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1. Create custom images catered for sharing 2. Create a profile for your brand 3. Add Pinterest social plugins to your website 4. Pin other industry content 5. Add calls to action to your YouTube videos

verizon uses technology that can digital transmit a customer service rep in life-size in a setting and provide live interaction

motion-sensing interactive walls that give their customers nutritional and workout tips and advice.

Similar to how you can scan a giftcard at Starbucks, but its a terminal with a special android phone that only runs the LevelUp program. Customers link their debit/credit card to the app for a scannable QR code

Capital One customers are entered into a sweepstakes every time they access their mobile app or mobile web site account. 

this trend in SMS programs to build loyal customer base

Ford is buying sponsored ads on facebook and promoted tweets on twitter as phase 2 of their campaign to get people using the "Mustang Customizer" social app. it allows users to create a number of different versions of the classic mustang and sharing them with their friends

Publicis e-dologic in Israel thought of a way to create a logo on the Facebook map feature. just another way to customize your page

Heinz in the UK, Facebook fans could order a customized soup can to send to a sick friend. Got a lot of twitter buzz. 

Using a facebook app to promote skype group video calling. Customized video birthday posts. The recipient receives free week of the service.

After downloading the free Blippar app on iPhone or Android, customers were able to 'blipp' any ten-pound note in circulation by opening the app and holding their phone over the note. An animated Queen, and other members of the Royal Family, then appeared on the screen and voiced opinions on the latest football matters. The UK's central bank has now contacted the bookmakers insisting they withdraw the promotional campaign, a spokesperson confirmed: "according to the Bank of England we've broken the law."

Promoted Tweets can now send tailored messages at different times and customized for users in different countries. 

Eighty-six percent of Americans surveyed said they don't want political campaigns to customize messages based on their interests. Again, this has become a de facto approach to the way political advertisers use online advertising, particularly on Facebook. If a Facebook user, for example, shows an interest in gay rights issues by liking related organizations, chances are he might have been served an Obama for America Facebook ad in 2011 with a message focused on marriage equality: "President Obama supports repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. Add your support now!" stated a Facebook ad from the President's reelection campaign that appeared to be targeted to people who liked left-leaning groups on Facebook, including gay rights-related groups.

foursquare has "promoted updates".  Business owners are now able to send local updates i.e. specials for the day, or a picture promoting a new outdoor seating area to their "best customers" when they're nearby.

A daredevil leapt from a balloon more than 18 miles above the Earth today (July 25), moving one step closer to a so-called "space jump" that would set the record for the world's highest skydive. Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his custom-built capsule at an altitude of 96,640 feet (29,456 meters) above southeastern New Mexico, officials with Red Bull Stratos - the name of Baumgartner's mission - announced today.

Brands are shifting from company-centric experiences to customer-centric experiences, largely through their digital initiatives.

Local Updates.The new feature makes use of Foursquare's recently added Like feature and gives businesses the opportunity to connect beyond the deal, hyper-locally, with their most loyal (and nearby) customers.

the Volkswagen 'Street Quest' advergame… It's a Facebook challenge to find and 'Pin' as many Volkswagens on South African roads as possible, using a gamified, custom version of Google Street View