Have you heard of Blippr yet? This social review tool has actually been around for a while, but I only just discovered it and thought I'd share it with you.
Blippr is a social media tool for reviews. In 160 characters, users can write mini-reviews about applications, books, games, movies, and music. A mini-review, called a 'blip', also includes a smiley that represents your opinion about whatever it is that you're reviewing (see picture below). These blips are also automatically forwarded to your Facebook or Twitter account to share and discuss your opinion with friends.
It's "the easier, more social, and more entertaining way to discuss media", as described on the blippr website. I would also add 'fastest' to this list, because after you search for the book or movie or whatever it is you want to review, you can just click on a smiley, write a few well-chosen words, and post your mini-review!
Basically, Blippr is a lot like Twitter, except that its miniblogs are always reviews. Blippr even has the same option to follow friends and there's also a status function, in which you can post what you are watching, reading, or listening to.
Go check it out for yourselves and start 'blipping'! (I don't know if that is what it's called when you use this tool, but it totally fits in with the new verbs such as googling and tweeting, don't you think?)
There are several digital meeting spots for young diabetics. But 'Suikerplein' offers something new. This is a joint initiative by the paediatrics departments of two hospitals in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. These departments joined their strengths and founded a diabetic centre for children (KDCN) and now they built the Suikerplein website. Via this website young diabetics can not only share experiences with each other, but they can also chat and email with their doctors and nurses.
Suikerplein includes a forum for the discussion of public questions and topics with fellow young diabetics and doctors, psychologists, dieticians, or nurses. Apart from the forum, there is also a separate private portal for each child with a chat room through which personal questions can be asked to the treating doctors and nurses. Details related to for example the injection therapy, hypos, etc. can be entered in this private portal. The website makes contact between young diabetics and their doctors more accessible and creates a more open environment of communication through the chat service.
Suikerplein is an example of the recent trend e-health. However, the website should not be viewed as a replacement for the treatment for diabetics, but rather as an addition to their regular medical attention. It should stimulate youngsters to learn to control their treatment themselves and the doctors become their coaches in this process.
Suikerplein is a great initiative, using the internet to improve the medical treatment for young diabetics.
Sony Ericsson, sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, has opted for a social media campaign rather than a traditional television and billboard advertising.
To this end, the Twitter World Cup has been launched (as of December 4th, 2009), creating a new way for fans all around the world to support their country's team online. Sony Ericsson is giving fans a unique way to experience and enjoy the fun of the World Cup. And through the social media channels, the company is obviously able to really reach a global audience.
The concept for this Twitter World Cup competition is simple. Fans have been split into groups along the same lines as the countries for the actual FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The countries with the most tweets will continue on to the next round in the competition, regardless of how the real team performs in South Africa. The team with the top tweeting fans will become the Twitter Cup Champion and hoist the virtual Cup on July 11th, 2010.
Basically, all fans have to do is go to the Sony Ericsson Twitter Cup website, click on the link to Twitter, and start tweeting to make sure their team makes it to the finals. There's a Twitter Cup Stadium on this site where fans can follow the progress of their teams. It also shows the individual tweets of 'team members'.
Vodafone launched a new campaign to gain attention for Vodafone 360. Vodafone 360 is a series of internet services for your mobile phone and computer, which allows you to (among other things) collect social media networks in one space.
The campaign is very unique! It features a fortune teller named Madame Tre Sesti (who has a very cool accent - see the Youtube video below). She gives an online reading based on information on your Facebook, Hyves, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Madame Tre Sesti checks various details such as your birth date and 'marital status', and the number of tweets you post. Her social reading then provides advice on things like your love life, social health, and personality. The campaign is basically a cool way to show you how you use your social media.
So if you want some online advice from Madame Tre Sesti, all you have to do is log in with your details on her website and she'll give you a reading! Happy fortune-telling!
Check out the trailer that will be shown in theatres.
I'm a Business Communication and Digital Media student at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. This blog was brought to life as part of the course Media Use in Organizations.
Have you heard of Blippr yet? This social review tool has actually been around for a while, but I only just discovered it and thought I'd share it with you.
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