social media

  • Brio Group win Ben & Jerry’s Free Scoop Friday!

    There’s nothing like ice-cream to sweeten up your afternoon at work. Especially free ice-cream of the gourmet variety – Ben & Jerry’s! Pretty sure I scored massive brownie points with the team last week when the B&J crew came knocking on Brio Group‘s door with 50 tubs of the delicious stuff in tow. So despite…

  • Facebook apps to supercharge your Facebook Page [video]

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/nRfAmOAVPFk[/briotube] Have you ever wondered what Facebook apps can truly supercharge your Facebook Business Page? Do you regularly host promotions, competitions, or draws? Or maybe you’d like to discover how you can integrate live chat and a live video stream to your page? Take a look at this video from Social Media Examiner TV –…

  • iPad or PlayBook?

    By now everyone has heard of Blackberry’s attempt to go up against Apple’s iPad, but what will make you sway towards buying one? Well, let’s compare a couple of things: The PlayBook is smaller in screen size than the iPad (7 inches up against 9.7 inches); PlayBook weights 400g to the iPad’s 700g; and iPad…

  • Facebook Places launches in Australia

    Facebook Places, which launched in Australia today, will allow Facebook users to share their location with friends. So if you’re enjoying a coffee in Brunswick Street, Brisbane and your friend is nearby, you’ll be alerted – and like magic, you can have a random catchup. This new feature is set to open up new real-life…

  • Guilt free SHOE shopping

    Wouldn’t you love to own one of these cute pairs of shoes and feel good about the purchase? – For each pair of TOMS shoes purchased a child from around the world in need will also receive a pair of shoes. The philanthropic entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie came up with this ‘one for one’ model while…

  • No budget? Ask Richard!

    One of the biggest challenges designers face is coming up with effective campaigns on only a small budget. While reading up on the 2010 Australian Effie Awards in this months edition of B&T magazine, one of the winners stood out as a great example of how creative thinking can tackle this issue. Sydney independent radio…

  • New Twitter experience announced today!

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo[/briotube] Big news just in – the Twitter experience is about to change! I’ve just previewed how our Brio Group Twitter account will look under the new Twitter interface, and I cannot wait to explore the entire suite of possibilities when it comes in to full swing in the coming weeks. Twiter promises the new…

  • Doritos Make an Ad winner announced!

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/8bHpp1_I-FA[/briotube] Last night the winner of the Doritos‘ “Make an Ad, Make a Fortune” competition, where consumers were invited to make their own ads, was announced during an ad break on Good News Week on Channel 10. Congratulations to Alex George for his winning ad, the Australian-obsessed ‘Dennis’. The comical ad has scored Alex a…