-yes-you-read-that-right/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/05/indonesia-has-low-internet-penetration-rate-check-out-what-position-they-occupy/StatisticsadminMon, 05 Oct 2009 01:25:17 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/?p=973Because in the grand scheme of things, real numbers do matter. And ‘low’ is only relative to the number of total population. SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/05/indonesia-has-low-internet-penetration-rate-check-out-what-position-they-occupy/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/04/mattel-go-augmented-reality-with-james-camerons-avatar/applicationsaugmented realitymatteltoysadminSat, 03 Oct 2009 09:45:01 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/04/mattel-go-augmented-reality-with-james-camerons-avatar/Am not too sure if I’m surprised with what Mattel is doing with this Augmented Reality gimmick. No doubt ARs will open up numerous opportunities for toy releases. That’s for sure. Including virtual-only products. And kudos to Mattel for being ahead of this curve. However I would have been celebrating if Mattel had used AR in [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/04/mattel-go-augmented-reality-with-james-camerons-avatar/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/03/video-google-wave-gets-explained/applicationsvideosgooglewaveweb2.0youtubeadminFri, 02 Oct 2009 22:23:50 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/03/video-google-wave-gets-explained/(via: Mashable) SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/10/03/video-google-wave-gets-explained/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/30/all-this-talk-about-old-media-is-dead-is-crap-town-uses-billboard-to-promote-facebook-page/social mediaadminTue, 29 Sep 2009 11:58:10 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/30/all-this-talk-about-old-media-is-dead-is-crap-town-uses-billboard-to-promote-facebook-page/Billboards. You’ve heard of them. You’ve probably created for them or crafted a media plan including them. You’ve driven by them. You’ve chuckled at the cheesiness of some of them and appreciated the brilliance of others. Sadly, no one talks about billboards any longer. But they’re still out there and they still work. So why are [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/30/all-this-talk-about-old-media-is-dead-is-crap-town-uses-billboard-to-promote-facebook-page/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/hello-a-carsonified-app/designideas and inspirationsadminMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:01:34 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/hello-a-carsonified-app/Certainly not new to the scene but new(ish) to a lot of you… maybe… Carsonified spends a week each year to work on one of their apps, and they do it semi-live so we can all follow along. One of the more interesting things I’ve followed in a while, truly. This is a twitter [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/hello-a-carsonified-app/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/how-pizza-hut-gap-wound-up-in-apple-iphone-ads/applicationsmobileadminMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:48:46 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/how-pizza-hut-gap-wound-up-in-apple-iphone-ads/CHICAGO (AdAge.com) Apple’s recent love for branded apps is a good sign for marketers trying to get their apps found in its crowded store. Barnes & Noble, Pizza Hut, Gap, Epicurious and Zagat were among those favored with free airtime in the new campaign from Apple’s creative agency TBWA/Chiat/Day. All of the marketers interviewed for this [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/09/29/how-pizza-hut-gap-wound-up-in-apple-iphone-ads/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/06/22/how-cellphones-twitter-and-facebook-can-make-history/social mediavideossocial networkingadminSun, 21 Jun 2009 23:00:07 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/?p=900As recently as the last decade, most of the media for public consumption were produced by professionals. Those days are over…. The question we all face now is how can we make best of this medium. Even though it means changing the way we’ve always done. This is good watching, for those in a hurry, skip [...]http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/06/22/how-cellphones-twitter-and-facebook-can-make-history/feed/0http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/06/09/colourful-wallpapers-from-colourlovers/desktopJoshuaCTue, 09 Jun 2009 01:01:13 PDThttp://brainiacsatwork.com/?p=880Time to change your wallpapers. Are you looking for colourful wallpapers? To Download click to COLOURlovers Website (link below). Colourful Wallpapers Roundup | 50 Colorful Wallpapers: Full Spectrum Love. SHARE THE LOVE:http://brainiacsatwork.com/2009/06/09/colourful-wallpapers-from-colourlovers/feed/0