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This is thee bomb.

This is a very big deal - most times when apps get bought out, their privacy policies are largely dismissed or completely changed. Due to the massive popularity and international use of WhatsApp, this is not a possibility. So the question is, if there will be no ads or information selling, how will Facebook make a profit with this aquisition? How can we as interactives sell this product?

Yeah, Facebook is notoriously uninterested in people's privacy, but they seem to be in a bit of a bind here. Of course Zuckerberg has always said "the revenue funds the product, not he other way around" - in direct contrast to basically every company ever.

The NBA set a goal of heavily increasing followers and interaction surrounding its NBA Cares campaigns and succeeded on all fronts. This is a prime example of an ad campaign done well - focusing on the proper audience and giving them what they want :)

The NBA set a goal of heavily increasing followers and interaction surrounding its NBA Cares campaigns and succeeded on all fronts. This is a prime example of an ad campaign done well - focusing on the proper audience and giving them what they want :)

Instagram has created a showcase for artists to show their work. It's almost an interactive gallery and my favorite aspect of the media

Instagram has created a showcase for artists to show their work. It's almost an interactive gallery and my favorite aspect of the media

A long explanation on how the blossoming of facebook expanded how people interacted with one another, and kept people in contact with one another, in ways that was not previously available.

A long explanation on how the blossoming of facebook expanded how people interacted with one another, and kept people in contact with one another, in ways that was not previously available.

Another article about 4K and its impact in the Interactive/Digital realm. "4K is essentially an image four times as detailed as HD"

Another article about 4K and its impact in the Interactive/Digital realm. "4K is essentially an image four times as detailed as HD"

Article discuses the scope of the market for counterfeit social media followers on Welbo, the Chinese Twitter. Gets into the allure of fake followers for a brand wanting to increase its presence and touches on the inadequacies of systems that measure interaction in terms of numbers of followers.

This is a big cottage industry around FB and Twitter et al too.

Outlines the increasing reach of messenger apps and their trends toward becoming quasi-platforms, with internal mechanisms for social interaction, gaming, person-to-person payment, etc.

New system can identify you by how you interact within your device's interface.

motion ads from yahoo show promise in allowing banners to have more interaction with online platforms beyond just being a banner at the top, or side, or bottom, running on loop without really invading the space.

I forget what these are called, but that style of photo: one smooth animation element - it was going around design blogs a couple of years ago. I see this as culturally inspired / evolved from the rising popularity of animated GIFs over the past couple of years.

website creates interactive simulation of drowning in order to sell life jackets.

A bit..."captain obvious," yet it's an opinion that worth stressing in a climate where engagement is assumed as always the best sign of a consumer/product relationship to a brand.