Local transactions by Kenya's mobile money service, M-Pesa currently exceeds transactions made by Western Union globally, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports. According to the IMF, “M-Pesa now processes more...

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The BBC has updated its popular iPad iPlayer application to feature Apple's AirPlay feature, meaning that subscribers will now be able to stream the video they are watching on their...

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Being engaged with social media is vital for brands today, and while many are embracing the digital revolution, substantial improvements are yet to be made to build a brand with a distinctive social identity, according to a recent study sponsored by Weber Shandwick in partnership with Forbes Insights.

Read More: Global Executives Struggling to Find Sweet Spot with Social Media [Infographic]

BBC iPlayer finally went international back in July, with the launch of an iPad app in 11 Western European countries, followed by Australia in late September. And now BBC Worldwide,...

Read More: BBC Global iPlayer launches on iPad in Finland, Sweden and Denmark

A new "Global Survey on Social Media Risks" infographic reveals a dangerous gap in corporate social media security. 63 percent of more than 4,000 respondents in 12 countries said that social media in the workplace represents a serious security risk — yet only 29 percent report having the necessary security controls in place to mitigate it. More than 50 percent of respondents report an increase in malware due to social media use.


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You may have seen several posts go out today confirming my speculation that a Michael Jackson Tribute Concert was, indeed, in the works...

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We seem to be having a recent run of success awards wise, having been shortlisted for the 2011 Future 50 and also for "Best Large Agency" at the Some Comms Awards. However, we were surprised and delighted to find out we've been shortlisted in the 2011 Global SABRE Awards for the "Global Digital Agency of [...]

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internet-growth-global-itu.png nyse-globe-connection.png Let's begin with a roundup and review.In two articles, last weeks of December and January respectively, we've been pointing at the absolute and relative need to increase the Global Digital Participation. We shared the statistics that brings us the raw, measurable, physical and obvious - those being without the access to the web. The absolute level.& [...]

Read More: The Global Digital Participation 'What's Next?' - Building Community for Crowdsourcing

This past June, Earth Hour Global organized an "Instagram photo walk" around the Sydney Eveleigh Organic Markets to encourage local iPhone photographers "to re-imagine the modern sustainable city and share these visualisations with the global community".After promoting the walk through Facebook and Twitter (and with the help of an established and popular Instagramer), participants knew to tag their photos #sydearthhourpw and to upload them on Instagram. The walk was scheduled to coincide with th [...]

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Big brands from all over the world are using Facebook on a daily basis to engage with consumers and although most will have a long term strategy, they will also run tactical campaigns to acquire likes and encourage interaction. These 5 video case studies show how the brands and agencies went about creating the campaigns and how they reached out in to multiple platforms. You might not have the big budget that these global brands have but you can certainly take some inspiration from what they are [...]

Read More: 5 case studies on global brands' Facebook campaigns