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Twitter’s Historic Rebranding: Blue Birdie Steps Aside, Crowdsourced X Takes The Spotlight

Keyhole.co

Did you know that the logo was crowdsourced too? ” This comes as part of Musk’s vision to transform the 17-year-old platform into an ‘everything-app’ similar to WeChat in China. Meta’s platforms are already ahead of Twitter in payments, shopping integrations and live streaming. Here’s the story behind it.

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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good.

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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy.

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Airbnb Releases First Short Film Crowdsourced From Vines

Convince & Convert

The creativity and power of Vine continues to generate headlines as marketers keep pushing the limits of what’s possible with the popular six-second video platform. The latest example comes from Airbnb, which recently released the first short film, “Hollywood & Vines,” created by crowdsourced Vines.

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#LoveCapeTown Campaign Shakes Up “Fam” Trip With Crowdsourced Tips for Travel Bloggers

The Realtime Report

Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. million soccer fans back in 2010.

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Brands Using Social Media to Take a Stand Against Racism

Likeable

Throughout the past two months, many brands have been using their platforms (and their dollars) to support anti-racism organizations and the Black Lives Matter movement. Throughout the summer, VSCO will spotlight the submitted imagery and art across its social channels and within the Discover section of its app.

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Pringles and Star Wars Channel The Force For Fun in Crowdsourced Video Contest

Convince & Convert

In a galaxy not so far away, a popular snack food brand, Pringles, has joined forces with the iconic movie franchise, Star Wars, to launch a crowdsourced video contest. The contest is hosted on Tongal , a platform that facilitates creative and video content for brands through crowdsourcing.