Facebook Sues Mark Zuckerberg

Posted by Andrew Brigham on December 22nd, 2011

Facebook, Social Media

Facebook is suing Mark Zuckerberg, previously known as Rotem Guez – an Israeli ‘entrepeneur’ who has legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg after Facebook took action to close his Like Store. The store sells social votes and viewcounts for platforms such as Google+, YouTube and Facebook – a breach of all platforms’ Terms of Service (ToS) – including Facebook’s. Read the rest of this entry »

A Christmas Message for Retailers

Posted by Steve Baker on December 22nd, 2011

Brands, Retail

Christmas is time to reflect on what’s important in life – family and friends, those less fortunate than you, eating, drinking, being merry, and, for some people, it has religious connotations as well.

But for many retailers, it’s also a time to make lots of money – hopefully enough to get you through the rest of the year with a bit to spare. Read the rest of this entry »

The First (and Possibly Only) Epiphany Solutions Haiku Challenge

Posted by Matt Gardner on December 21st, 2011

Copywriting, Engagement

In one of Epiphany’s recent fantastic initiatives – the Ministry of Fun – a budget is set down every month for one of our teams to spend on whatever they like, so long as it is of benefit to the people who work at the company. November allowed the copywriting team – including myself – to set down ground rules for the month, deciding on a competition to follow a housewarming at our new offices across the road. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook Brings Sponsored Story Adverts To Your Newsfeed

Posted by Peter Gould on December 21st, 2011

Engagement, Facebook, Social Media

Facebook has announced that it will begin to roll out its Sponsored Story ad format into the news feed beginning in January.

If you’re not familiar with Facebook Sponsored Stories, here’s an intro blog I wrote at the beginning of this year which will hopefully serve as a helpful overview. Read the rest of this entry »

10 Things PRs Wished Journalists Knew

Posted by Amy Byard on December 21st, 2011

Media, Online PR

“Top 20 Pet PR Hates for Journalists”

“Only 10% of Journalists Think PR is of Any Value”

I’ve come across countless articles like these, often written by journalists more or less denigrating PRs for doing their day job. Read the rest of this entry »