No damage from online reviews

19-5-2011

ReviewPush allows owners of a business to stay on top of their reviews in an efficient way. There are so many user reviews sites, that it is more difficult for business owners to keep up with all of them. ReviewPush monitors most user review sites on a daily basis and alerts the business owner via a customized review report.

Being paid for watching commercials

13-5-2011

These commercials are integrated in the videogames. The commercials can be found in over 350 different games which you can play through Facebook. Unfortunetaly you won’t become rich, watching these commercials: you will receive around €0,07 in Facebook credits, which you can spend on Facebook deals.

 

Your own social media theatre

9-5-2011

This theatre is designed by Aaron Jones, it’s a theatre where visitors plug in their smartphones and play music and video’s from youtube or their own movies. At this way one is able to create one’s own theatre night through social media.

Tweet insurance

4-5-2011

Representatives of the Canadian insurance company Kiln are developing a new insurance that protects companies from claims and damage by tweets. The insurance company doesn’t exclude that other social media with be part of this insurance in the future.

 

Online gifts via Giftee’s

20-4-2011

Giftee is an online service that lets users send small “thank you” gifts via Twitter. Gift-givers begin by registering on the Giftee site and indicate the Twitter ID of the recipient they have in mind. They then choose a gift from Giftee’s, type a message and pay by credit card. A gift tweet is then sent via Twitter to the recipient, who need to log in to receive it. The gifts are currently limited to online shops in Japan. Donations can also be made via Giftee to the Red Cross Japan.

Inspiration from 2009: Second Porch

20-4-2011

Renting a vacation home has became easier. Second Porch makes renting vacation homes a reliable process by offering several social tools to get in touch with the homeowner and get noticed of the expierences of others. A nice example of transparancy and how social media is used.

Twister Restaurant in Kiev

19-4-2011

Do you need some inspiration for designing a restaurant? Check out The CoolHunter website for more inspirational pictures.

Find all parties on Queensday with this iPhone app

14-4-2011

A clear overview of all the Queensday parties in your neighbourhood, sending tweets, practice the national anthem, follow the photostream, stay up to date with the latest train information and see where all your friends hang out on April 30. The Queensday 2011 application is now available.

Book a restaurant table via Facebook

14-4-2011

Reservationbook eTender has developed a Facebook application that enables visitors to book a table directly on the Facebook page of a restaurant. “Eetcafé Aangenaam”  in Haarlem is the first who offers this application.

 

KLM introduces Travlr: traveling based on social media

6-4-2011

KLM introduces a new way to find your ultimate destination: KLM Travlr. It is an online search tool, based on your interests, which collects relevant content from a variety of social media sources and processeses it into a travel advice. The platform is developed by Tribal DDB.

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