Thoughtpick: A unique perspective of the Web and social media...
A unique perspective of the Web and social media...

March 12, 2010

Fun-List: Top 10 Ways in Which Social Media Can Get You Fired!

According to Proofpoint, an Internet security firm, of companies with 1,000 or more employees, 17 percent report having issues with employees’ use of social media. Furthermore, 8 percent of those companies report having actually dismissed someone for their behavior on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. Some other interesting findings from the study:

  • 15 percent have disciplined an employee for violating multimedia sharing / posting policies
  • 13 percent of US companies investigated an exposure event involving mobile or Web-based short message services
  • 17 percent disciplined an employee for violating blog or message board policies

So, how do you avoid getting fired when using social media? What are the things which will, most probably, get you fired? Here we go with another Thoughtpick fun-fact list with a point:

1. Speak ill of your boss or manager

Example: “I hate my job!! I want to tell my bosses how dumb they are and how meaningless this job is, then quit, and be happy!” Revealed by CNN.com [read full article >>]

March 1, 2010

Dove Self-Esteem Campaign — Learn Social Media by Example

Stat Box

Brand Name: Dove
Campaign URL: http://www.dove.us/#/cfrb/
Channels Used: Facebook & Twitter
Appeal: Emotional
Start Date: Around 3 years ago
Duration: Ongoing

Thousands of women tend to strut around carrying the heavy burden of being influenced by media and commercials whether they like it or not. The bar of real beauty has been shifted and the price to pay for staying “beautiful” has been raised!

Testimony of Change Due to Dove's Campaign

Testimony of Change Due to Dove's Campaign

Therefore, and through combined marketing methods and in efforts to help in elevating the pressure females, of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicity suffer from, Dove was able to come up with a project concept dedicated to “real beauty”: Dove Self-Esteem Campaign/Fund.

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February 15, 2010

Armani Underwear 2010 Campaign: Ft. Megan Fox

Stat Box

Campaign Name: Megan Fox for Armani 2010 Spring/Summer Campaign
URL: www.emporioarmani.com
SM Channels used: Youtube, Blog, Twitter, Facebook
Target Audience: USA residents, females of all ages
Appeal: Sex appeal
Date: Winter 2010
Campaign Duration: On going

Though there are some doubts, and even jokes, about her acting skills, Megan Fox sure is able to capture your attention, half nude, on a billboard or as you innocently surf the internet while showing off sexy, slick Armani underwear!

As I was trying to thoroughly cover all the channels, venues and websites which talked about or showed images of this campaign, it hit me: Is the sex appeal the only reason behind the success of this new Armani underwear campaign? Or is the brand “Armani” enough to actually call the attention of thousands of people out there, mostly VIPs and celebrities? I guess the answer is both… But allow me to try to elaborate more…

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February 11, 2010

20 Top Social Media Jokes, Clips & Cartoons for January 2010

Yes, we are still attempting to bring a smile to your face and brighten up your day, that is why the Thoughtpick team would like to present you with our sixth fun collection of social media and networking related cartoons, jokes and clips!

Everything Will Get Social

Everything Will Get Social by Geek & Poke

Facebook & God!

Facebook and God! by mecool

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January 22, 2010

Green is the New Black: A Mobile Campaign with Potential!

In fashion, black has always been “the trend”; it is a classic and never gets old, dull or boring.

Nowadays, I see green mobiles having the potential to turn into trendy and highly used and adopted phones, if special attention and clever strategic thinking are used to decide how they will be marketed, where and to whom.

Stay Connected, With a Cause!

As I read The Most Exciting Developments In Green Cell Phones, my interest in this category of mobile phones grew, encouraging me to find a unique and fresh approach to promote them in order to be a part of a bigger cause: helping the environment! I mean, who wouldn’t want to have a phone that uses solar power cells, non-toxic recyclable plastic and eco-friendly paints?

Sticky Phone concept by Liu Hsiang-Ling

Sticky Phone concept by Liu Hsiang-Ling

Since these phones are meant to reduce toxic waste without forcing you to give up your mobile communication habit – or even addiction, combining fashion, trend, creativity and eco friendliness in one product should be able to pay off depending on some major factors.

[read full article >>]

January 7, 2010

10 Tweeps Who Will [fill-in-the-blank] Your Creative Juices!

There are a bunch of people on Twitter talking about everything and anything, nonetheless, we all need our constant supply of creativity! So, in our unending service to humanity, we would like to share with you the top 10 creative tweeps who you must follow on your Twitter account.

