A Tour of Facebook’s Upcoming Ad Platform

Facebook recently sent a notification to advertisers to announce its new ad platform. Many accounts have been upgraded to the new ad system, which gives you increased access to metrics and insights that allow you to accurately see how your ad campaigns and spending are performing. The planned rollout for all advertisers is 25th May, so ahead of this we wanted to show you around the new ad platform for a preview of the new analytics you’ll be able to access....

4 min · 847 words · Kelly Santiago

A tour of Google’s impressive Android stand at MWC [Video]

We knew when we sawphotosat the weekend that Google’s Android stand at MWC was going to be something a little special, and having taken a good look around today I can confirm that’s definitely the case. Plenty of Android developers were on hand to show off their apps, but there were plenty ofAndroidifieddistractions too. Freshly made smoothies, Android badges and (if you were lucky enough) miniature Android collectable dolls were on offer as freebies for visitors....

1 min · 189 words · Jonathan Kim

A Tour of the new Mac App Store: Our first impressions

So, we’ve installed 10.6.6 and now we’re going to bring you our impressions of the Mac App Store, so bear with us as we dive in. As you can see, in 10.6.6 the App Store is built right in, next to the Finder icon in the OSX Dock by default although it can be moved if you choose. We’ve seen some users complain that they can’t find the icon. In that case, check the Applications folder in Finder....

2 min · 422 words · John Bird

A Turkish telecom company’s brilliant and simple Twitter campaign

Twitter campaigns from brands that shine are few and far between but this one fromTurkcell, a Turkish telecom company shows some excellent innovation using some of the most common Twitter features. The campaign revolved around a series of games that were all run through Twitter with post-its being removed at each stage for people to try and win the phone. The best little twist is the fact that users had to try and get a celebrity to Retweet them as the very last clue to win the phone....

2 min · 220 words · Isaiah Cameron

A typewriter is a computer that prints while you type and you don’t have to plug in

Thistweetfrom theWired Conference, taking place in London, caught our eye today as it summed up the benefits of thinking differently to everyone else. The typewriter through the eyes of an 8yr old: “A computer that prints while you type and you don’t have to plug in.” That eight year old has a good point. While you or I may think of a typewriter as an outmoded piece of technology, a relic of the past, this child picked out its benefits....

3 min · 466 words · Stephen West
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