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Gate6 Digital Top 6: May 13-17

Jessica Marinucci — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:37:33 +0000

How to destroy your brand In case you haven’t heard about Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares episode last week, Ramsey walked out on Scottsdale restaurant owners who then had a major meltdown on Facebook. This is how NOT to react to criticism. One million and counting Facebook Home has hit 1 million downloads, and it took a month after being [...]

Gate6 Made The List!

Jessica Marinucci — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:27 +0000

More than 13 billion apps have been downloaded so far in 2013, which is more than the total from the entire year in 2012. So what does this mean? Well, clearly, Apps are important. Just ask Facebook, which spent a mind-blowing $1 billion alone last year to purchase a then little-known app called Instagram. These days [...]

Gate6 Digital Top 6: May 6-10

Jessica Marinucci — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:02:00 +0000

A partnership that scores Levi’s is known for jeans, not football… Until now. Levi’s got naming rights for the new 49ers stadium. Is it a smart move for the brand? Decide. H&M’s model behavior H&M has chosen a swimsuit model with a normal body for its new beach ads, and they are getting praise for it. And we think [...]

Pop Tamales, I’m Sweating. Whew!

Lad Makinde — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:58 +0000

What happens when you combine a cultural celebration, delectable tamales and Gate6 employees? Gate6’s first Vine video ever! As alluded to in my last blog, we had our very first Vine experience last Friday. In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, our lovely Culture Queen, Imelda Mamnani, made a batch of her tasty tamales, so naturally we [...]

Swinging from the Vine

Lad Makinde — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:00:43 +0000

Since its launch in January, a lot of skepticism and uncertainty has surrounded Vine, the 6-second mobile video app that Twitter acquired last fall. In fact, more often than not, the discussion surrounding the app has mostly been centered around one important question: What exactly do we use it for? It’s a fair question, and given [...]

Gate6 Digital Top 6: April 29-May 3

Jessica Marinucci — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:49:53 +0000

It’s the big 2-0 We just reached the 20th birthday of the World Wide Web. To celebrate, the first web page was restored to its original URL. It’s a little simple for our digital world, but we are glad we started somewhere. Go back in time. It’s so good to hear your voice iPhone is taking image sharing to [...]

Gate6 Digital Top 6: April 22-26

Jessica Marinucci — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:18:06 +0000

Bedazzle your computer Need a laptop upgrade? Are diamond-encrusted keys on your list of must-have features? You can personalize this computer for the low price of a million dollars. You just pay for looks, though – the specs are pretty standard. Is it worth it? A perfect fit New smartphones with flexible OLED screens that can follow the shape of your [...]

Gate6 Produces Award-Winning Video

Jessica Marinucci — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:44 +0000

Gate6 is the proud winner of three Telly Awards and an AZIMA TIM Award for outstanding video achievement, including the esteemed Silver Telly for highest honors. Video is another way we excite and delight our clients here at Gate6. We bring a unique sensibility to what we produce and above all else, the brand is [...]

Gate6 Digital Top 6: April 15-19

Jessica Marinucci — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:08:57 +0000

Bruins fans are Boston Strong Boston Bruins fans are still strong in the face of the terrible bombings this week. This touching video spread like wildfire around social media, showing the world that America stands united. See the strength. It’s OK to ship your pants This doozy of an advertisement from Kmart went viral this week suggesting juvenile humor [...]

Gate6 Digital Top 6: April 8-12

Jessica Marinucci — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:38:18 +0000

Turn up the Twitter music A Twitter music app is live on the web and the platform is suggesting a mobile version is soon to follow. We can’t wait to see if and how it’s different from other music apps out there. Get the scoop. #Motivation A new survey from ad firm RadiumOne reveals that 41 percent of [...]