These are people who perfected the art of a 140 character creativity, and are able to stimulate your creative juices with their brilliant “single” liners.

1. @bkmacdaddy, Brian McDaniel

Biography: Web and graphic designer: SEO XHTML CSS PHP Joomla Templates, Magento Themes, Wordpress Themes, Twitter Backgrounds – all your web design dreams in 1 place!

Interesting Tweets:

A Showcase Of Logos Of Logo Designers – http://bit.ly/5KlrBW

Surreal Illustrations by Mámo Tuja – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/8spXHj

@bkmacdaddy: Inspirational design related tweets

@bkmacdaddy: Inspirational design related tweets

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December 24, 2009

Top 10 Ways to Take Revenge Using Social Media!

Last night I had a revelation, somehow I have to make you pay

It’s all about manipulation, and what it takes to get my way

I don’t believe in soft solutions, no one makes a fool of me

Without receiving retribution, no one hurts me and goes free…
~ Red Delicious

Allow me to begin this post by stating one simple fact: None of us are saints! I am sure that the idea of revenge have crossed and even more, played around in your minds at one point or another and for different reasons such being lied to, being back-stabbed, being stolen from, being humiliated and so on.

Revenge is Sweet!

Revenge is Sweet!

After writing my post on how social media makes cheating easier, and on the day I realized that I have been a victim of an ongoing lie for two years, a friend suggested that I write a post listing the ways social media can help someone take revenge through social media, as a part of my healing process!

Therefore, and in efforts to draw a smile on your face, and share with you some of my evil yet never executed ideas, I present you with the Top 10 Ways to Take Revenge Using Social Media:

1. Publicize Images through Flickr:

As wicked as this may sound, sometimes the pain you feel when betrayed is overpowering and it sucks you into a sick cycle where you feel trapped and you search for any way to feel better. Posting images on Flickr of someone who stole from you or who betrayed your work partnership, with a caption or brief describing what happened, not only has the power to help you heal, but also allows other people to watch out from falling into the same trap!

Revenge on Flickr: Eat This! By raktfram

Revenge on Flickr: Eat This! By raktfram

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December 10, 2009

10 Ways Social Media Use Makes Cheating on Your Partner Easier!

When in a relationship, “thinking of, touching and talking with someone you are attracted to is considered emotional cheating“. By Yizhao Lang – Wikipedia

Together, let’s take the time machine back a hundred years ago, when technology seized to exist as opposed to its presence in our present days. Back then, there was a very limited window of opportunity for cheating in general; options were scarce and resources were less! With the introduction of phones and televisions, the options grew wider since now, partners became more exposed to the world outside; igniting their doubts and shaking their beliefs concerning the “right” person.

No Cheating!

No Cheating!

As we got introduced to the mobile phones and the internet, things got even more complicated: the ease of meeting and anonymously having secretive relationships grew! Many tricks of cheating developed such as adding a female’s name to a guy’s number for the partner not to be curious about who is calling, locking the mobile with a security code and so on!

Yet now, the mother of all cheating possibilities and techniques, has to be the child of Web 2.0 and social media!

10 Ways Social Media Use Facilitates Cheating:

Before I list to you these ways, allow me to assure you that this post, does not, in anyway, promote cheating or praises it! Rather, I would like to think of this post as an eye opener to help you realize what could be going on behind your back, or maybe even in front of you!

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November 3, 2009

Social Media & Tourism: Playing the Right Cards!

In the current times we are living, social media occupies almost every part and aspect of our daily lives and decision making processes. There is now a way to use  each and any social media channel, or a combination of them, to promote any product, place, person, service and so on.

Tourism...

Tourism...

Based on the above generalization, we can easily grasp the importance of social media, especially when it comes to marketing and advertising. It is now just a matter of how to promote a certain product, service or place, to whom and the creativity of the content of the message being sent out.

So what about tourism? Does it have any place in this equation? Is it, also, able to benefit from social media? And how can social media be best utilized to promote countries in general and cities or certain sites in specific?

Tourism: The Basics!

How about we start with the simple basics of tourism; the building blocks?

To begin with, we must be able to determine why people travel and how they are able to judge if a country is worth visiting and touring or not.

Basically, people travel for two main reasons: Business and leisure (which includes tourism). Now, since business destinations are usually predetermined, we need to identify what makes a person choose a certain country over another for vacationing purposes. This falls under 5 main reasons and they are:

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