Recently, we received a special visit from Professor Anthony Kalamut (@SouthSideAdGuy) and his students from Seneca College’s Creative Advertising Program. The group traveled down from Toronto on a tour of New York ad agencies and came over to see what the noise was all about…
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What Does Zuck Have Up His Sleeve?
It has a been a busy month for social media. Twitter is busy monetizing their site, Google+ finally opened to the public and Facebook made a bunch of changes that nobody seems to like (so far). This is a very exciting time because with all of this competition amongst these social giants, we (as users) are going to see and be able to experience some pretty dramatic changes in each platform.
Fashion’s Night Out NYC ’11
It’s that time of year again. That’s right, Fashion’s Night Out NYC is back. Are you ready to hit the NYC streets for one of the biggest fashion parties in the world?
FNO NYC 2011 will feature even more events and locations than previous years and this time you can even participate online from home. With so many things to see and buy, you’ll definitely need to plan your night carefully. Luckily FNO’s website lets you do that fairly easily. You can even download the free FNO NYC iPhone application to plan and keep your itinerary by your side.
The weather may hinder things a bit, but nonetheless the streets will be flooded with designers, celebrities and fashionistas mingling, shopping and checking out exclusive FNO events. Stay up to date by ‘Liking’ them on Facebook and/or following them on Twitter (@FNOnyc). Also, don’t forget to check out all of the music going on throughout Manahattan here.
So adorn your most fashionable attire, pack your Gucci umbrella and enjoy Fashion’s Night Out!
Photo courtesy of Fashion’s Night Out NYC 2011
Free Friday: Watching Irene
This has been an exciting week in terms of big news. The DC earthquake managed to shake things up on the East Coast as well as on the Twittersphere; Steve Jobs decided to step down as CEO of Apple; The Yankees rocked three grand slams in one game and now we are all preparing for Hurricane Irene.
Nowadays when natural disasters strike, people tend to turn to social media to find and share information. So the team at Squeaky has created a free tool to help you track what the Twitter community is saying about Irene.
Utilizing the power of hashtags and the Twitter API we’ve created portal to provide people with real-time updates on the storm. So stock up on water, food, other essential supplies and head to irene.squeaky.com for up to the minute information and don’t forget to contribute to the conversation by sharing your photos, links and stories with any of the following hashtags and keywords: #irene warning, #irene help, #irene evacuation, #irene, #hurricane, #hurricaneirene.
From all of us at Squeaky,
Have a happy and safe weekend!
