The North Face puts their money where their brand is with a new initiative involving the National Parks Foundation. Starting today, the iconic outdoor brand will donate $1 every time someone checks in at a National Park or a North Face retail location. The program will be run on Facebook Deals, a new platform developed [...]
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K2 Skis Directs All Web Traffic to Facebook
In an interesting move, Seattle ski (and snowboard, and inline skate, and ski boot) manufacturer K2 has directed all their web traffic away from K2Skis.com to their Facebook page. Offering a sneak preview of their 2010-2011 lineup of equipment, the iconic Pacific Northwest company seems to be making moves to bolster their Facebook numbers and [...]
Google ‘Me’ vs Facebook?
The rumour mill has been running on a supposed competitor to Facebook coming from the people of the highly successful [sarcasm] Buzz and Wave offerings. It seems that there might be an alternative social network in the works from web powerhouse Google and it might be called Google ‘me’. Other than adding to the
gossip, we [...]
Plugging in the 3rd Party
At Origin Design + Communications, we subscribe to a philosophy of utilizing Open Source, Social Media, and other 3rd party applications and platforms wherever and whenever possible.
The benefits that come from this are as follows.
1. Why reinvent the wheel: If developers have already created functionality that satisfies your requirements, it seems silly to try to [...]
Origin takes Bike Parks BC to the social web / Origin introduit Bike Parks BC au Web social
British Columbia boasts some of the best mountain biking in the world, including five of the most amazing lift-accessed mountains anywhere. Origin is currently working with the cooperative of Bike Parks BC to promote The Ultimate Summer of Free Ride contest. From conception to strategic planning to execution, Origin has been involved with the social [...]
The Beginning of the End of Facebook?
Recently, She-conomy reported that women, aged 55 and up, are the fastest-growing segment of Facebook users. What does this mean for Facebook? She-conomy (the Guy’s Guide to Marketing to Women) believes this growth is important because, and I paraphrase here, senior women age 50 and older control a net worth of $19 trillion, own more [...]
Facebook tries to keep up with Twitter with new real-time format
The ever-growing social networking website and thorn-in-the-side of cheating spouses everywhere, Facebook is looking to update its format to keep up with the rapidly-changing face of social networking. With the incredible growth of Twitter and it’s real-time live updates, Facebook sees the need to jump on board in order to keep up and not lose [...]
Social Media: What is facebook used for?
As the universe struggles to figure out what to do with all these social media platforms as well as how to monetize and market with them, it is best to get an understanding of the real reason why they were developed:
Who owns what is posted on Facebook and what can they do with it
I am a big fan of Consumer Generated Content. I see value in sharing photos and videos and info but I have always been a little sketch about posting too much.
Since I have a background in photography a side of me is always concerned about use of my images and it has always been a [...]
From colouring books to Lego – the state of social networking
With so many popular online options for tracking our interests and social lives, who will it be – that finally reels in the masses and yet still empowers users to be their own functional and visual curators of their online world? See the Feb ‘09 edition of PRINT magazine for the full article by Jesse [...]
