Make a chance to win free pizza for a year

13-11-2012

Mellow Mushroom has grown to 130 stores in over 100 U.S. cities and wanted to get more followers on Twitter. The pizza chain launched a campaign ‘if you follow us, we’ll follow you’, to make a chance to win free pizza for a year. Twenty twitter followers were stalked for one week by the company’s mushroom mascot in real life.

Melotweet of Evian

5-11-2012

Melotweet of Evian transforms your Twitter timeline into a musical and playful experience. Incoming tweets are falling as water drops into your screen, which are transformed into musical notes when they hit an object. You can add several objects which forms a nice musical composition.

The Future of Food 2012

25-10-2012

We undergo a revolution in the food industry. Trendwatcher Adjiedj Bakas describes this is his new book The Future of Food which is released mid October. Watch the movie for a short impression of the book.

The Neighborhood of Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht

17-10-2012

The new hotel Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht will open her doors officially at the end of October, but the neighbors are already welcoming the hotel. The 122-room design boutique hotel is located in the vicinity of the nine streets, Jordaan and the famous canals. Three neighbors re telling about the neighborhood and why this area is so inspiring.

Instagram menu at Comodo NY

17-10-2012

Restaurant Comodo, located in New York, introduced an Instagram menu. When you cannot decide what to order, check out the recommendations of your friends through the photo application Instagram. You can upload your photo’s as well under the hashtag #ComodoMenu to suggest your friends about the Comodo menu.

KLM uses Google Streetview in banner

5-10-2012

Airliner KLM promotes flights from Stockholm to New York by the integration of Google Streetview in its advertisement banners on news websites. The ad shows new technical possibilities of the available space and creates an extra experience for the user. This feature can be very interesting for hotels as well.

Hampshire Hospitality goes green

2-10-2012

Hampshire Hospitality started, in association with ‘Natuurmonumenten’, a Facebook-campaign. When they collected 5.000 likes, they will plant 200 trees on November 23, during the Hampshire Tree planting Day.

Special K Tweet Shop

2-10-2012

In London consumers found the first Tweet Shop of Special K. When consumers posted a twitter-message about the new snacks of Special K, they received a bag of one of the new tastes.

Guinness promotes Arthur’s Day

17-9-2012

Guinness celebrates its legacy during Arthur’s Day on the 27th of September. Guinness Singapore has created an interactive painting that reveals the line-up through an interactive Facebook app “Paint the Town Black”.

The annual iG Nobel Prizes

12-9-2012

Harvard University presents the annual iG Nobel Prizes on the 20th of September. The prizes are for respectable researchers that ‘make people laugh and then think’. The first satellite event in the Netherlands is in the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’, Leiden. The award show is live broadcasted. Before the show various Dutch researchers and scientists explain their funny or crazy research to the audience. The Hotel Leiden, Ibis Leiden Centre and Holiday Inn offer special package deals for this event.

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