This week has been full of big brands getting involved with Social Media. The beginning of the week saw Skittles launch their new website, which total puts the Skittles brand in the hands of social media. Then mid week we saw Visa announce their “More People Go with Visa” Campaign, which has a heavy tie-in with the photo sharing site Flickr. And that brings us to today and Amnesty International’s Social Media time bomb campaign.
Today, at 1:10pm saw a ‘flashmob’ style collaborate effort by Amnesty International, to raise awareness of violence on Women in Britain. Amnesty International coordinated the ‘flashmob’ on their own blog and website, with the aim to raise awareness of the issue across Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You can read more about the Amnesty campaign by visiting www.oneten.org.uk.
Skittles The confectionary brand Skittles, owned by the Mars Corporation and famed for its ‘Taste the Rainbow’ advertising slogan has taken a giant leap forward online and embraced social media in a big way with the launch of its new and innovative 