Category Archives: Social gaming

Star Citizen: probably the very first crowdfunded AAA – high-end – game ever

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Stefano

Browsing Kickstarter project always brings out pretty surprises. Chris Roberts, creator of the famous Wing Commander franchise, returns with a crowdfunded project that will bring us a great space sim. In November 2012, Roberts raised more than $2 million (on … Continue reading →

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Xmas 2012 version of a Reindeer Race? Social with Facebook, ‘real’ with Arduino!

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Stefano

Australian-based agency VML created this XMas-themed race with some technical and social cool elements! Reindeer Race allows you to race your… reindeer (four available) and race against other people or some bots (according to who’s online). The cool fact is … Continue reading →

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Coke Zero and 007 Skyfall challenge train passengers with “Unlock the 007 in You” [Street marketing]

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Stefano

Coke Zero challenged unsuspecting train passengers to unlock the 007 in them for their chance to win exclusive tickets for the new James Bond movie SKYFALL. However, the exclusive tickets weren’t free. People had to go the extra mile and … Continue reading →

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Google forays into Social Media – an infographic

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Stefano

Uber-guru and friend Max Guadagnoli shared this on Pinterest. It’s a Mashable-made infographic of some Google forays into social media (sometimes unhappy ones). [click on image to enlarge] [Via Visual.ly]

Posted in Digital life, Digital media, Google, Infographic, Social Era, Social gaming, Social marketing, Social Media, Social network, Social news | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

ING-DiBa Bank features an unusual Basket challenge: high yields in user engagement with the ‘Free Throw’ tournament

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Stefano

German bank ING-DiBa Bank sponsors the Basketball league in Germany and wanted to connect their offering to a younger audience at Basketball events across the country… So they aimed to leverage smart phones to create an interactive experience anyone could … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, App world, Augmented reality, Case Study, Facebook, Facebook App, Fun, Gaming, Online Gaming, Social gaming, Social initiatives, Social Life, Social marketing, Social Media, Social network, User Engagement, User experience, Videogames | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is actually social data value? What is the value of a single “social-bit”?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Stefano

What is the value of a tweet? How much does Yelp value a review? As a participant in the social media economy, how much value does your participation create for companies like Facebook and LinkedIn? Here comes a pretty infographic … Continue reading →

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Social media and advertising analytics trends and tools that are effective, profitable (and somehow even free!)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Stefano

A nice post by KissMetrics about social-, and -web, analytics tool that help marketers plan and report strategies and campaigns effectively. We all know these days that a good marketing strategy always includes a digital component…like email, blogs, Twitter, Facebook … Continue reading →

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Dating online in 2012: what is really like?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Stefano

This infographic from FreeDating UK shows how much dating has changed recently – and how much is social media involved! How much is true (or a bunch of lies) in all social relationships sparkling around the ‘net (growing and… failing)? … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Digital life, Digital media, Infographic, Love, Sex, Social Era, Social family, Social gaming, social habits, Social initiatives, Social Life, Social marketing, Social Media, Social news, User Engagement, User experience, User survey, Women | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Which devices are used the most by social media users? An infographic explains and gives much more hints

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Stefano

Believe it or not, 5% of US adults are getting news on full-featured computers (be it a desktop or a laptop), on tablets and on smartphones, whereas computers/smartphone users sum up to an interesting 34% of the grand total! [Via … Continue reading →

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Social TV: ConnecTV announces March Madness: basketball will never be the same – social

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Stefano

I love Social TV! I guess it’s the next big thing putting together all tech stuff: mobile + social media + TV. USA Social TV company ConnecTV, has announced its March Madness line-up of innovative content features for the biggest … Continue reading →

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