Twitter reviews the last year - what have we been searching for?

Twitter's latest instalment of a year in review shows what we’ve all been searching for and hastagging over the last 12 months.

It does have a bias towards US trends however this series of lists, blog commentary and  well presented overviews should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in social media.

Click here to view the latest installment

Which social media tools are B2B marketers using?

Pardot Marketing Automation has been looking at the most popular social networks amongst B2B marketers.

They found some interesting facts and created an infographic to show some of the key results. Twitter was deemed to be the most popular social network among B2B marketers however LinkedIn was found to create the most leads.

See the infographic here to find out more of the interesting results.

social-infographic-pardot.pdf (169 kb)

The Art of Dancing - A festive advent calendar

Looking for a bit of light relief this December then check out The Art of Dancing, an advent calendar of dance that will knock your socks off, or at least give you a laugh. A new dance every day up to Christmas - will they keep going?

Click here to see their moves

Nokia goes bizarre

This has got to be one of the most bizarre but entertaining ads we have seen for a while. Created by Fallon for Nokia, it is being shown in the Philippines, India and Nigeria. Just great.

See one version below and if you like it take a look at Creative Review's blog for another great version as well as some other interesting ads.

Foster + Partners vision of Thames Hub

The Thames Hub continues to make progress since Foster + Partners revealed the proposal in November. This £50bn project includes a £20bn high-speed Orbital Rail line around London, a new £6bn Thames Barrier and crossing and a £20bn international Estuary Airport, with annual capacity for 150 million passengers.

To see and read more click here to view on ArchDaily

Images © Foster and Partners

'Spotting the rot' - Permasense featured in the Economist

As part of a global PR strategy The Think Tank has been promoting a new wireless corrosion monitoring system for the oil and gas sector developed by technology company, Permasense. This new system is being welcomed worldwide, improving safety in oil refineries through continual monitoring of pipe corrosion in inhospitable environments.

As a part of this activity we have broadened our reach to great effect, culminating in an article published in the Economist this week.

The article comments, 'Oil men, then, should welcome an invention by Peter Cawley and his colleagues in the non-destructive testing research group at Imperial College, London. They have devised, and just finished testing at some of BP’s refineries, an automatic way of keeping an eye on the integrity of pipelines—and have helped set up a company called Permasense, to commercialise it.'

To read the full article please click here

Building cities on the ocean

In a recent article the Economist looked at Seasteading or building floating cities.

The discussion features modern libertarians, such as Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal,  who have the dream of setting sail to found colonies of like-minded souls and to do so they have decided that they must build new cities on the high seas, known as seasteads.

The Economist says, 'It is not a completely crazy idea: large maritime structures that resemble seasteads already exist, after all. Giant cruise liners host thousands of guests on lengthy voyages in luxurious surroundings. Offshore oil platforms provide floating accommodation for hundreds of workers amid harsh weather and high waves. Then there is the Principality of Sealand, a concrete sea fort constructed off Britain’s coast during the second world war. It is now occupied by a family who have fought various lawsuits to try to get it recognised as a sovereign state.'

To read the full article please click here