Friday, November 15, 2013

Pinterest opens API to retail partners

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November 15, 2013
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Pinterest opens API to retail partners
Pinterest's major retail partners, including Wal-Mart and Zappos.com, now have the option of accessing real-time data from the social site to compile lists of their most-pinned products. The network is opening its application programming interface to promote integration with retail websites. "This has the potential to disrupt 'People who like this also like this' and transform it to 'Here are similar top trending pinned products from Pinterest,' " said Sharad Verma, CEO of Piqora. TechCrunch (11/14), Mobile Marketer (11/15), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/Digits blog (11/14)
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Twitter opens ad platform to U.K., Canada marketers
Twitter launched its self-service advertising platform across Canada, Ireland and the U.K. on Thursday. Marketers there now have access to the same Promoted Tweets and Promoted Account ad features that became available to U.S. marketers six months ago. Adweek (11/14)
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Subway offers fans an early look at "Hunger Games" trailer
Subway's campaign for the Lionsgate film "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" gives the sandwich chain the ability to release TV trailers early, with one preview garnering more than 30,000 "likes" and 300 retweets. Subway's movie tie-ins promote its "Fiery Footlongs," various sweepstakes and a #SUBtractHunger promotion that leads to donations to Feeding America. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (11/14)
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Michael Kors uses Instagram to promote Selma handbag
Michael Kors is using a global Instagram campaign to promote the Selma handbag. This week, the handbag was featured at an event at the Tokyo National Museum, where a photo mosaic was on display with 5,000 images, including those submitted by fans using the hashtag #MKTokyo. "Bringing the initiative from digital to physical creates an additional layer of engagement and conversation," Jen King writes. Luxury Daily (11/15)
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Study: Facebook is a news source for a third of Americans
About half of U.S. Facebook users -- which translates to about a third of all Americans -- get some of their news from the network, according to a Pew Research Center study. Fifty-two percent of Twitter users (8% of Americans) and 62% of Reddit users (2% of Americans) get news from those websites, the study says. TechCrunch (11/14)
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[N]ews and social media are dancing partners that are still working out how to move in the same direction."
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