Shakira & Activia have partnered to support the World Food Programme and its School Meals initiative. More info at http://cdn.wfp.org/2014/shakira-activia-school-meals/
An anonymous man with a twitter handle @HiddenCash has been hiding cash in San francisco & then has moved to San Jose & LA. The man is giving clues on Twitter on where the cash is hidden & his twitter profile has been exploding with new members. The profile says it is An anonymous social experiment for good. The person claims to have made money in real estate market & has been doing it for social good. Some of his clues read like this:
New SJ drop: Behind a tree, under a leaf, across from the fast dogs’ station. Tweet when you find it!
New Drop: Stand on top of the 🐛 that’s close to the water 🌊 Then look down.
Some of the winners have already tweeted their selfies with money they have claimed.
Hiddencash is coming to Los Angeles tonight. First drop in a few hours. Hope you're up LAte! pic.twitter.com/T9NPPosYMs
— Hidden Cash (@HiddenCash) May 29, 2014
VIDEO: In case you missed it. Alex from #SanJose finds $130 in @HiddenCash live on KTVU http://t.co/B2m0eZySNU pic.twitter.com/cGbg2Rk8iX
— KTVU (@KTVU) May 28, 2014
Hashtag, selfie, and tweep are some of the new words and definitions added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2014. These terms represent how social media is influencing globally & has become a trendsetter. Some of the terms related to technology, social media & networking added to the dictionary.
You can join the conversation on twitter using hashtag #MW2014NewWords. Tweep, selfie, and hashtag shows how we communicate on the net & Words like crowdfunding, gamification, and big data shows how business is done.
big data
catfish
crowdfunding
gamification
hashtag
selfie
social networking
tweep
Hashtag, selfie, and tweep are some of the new words and definitions added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2014. These terms represent how social media is influencing globally & has become a trendsetter. Some of the terms related to technology, social media & networking added to the dictionary.
You can join the conversation on twitter using hashtag #MW2014NewWords. Tweep, selfie, and hashtag shows how we communicate on the net & Words like crowdfunding, gamification, and big data shows how business is done.
big data
catfish
crowdfunding
gamification
hashtag
selfie
social networking
tweep
Google has overtaken Apple to become the world’s largest Brand as per the latest Brand report from MillwardBrown. Apple & Google are fighting over several areas & Google has overtaken Apple in the brand value. As per the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Google’s brand value stands at $158.84 million, an increase of 40% YTY. Apple, which has been topping the list, for the last 3 years saw its value decline by 20% to $147.88 million. IBM, Microsoft are in the next 2 places. The BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2014 added $310 billion to reach $2.9 trillion in brand value, a 12% increase YTY
Apparel has led all categories in overall brand value growth with a 29% rise. Only 18 of the Top 100 brands have lost value this year. Tencent, the Chinese social network and Internet portal, led the list of fastest risers with a 97% increase in brand value, overtaking China Mobile as China’s most valuable brand.Twitter and LinkedIn entered the Top 100 for the first time, at numbers 71 and 78, respectively. Amazon entered the Top 10 at number 10, the first retailer to achieve this distinction.
http://www.millwardbrown.com/BrandZ/Top_100_Global_Brands.aspx
millwardbrown Top 100 Brands
Moms are becoming more tech savvy with lots of gizmos like Mobile, tablets, Smartphones, Camera’s & others. Bingads Industry Insights has an article on how mother’s day tech related gifts are gaining a popularity. One survey found that 64 percent of women said they would prefer a digital camera over half-carat diamond stud earrings. Electronics is now the 3rd most popular mother’s day gift.
Top tech gifts purchased were tablets (46 percent), smartphones (27 percent), computers (20 percent), cameras (13 percent) and e-readers (11 percent). In 2013 mother’s day sales hit nearly $20.7 billion, an increase of 11.3 percent over 2012..
25 Surprising Facts about Brands – Apple, Walmart, Google, Amazon & others
Social Media has played a crucial Role in the 2014 Indian elections. Narendra Modi led BJP has routed out Congress to win the elctions. Modi connected well with the masses through social media platforms like facebook, twitter, youtube, forums & others. Narendra modi had the first mover advantage wrt to Social media & utilized tactfully to connect with the masses. His tweet after the victory has now created a new record for most RT’s in India.
#Results2014 is trending & Twitter’s trending topics in India have been dominated by the Indian elections. #Results2014, #IndiaDecides2014, @NaMo, #CongratsNamo & others are some of the other tredning topics. Modi has topped the election-related tweets in 2014 followed by AAP. BJP’s official facebook, twitter accounts have also seen massive rise in numbers.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi
https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi
India has won! भारत की विजय। अच्छे दिन आने वाले हैं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 16, 2014
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