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Social Media for 2013--A Prediction

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Facebook

Facebook will remain as the number one social media overall. It is predicted that by the end of 2013, there will be 1.5 billion people using Facebook.
 
Twitter

 
Twitter will remain stable as it is. It will become more of a real time news platform and will grow by millions at the end of 2013.
 
YouTube

This would be the future of entertainment. In the next decade, 75 percent of all channels will be born on the Internet. In 2013, channels will become more and more a part of our user experience every day.
 
Pinterest

With the growth of Pinterest, it would be the main sales channel for retailers since 59% of users purchased an item that they saw on the site. So expect an influx of big companies and marketers populating Pinterest in 2013.
 
LinkedIn

Its uniqueness will still be relevant to B2B marketing and job hunting. It is estimated to double the number of users by the end of 2013. As of November 2012, LinkedIn has already reached the 183 million mark.
 
Instagram

In 2013, global mobile marketing is estimated to be worth $24 billion and 80% of the world population will be using mobile phones. So Instagram would be the biggest player in Social media this 2013. The site is turning into a social media channel hence its recent introduction of web profile, which is similar to Facebook's timeline.
 
Google+

Google+ still continues to struggle in the realms of social media. However, with the name Google on it, it is unlikely to move out in the market. Google+ would be the dark horse of social media this 2013. So watch out for a big surprise. 

As early as now, it’s better to start brainstorming and plotting your marketing strategy this 2013. Hopefully, this year would be a much better year for you.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Kapture X BCBG's Holiday 2012 Naughty & Nice Launches!

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The word  is out!   Kapture ,a hot new mobile application company, has partnered with fashion brand BCBG.  The result? Kapture & BCBG's Naughty & Nice campaign.

 

By using the Kapture application - BCBG shoppers can earn a free bottle of bon chic mini fragrance for taking a photo of their favorite item. Simply download the Kapture iPhone application, and visit any of the BCBG stores in New York City to participate!

While supplies last.

 

Best of All Worlds Launches--Set to Take Social Media to the Next Level

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Best of All Worlds, the new social platform from social-media pioneers Erik and Louise Wachtmeister, launched recently with 20,000 select preregistered members worldwide. The Wachtmeisters have invited a highly influential group of people from across the world to sign-up for Best of All Worlds—from Berlin, London, Paris, Milan, Munich, and Madrid, to Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Singapore and Dubai.

Founders in 2004 of social-innovator aSmallWorld, the Wachtmeister’s goal for Best of All Worlds is to capture the top one percent of the world’s online population.

Intended to bring relevance and usefulness to the Internet, Best of All Worlds unifies the member’s social, professional and private intents and perspectives. “Social media now is about vanity and the noise from yesterday," says Erik Wachtmeister. "Best of All Worlds is about utility today and tomorrow, in a trusted environment”.  

Conde Nast launches Fashion Hazard game for iOS for girls and young women

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Condé Nast, home to some of the world’s most celebrated media brands has launched its first casual game for teen girls and young women called Fashion Hazard to be played on iPhone and iPad.

The game mixes a girl’s love for fashion and a sassy narrative with the agility challenges usually found in games like Temple Run or Subway Surfer. 

Fashion Hazard players are challenged to power the next runway superstar, the user must swipe, tap and tilt through fashion shows in four cities (New York, London, Paris and Milan), avoiding obstacles, racing the clock and scooping up bling along the way. As the player advances through the levels, new models are revealed and the stakes get higher. 

Fashion Hazard is available now on the Apple App store for a nominal fee of 99 cents. 

 

 

TODAY: Facebook Hits the NASDAQ at 11:00 am!

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As investors raced to get shares, whose price Facebook set at $38 each, the sprawling social network raised $16 billion on Thursday in an initial public offering.

The I.P.O. signals a rapid evolution for the company largest public offering in the history of the United States,for an internet company. Facebook goes LIVE on the NASDAQ at 11:00 am today. Click here for more.

Passover IPAD App Reunites Spaniards and Jews Over Shared Heritage

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Just in time for Passover. An iPad App is reviving the art of Spanish illuminated manuscripts and bringing together the Spanish and Jewish communities separated for 500 years.   

