Ever since I’ve begun to use Pintrest or rather even heard about it, I’ve been wondering what the big deal about it is. What’s the big fuss about pinning and re-pinning images of others? Column Five has created this info-graphic, to examine this Pintrest addiction which seems to have spread like a live-threatening virus. Beyond …

Nowadays, marketers are like watchdogs to see a catch phrase, from “join the conversation” to “think like a publisher” on their page or blog. We should seriously thank the Facebook Timeline for fan pages and the new-fangled marketing slogan, “humanize the brand.” Humanizing a brand simply means establishing a personal rapport with each of your …

There are chances that if you’ve heard of Twitter hashtag (#) contests, then it is due to their failure. The marketing world, in fact, is plagued with the recent waste of sorrowful hashtag campaigns. Think back to McDonald’s hopeless #McDStories campaign or RIM’s #BeBold effort, and it seems that trying to create a stir on …

Facebook has emerged as a powerful promotional tool in a past few years. Many brands are even using it as a primary tool for branding and marketing. Newly emerging businesses are making the most out of the social media platforms that let them get up close and personal with their customers. In India, major players …

This list features top 10 marketing trends, with advice to help you determine if the trend is “ready for takeoff” and worthy of your time and money now, or “still boarding” and better for you to just test out first. 1. Deals and Rewards: This will be a year of bargain hunting because the economy …

What are you doing to keep your Facebook page secure? Have you taken the required measures to keep your virtual belongings safe and protected? With so much of focus on this critical online marketing tool, we generally get too occupied with managing the wall and executing promotion activities that we often disregard the security of …

Here’s a list of smileys and emoticons that can we use in to make our Facebook Chat experience a lot more enjoyable. Try it out, have fun. Smile   Frown   Grin   Tongue   Gasp   :O Curly   :3 Wink   Kiss   :* Grumpy   >:( Upset   >:O Unsure   :/ …

Those planning to buy Aakash, India’s most hyped low-cost tablet, will have to wait until next year to lay their hands on the world’s cheapest tablet. Tablet has been receiving an overwhelming response from the public, due to which it is completely sold out in less than a week after its launch by Datawind, a UK …

There are six glowing buttons on the Happy Holidays Doodle. Each button plays a sound from the musical notes of ‘Jingle Bells’. Once we click on all the six buttons, it shows a button with a musical note. When we click on this musical note button, it plays ‘jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the …