Digital News

Game of the Week: FTW

by Jim McNiven, revolutionmagazine.com , 06-Nov-09, 13:37

LONDON - It's that time of the week again to down tools and relax. Revolution's Game of the Week is here to ease your way into the weekend before the fireworks fun begins. This week's game is a racer from the BBC, as chosen by Kerb managing director and Revolution gaming expert Jim McNiven.

Revolution's top ten tweeters #14

by Elizabeth Clifford-Marsh, revolutionmagazine.com , 06-Nov-09, 12:59

LONDON - Bored of Twitter yet? Looking for decent people to follow? If you answered yes to either, help is at hand in the form of Revolution's top ten tweeters. In the true spirit of Follow Friday we offer you the chance to get to know people you don't.

Sailor Jerry hands digital work to Elvis

by Jennifer Whitehead, revolutionmagazine.com , 06-Nov-09, 12:45

LONDON - William Grant-owned rum brand Sailor Jerry has shifted its digital account in to Elvis as part of plans to consolidated more of its marketing efforts in to one agency.

Microsoft overcomes virals to reach Windows 7 sales record

by Staff, revolutionmagazine.com , 06-Nov-09, 12:30

NEW YORK - Windows 7 may have been promoted with one of the most derided viral videos of all time, but sales of Microsoft's new operating system have broken records.

Orange expands ad network to Americas clients

by Staff, Brand Republic, 06-Nov-09, 11:50

NEW YORK - Orange has extended its online sales offering to the US and Latin America, providing access to 21m users of a number of Hispanic websites, including ElMundo.com.

Youth flock to Twitter as Facebook users start to show their age

by Staff, Brand Republic, 06-Nov-09, 11:35

NEW YORK - A US survey shows Facebook users are getting older and despite previous reports to the contrary younger users are fast adopting Twitter and helping to fuel its growth.

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Twitter begins to make 'retweeting' a formal part of site

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 06-Nov-09, 11:25

LONDON - The Twitter community's practice of retweeting fellow users' messages is to be formally incorporated in to the site's design, along with the ability for users to track how many times a tweet is repeated by others.

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Peugeot's multi-tasking game gathers phone numbers

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 06-Nov-09, 11:05

LONDON - Euro RSCG 4D Digital has created a game challenging people to multi-task on their computer and phone as part of a push to launch the Peugeot 3008 Crossover.

Augmented reality glasses offer instant translation

by Elizabeth Clifford-Marsh, revolutionmagazine.com , 06-Nov-09, 10:47

LONDON - Augmented reality glasses have been developed, projecting real-time language translation directly into people's eyes, Terminator style.

Simonseeks takes top prize at The Good Web Guide awards

by James Quilter, Brand Republic, 06-Nov-09, 10:30

LONDON - Simonseeks.com, which collects travel reviews written by the public, has won Website of the Year at The Good Web Guide's inaugural awards.