In Spain's Golden Age, Jews and Gentiles both contributed to the beautiful illuminated manuscripts that were used to celebrate Passover. Now, technology is helping to revive that ancient partnership.

"The Ultimate Digital Hagaddah" created by Spanish calligrapher Ramon Abajo in consultation with renowned Hagaddah collector and expert Bentsi Cohen is the centerpiece of a unique Passover event - "Seder, Spain, and App-Solute Freedom" - that brings the richness of Old World Spain to New York.

Tonight in New York City, Rabbi Hayyim Angel of the 357 year-old Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel, will use the App to take guests from the Consulate of Spain, the Instituto Cervantes and the American-Sephardi Association through an immersive journey into the Passover Seder and the Jewish experience in Medieval Spain.

The evening is partially dedicated to raising awareness for the crowd-funding effort to create Spanish language and Sephardic Seder editions of the Ultimate Digital Hagaddah. Explore the opportunity to make history at www.indiegogo.com and declare, "Let My people go!...paperless."

VOGUE Digital Edition with Jennifer Lopez

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Vogue launches the magazine’s digital edition*** today alongside the annual April Shape Issue, featuring Jennifer Lopez. With American Idol, two new films, a red-hot producing career, and the body to match, the star is back with a vengeance.

For the first time, enjoy the best of Vogue’s fashion coverage, photography, and high-profile interviews on your tablet. The newVogue digital edition delivers the look and feel of the print magazine to your iPad®, Kindle Fire, NOOK Color™, and NOOK Tablet™, along with interactive extras. 

The Vogue iPad edition is one of the first magazines optimized for the Retina display on the new iPad, and is available starting today on Newsstand.  Click here for Jonathan Van Meter’s full profile on Jennifer Lopez now on Vogue.com 

***-Also launching with the digital edition, access to selected issues from theVogue Archive—including the very first issue of the magazine, from 1892—will be free to subscribers. As the ultimate style authority, Vogueoffers an unparalleled record of fashion, social, and cultural ideas across the span of its 120-years. TheVogue Archive provides an extraordinarily wide-ranging, in-depth, and high-caliber tool for fashion researchers and enthusiasts. Now subscribers can get a glimpse into this incredible history. Click here for access to the archives

How About that Kardashian Christmas Card....

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The Kardashian Khristmas card is here. Mega reality star and uber spokesmodel Kim Kardashian posted the 3DChristmas card to her blog on Tuesday, December 19th for her legions of fans.  The dramatic sleek look of the photo comes courtesy of Los Angeles photographer Nick Saglimbeni, who has shot some of the most famous national and international campaigns for many years now--including many Kardashian related ventures. 

The Kardashian clan (Rob, Kendall, Kylie, Bruce, Kris, Khloe, Lemar, Kim, Mason, Kourtney and Scott) are stunning in their photo...congrats and--HAPPY HOLIDAYS!  

 

Steve Jobs Passes

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Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder has died. CNET reports, Jobs at age 56, the technology industry visionary had  been suffering from various health issues following the seventh anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical leave of absence, with Jobs then stepping down from his role as CEO in late August. The New York Times reports, eight years after founding Apple, Jobs led the team that designed the Macintosh computer, a breakthrough in making personal computers easier to use. After a 12-year separation from the company, prompted by a bitter falling out with his chief executive, John Sculley, he returned in 1997 to oversee the creation of one innovative digital device after another -- the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. These transformed not only product categories like music players and cellphones but also entire industries, like music and mobile communications. According to ZDNet/Between the Lines: Jobs' family has issued the following statement of thanks.

The death of Jobs Wednesday called forth grief and mourning on na internatinal level, those most affected may have been the Apple campus in Cupertino, California, Apple stores, and Jobs' home in Palo Alto, California.

VIDEO: Entertainment Weekly & NowLive from Comic-Con 2011

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Want a cool and easy way to watch EW’s (Entertainment Weekly) exclusive coverage of Comic-Con 2011, and for to participate in the action. Fans can watch their favorite actors, casts, and comic-book heroes streamed live on Thursday, Friday and Saturday up close as they speak with EW’s editorial staff and hang out at EW’s exclusive rooftop spot at the Hard Rock Hotel.  EW and NowLive will also allow fans to submit their own questions to their favorite stars to be answered in real-time online. 

Watch the video NOW!