Links for 2007-11-14 : Zipit, Prius, World of Datecraft, Kira Plastinina, Reebok, Social Media Rankings

• Wireless Divergence: Zipit Z2

  Zipit Wireless is promoting the tween targeted Z2 mobile device, which plays music, displays photos and has Instant Messaging capabilities … it just doesn’t make calls… I guess its a good set of “training wheels” for the newly digital consumer, and takes away the worry from parents about the $300 phone bill…

  (tags: wireless tween marketing strategy design digital)



• Anger Over Viral Prius Ad Spreads Just as Virally

  “Anthem,” a recent Prius ad that pokes a bit of fun at Fresno, CA (a city that has had a hard time shaking its reputation as a pass-through tourist stop) has just been pulled, thanks largely to the Digg Effect.

  (tags: advertising video viral socialmedia)



• World of Datecraft: Finding Love in the Dungeon

  The younger generation is all about gaming– and multi-tasking. So the question inevitably arose: Why tear yourself away from a game of Warcraft to meet girls? Now it seems there is a social networking site attached. Interesting idea, but I fear that getting to “Level Three” with a female warrior might indeed be a difficult quest … being as WoW male players outnumber females by a ratio of 6:1!

  (tags: warcraft gaming socialmedia gen-y)



• 15-Year-Old Russian Fashion Designer Eyes US Market

  Kira Plastinina is a 15-year-old Russian girl with a filthy-rich father. She’s also the public face of and (ostensibly) the designer for her own fashion label: Kira Plastinina Style.

  (tags: gen-y russia retail fashion)

  
  

• Reebok Enters Showbiz with Branded Entertainment

  As the lines continue to blur between marketing, media, retail and entertainment, Reebok is having a go at show business with a series of short films to debut on IFC.

  (tags: brandedentertainment marketing reebok brands)

• Top 10 US Social-Network and Blog Site Rankings Issur October

  MySpace again tops the rankings of top US social-networking sites, with more than 58.8 million uniques in October, according to Nielsen. Google’s Blogger is the top blog site with 34.1 million.

  (tags: blogs socialmedia blogosphere)