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August 31, 2010
Issue 24 of Contagious Magazine will be with subscribers this week!
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Issue 24
Issue 24 of Contagious Magazine will be with subscribers this week! / Read More
The Importance of Context
/ By Laura Fletcher
August 31, 2010
Humans are imperfect. We need all the help we can get.' Thaler, RSA, 2008 / Read More
IQ2
/ William Gibson Event
August 31, 2010
Contagious sponsors an upcoming Intelligence Squared event / Read More
Augmented City 3D
/ Keiichi Matsuda
August 31, 2010
Cityscapes enhanced with a deluge of augmented possibilities / Read More
Vail Resorts
/ Epic Mix
August 30, 2010
Grab that 'Pow Hound' pin as you cruise Vail Resorts' slopes this ski seaso / Read More
Eurostar
/ Crowsourced Guide to the Continent
August 26, 2010
We Are Social launch crowdsourced travel platform for Eurostar / Read More
Seventeen Magazine / JCPenney
/ Online AR Shopping
August 26, 2010
A 'virtual dressing room' takes online shopping to a whole new level / Read More
Smarties
/ 8 Colours of Fun
August 24, 2010
JWT Sydney masterminds a cute branded content campaign aimed at mums / Read More
Courvoisier
/ Summer of Punch Tour
August 23, 2010
The spirit brand's Foursquare summer promotion / Read More
Dying A Digital Death
/ By Tony Högqvist
August 19, 2010
Tony Högqvist sounds off about those eroding the good name of all that is d / Read More
Facebook
/ Places
August 19, 2010
Facebook launches location-based app, but is it any use to brands? / Read More
Intel
/ Superstars
August 17, 2010
The infamous processor brand celebrate another successful collaboration / Read More
Key news, expert insights and Contagious analysis / Subscribers Only
Chiquita
/ Sticker Studio
August 27, 2010
Sticker design contest helps create emotional conection to a banana / Read More
KitKat
/ Brings Music To Life
August 20, 2010
KitKat and Scouting for Girls bring a little augmented reality to your next / Read More
M&S TV
/ Myleene’s Makeovers
August 19, 2010
The British department store integrates click to buy into branded content / Read More
Sony
/ Tokyo Zoo
August 17, 2010
Sony promotes sat-nav range with animal-shaped cycle routes / Read More
PUMA
/ Social
August 10, 2010
Steady hands, blurry eyes... the campaign to reignite the joy of after hour / Read More
Fiat, Faithless
/ Feelin' Good
Issue 23
UK dance act Faithless premiere new single in three-minute TV ad break take / Read More
GE
/ Morsel
August 10, 2010
GE's Healthymagination app encourages small steps to improve well being / Read More
Lurpak
/ Good Food Finder
August 03, 2010
Britain's finest produce recommended online as Danish butter brand helps so / Read More
Omo
/ Try Something New
August 02, 2010
Unilever's Omo phones home with GPS-enabled boxes. / Read More
The Digital Signage Promotion Project
/ Face-Recognition Billboards
July 20, 2010
Smart billboards have been installed at a selection of stations in Tokyo / Read More
Honda
/ Live Every Litre
July 13, 2010
Pan-European social media campaign brings Honda to a younger market, film t / Read More
Sinister Research
/ University of Melbourne Study
July 07, 2010
Is your brand seen as sinister, deviant and dishonest? Quite possibly... / Read More
Clay Shirky
/ Cognitive Surplus
June 30, 2010
Shirky's latest book looks at how to make the best use of our untapped inte / Read More
Coca-Cola
/ Promoted Trending Topics
June 29, 2010
Coca-Cola second brand to sponsor Twitter trends; gains 86m page impression / Read More
LivePitch
/ Mint Digital
June 22, 2010
Second screen iPad app gives inside track on the big screen action / Read More
Asher Roth
/ Website
June 21, 2010
Rapper's website spawned from uploaded photos and augmented reality / Read More
EA Sports
/ Balls to Brits or Yanks (depending on where you are)
June 15, 2010
Real time rivalry for the England vs US World Cup Game / Read More
Stuff we think you should know about
Augmented City 3D
/ Keiichi Matsuda
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Channel 4 Education
/ The Curfew Game
An immersive game to involve British youths in society and politics... / Read More
Intel, Vice
/ The Creators Project
Intel partner with Vice in an unlikely match made in electro heaven ... / Read More
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