Tag: VPA

As the East Coast thaws from the worst blizzards on record, we warm up with 3D knitwear, a virtual walk around the Guggenheim and the buzz around VPAs.

As ever, share anything interesting you spot with #OMDFWD

HEADLINES

• Facebook are set to launch 3D touch functionality to its Timeline, taking advantage of the iPhone 6 & 6s ‘peek and pop’ offering.
• Google dominates the financial news for many reasons this week including a $1 billion pay out to Apple.
• Twitter follows YouTube’s ad format success by introducing a 30” skippable pre roll.

 INSIGHTS

• Twitter UK’s view of the most engaging campaigns on their platform in 2016.  Great to see a raft of our group clients in there.
• How the internet has changed how we deal with grief.
• Cost may be a barrier to mass adoption of the Internet of Things.

COOL

• Hot on the heels from last weeks personalised shoes, you can now 3D print your own.
• Jaguar pushes the boundaries of VR with a high octane, brilliant ‘actual reality’ experience.
• Become a desktop DJ with in browser sampling app Sampulator.

• Take a break from the snow with a cultural  stroll around  New York’s  Guggenheim Museum in the latest Streetview release from Google Cultural Institute.

DEEP READS

• Is automated nostalgia an unwelcome addition? Facebook Memories can unearth the good and the bad of the past.
• We can never get enough trends.  Here is Trendwatching’s take on what to watch out for in 2016.
• Is this the year of the VPA?