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May 17, 2015
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NEWS
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According to a new report from Global Web Index, Google Plus boasted 343 million active users
in Q4 2012, a 27 percent jump from the year prior to make it second among all social
platforms in terms of active usage. Even better for Google, YouTube, which had not previously
been tracked as a social network, was the world’s No. 3 social network with about 300 million
active users.
Facebook is still far and away the benemoth of all social networks, with almost 693 million
active users (from its 903 million accounts) -- 51 percent of the global Internet population -- but
Google and its services are catching up: Google Plus and YouTube are being used by 25 percent
and 21 percent of the global Internet populace, respectively; Twitter is also used by 21 percent of
the total, global Internet.
Google Plus and YouTube benefit each other’s active user base since both are deeply integrated
into one another -- a prime example of Google’s intelligent linking of its services -- but neither
platform can say it is the fastest growing social network. That honor would go to Twitter, which
grew roughly 40 percent to 288 million users across 31 different markets, which comprises
roughly 90 percent of the global Internet population.
Google Plus Knocks Off Twitter as World’s No. 2 Social Network
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A new baby Clydesdale, born Jan. 16, will star in the Anheuser-Busch brand's traditional 60-second
Clydesdales spot on this Sunday's game. To build anticipation, Bud last night sent out its first-
ever tweet, asking fans to name the foal using the hashtag #Clydesdales.
This commercial will "take the Clydesdales advertising into new territory by providing a new level of
access to their early years," the brewer said.
Bud waited to join Twitter until it introduced age verification last summer, allowing the beer to
restrict its tweets to people 21 and older.
Along with the Clydesdales :60, Anomaly also produced two 30-second ads for Budweiser Black
Crown, a new beer.
Budweiser's First Tweet Asks Fans to Name Baby Clydesdale, Star of Its Super Bowl Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o2prAccclXs
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On Facebook today, the beverage giant unveiled a teaser video for a spot it calls
"Mirage," a 60-second ad showing that depicts three factions --badlanders,
cowboys and showgirls -- racing through the desert in pursuit of a bottle of
Coke.
Prior to the ad's TV debut, consumers will be able to share the spot and vote
for the group they want to win the Coke, then slow down the competitors with
"sabotages” -- videos that show the cowboys delayed at a stoplight or the
showgirls stopping to pose for a portrait, for example. Sharing content unlocks
more content, including 50,000 coupons for a free 20 oz. Coke.
"Mirage" will air during the first quarter of the game, and consumers can vote on
who should win the Coke throughout the game. A 30-second spot showing the
winner snagging the Coke will air immediately following the conclusion of
the game.
Coca-Cola Builds Social-Media Game Around Super Bowl Spot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6uFQAqwbwSg
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CouchCachet Helps You Fake an Awesome Social Life Online
One-Liner Pitch: An app that helps you pretend to have a more active social life online than you
do in real life.
CouchCachet makes your social life seem more interesting by automatically checking you
into hot venues on Foursquare, tweeting lyrics from hip bands and posting pictures of 20-
somethings hanging out to your Instagram — regardless of whether you actually do any of these
things or not.
The goal of the app is to help users deal with FOMO — or Fear of Missing Out — a
psychological condition that the creators believe is running rampant thanks to the increasing
popularity of social media.
The application is still in its early stages and clearly intended to be a bit of a joke. Indeed, Brian
Fountain [one of the app's creators] says the team's current funding strategy is to try and
get FOMO classified as a treatable disease in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders so that doctors can start prescribing the app as treatment.
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Durex Delivers Your Condoms, Pizza-styleNeed a condom, stat? Durex and Buzzman launch a new app (and film) to promote SOS, a
condom delivery service. Those in need can order their fix between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m., and the
condoms will be delivered via a discreet delivery method.
The video shows the prophylactics hidden inside a pizza box, but your partner might wonder why you
suddenly have a craving for some pie, so hopefully the service will think up some other ideas.
Launched as a test in Dubai, the program plans to expand to other countries -- every new "like" on
the brand's Facebook page will determine where there is most interest.
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AMBIENT
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Safe Internet Banking – Amazing Mind Reader
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FAIL OF THE WEEK
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PECULIAR PERSPECTIVE
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Brazilian menswear entrepreneur Rony Meisler came up with an original idea for an ad to
promote his summer sale: Use genuine security-camera footage shot during a recent burglary at
one of his Reserva stores in Sao Paulo to convey the frenzy of shoppers scooping up bargains.
Brazilian Retailer Reserva Turns Robbery Footage Into Ad
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ONLINE VIDEO
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revolution The Replacer
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SNEAK PEEK
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Hyundai: Team
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Kia: Space Babies
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Allstate Mayhem: Apple
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Volkswagen: Sunny Side
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