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Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are filming a new movie right...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:25:00 -0400

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are filming a new movie right outside of our office building!

The time has come. BrightWave has deemed Lisa the first...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:36:43 -0400

The rules.

The first winner.

The time has come. BrightWave has deemed Lisa the first recipient of the Ron Swanson Award. Essentially, Lisa just exuded so much awesome we couldn’t NOT give her the award. Also, she is so great that we find ourselves using bad grammar (ex. the double negative you found above).

Thanks for being an awesome human being, Lisa.

Starting May 2, Tumblr Will Sell Its 'Radar' Post as an Ad Unit

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:12:05 -0400

Starting May 2, Tumblr Will Sell Its 'Radar' Post as an Ad Unit

Information Graphics, a soon-to-be released book filled with...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:15:00 -0400

Information Graphics, a soon-to-be released book filled with over 400 infographics, is now available for presale.

-AV

digitalspark: Pinterest seems to winning this battle right now...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:29:18 -0500

digitalspark:

Pinterest seems to winning this battle right now … great #platform for both types of mapping.

smartrobbie: New Facebook Timeline for Pages On March 31, 2012,...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:39:18 -0500

smartrobbie:

New Facebook Timeline for Pages

On March 31, 2012, all Facebook Pages will get a new design.

There are quite a few pages that have already taken on the new look and feel - Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Red Bull, Xbox, Ford Mustang, Nike, Burberry and many more.

The cover photo can be especially powerful for its ability to display logos, products or personalities. The timeline itself showcases brands’ unique stories and identities. Facebook is also introducing some handy new admin capabilities, including the ability to sticky selected pieces of content for seven days.

Custom Tabs:

Your custom tabs will still be there. They are available under the header. The new facebook custom tabs/canvas pages will now stretch the full width of the page - 850 pixels wide, up from the old 520 pixel width. The old tabs will be centered in the new canvas frame leaving a white boarder around the sides.

Admin Functions:

When you visit the page as an admin user, you will notice that the notifications, recent likes and Insights appear at the top of the page. This is not visable to your likers, just admins.

Page administrators have new options at their fingers too. An admin panel hides or expands on command, meaning you don’t have to navigate to a separate page to make changes, updates or improvements. The panel includes notifications of activity on your Page and chart-based performance data. Best of all, you can now respond directly to private messages without added hassles or obstacles, a feature also directly accessible from the admin panel.

Interesting addition - you can easily request to change your name which was often hard to do.

More than any other facet of the new design, the timeline itself is especially effective at conveying those identities. The timeline of Livestrong’s Page that Mashable was shown began with photos of Lance Armstrong bed-ridden with cancer — powerful stuff. Manchester United‘s timeline points to its rich history, with the first entry dating back to 1878. Brands can also call out specific milestones — a first sale, major acquisition or debut of a hit product, for example — by starring them so they appear double-wide. That exists with personal Timeline profiles already, but can wield special force for brands.

Coca-Cola, the hometown brand, does a beautiful job with their timeline. I’m a fan of the Starbucks cover photo as well, but I am also clutching my morning coffee for dear life.

-AV

What I find most interesting - of the average number of friends...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:22:09 -0500

What I find most interesting - of the average number of friends one has on Facebook (229, so you know), 7% are people they have never met.

-AV

buzzfeed: mockingnerd: Elmo learns the meaning of love from...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:42 -0500

buzzfeed:

mockingnerd:

Elmo learns the meaning of love from Winston the beluga whale.

Oh my goodness.

One of the few things that can top a mini horse.

So cute!
Happy Valentine’s Day from BrightWave, y’all!

-AV

Here at BrightWave, we are fans of alt-rock band the Flaming...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:20 -0500

Here at BrightWave, we are fans of alt-rock band the Flaming Lips and we love finding fun ways to interact with technology. You can only imagine our excitement upon hearing the latest track from The Flaming Lips, featuring our favorite digital assistant, Siri.

Available this week only, you can hear this incredible track featuring Siri, Erykah Badu, and Biz Markie.

-ZN

thenextweb: brooklynmutt: (via @sharonvak) You can find us on...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:44 -0500

thenextweb:

brooklynmutt:

(via @sharonvak)

You can find us on Pinterest here: http://pinterest.com/thenextweb/

This is how I imagine Ruth plays on Pinterest.

-AV

laughingsquid: Google+ Hangout with Barack Obama Though I...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:47 -0500

laughingsquid:

Google+ Hangout with Barack Obama

Though I cannot attend, I would love to be added to your circles, sir.

-AV

Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com via Ryan on Pinterest We’re hiring.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:12:41 -0500

Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com via Ryan on Pinterest

We’re hiring.

Happy Community Manager Day! Help your CM & social media team celebrate with one of these...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:15:07 -0500

Happy Community Manager Day! Help your CM & social media team celebrate with one of these e-cards from the UserVoice blog.

-AV

thenextweb: (via keep calm and carry on on the Behance...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:43:13 -0500

thenextweb:

(via keep calm and carry on on the Behance Network)

Will do.

-AV

Live Protests

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:59:30 -0500

irunfrombears:

If you live in SF, NYC, DC, or Seattle there are in person protests against SOPA and PROTECT IP. You don’t have to be a part of the tech industry to join in on the protests. If you can’t make an in person protest, call your Representatives. If you are outside of the US, e-mail the State Department.

If you would like more information on SOPA and PROTECT IP, the Reddit blog (which is not down today) has an in-depth look at the bills without going too technical.

Occupy the Internet?

Live protests are taking this to a whole ‘nother level.

-AV

Kodak is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. Rather than throw in the towel, the brand released...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:26:01 -0500

Kodak is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. Rather than throw in the towel, the brand released great new products at CES this week in the hopes of being saved from Chapter 11. Most interesting/risky part? Kodak is banking on email/social features to rescue them.

-AV

freshmlk: @JacksonJey and @MarkRaganCEO break down why social...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:29:44 -0500

freshmlk:

@JacksonJey and @MarkRaganCEO break down why social media branding campaigns need to break down campaigns past simple age,household income, race demographics. Brought up a great point about who uses Twitter and smartphones and why you need to think about how to reach your consumer where their at vs. where you think they are at.

Great insights here.

ahvance: ftemplet: I ❤ tumblr. & meta-tumblr posts,...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:24:05 -0500

ahvance:

ftemplet:

I ❤ tumblr.

& meta-tumblr posts, too.

Fridays are pretty fun at BrightWave - especially when...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:44:25 -0500

Fridays are pretty fun at BrightWave - especially when we’ve got new toys from the holidays to entertain us.

Creative Twitter in-store advertisement from a local Atlanta...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:10:31 -0500

Creative Twitter in-store advertisement from a local Atlanta coffee shop. With this & their recently announced Scoutmob deal, @SIPatlanta might be one of the most socially-savvy small businesses we’ve seen lately.