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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.

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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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The Complete Guide to YouTube Marketing in 2020

Hootsuite

YouTube marketing is often overlooked by social media marketers. Some think YouTube counts as a social media network. Others see it as more of an online video platform. Either way, there are countless marketing opportunities on YouTube—especially if your audience is on the platform and your competitors aren’t.

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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

Microblogging platforms. Platforms like Instagram, which has more than 1 billion monthly active users , have made it easier than ever before to curate and share photos and images. Much like image-based social sites, video hubs like YouTube, TikTok and Vimeo are attracting visitors in droves via visual content. Live streaming.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch. Facebook tests new ‘buy’ button for online purchases in U.S.

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Representational Democracy is Dead

Laurel Papworth

Well actually, they didn’t have computers or the internet or a Platform, but still it was everyone gets a shot at running the community for a year each. What if we had an issue and used Government platforms to find and source and crowdfund a solution? If we crowdsourced the implementation of the solution?

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Turning Branded Contests Into Branded Content

Twist Image

But the damage was already done as several of those videos were captured and posted on online video sharing sites like YouTube , where they are still easily viewed today. Contrast this with Gap's aborted campaign to "crowdsource" its new logo design, which some saw as a cynical attempt to save face and score some free design work.

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