Social Media for Good & Evil
It was the widespread availability of social media – namely Facebook & Twitter – which enabled the coordination of the recent London riots. It was also the Blackberry which made it difficult for Police to uncover the crimes as the Blackberry’s instant messaging is not easily encrypted. The majority of British youth prefer the Blackberry [...]
Brio Group celebrates Rhylee’s ‘Switch On’ Ceremony at the Hear and Say Centre
Everyday at Brio Group our team works hard to help our clients’ businesses grow, blossom and become the best they can be. This is made possible because of our amazing team, who together become the life force of Brio. One day we asked: what if we could use our skills to help people on a [...]
Made In Britain
Earlier this year a national competition amongst UK university design students was launched to create a logo which could be used as a standard marque to promote products manufactured in the UK. After receiving hundreds of entries, the winning design was by Cynthia Lee from Nottingham University. Original design. Design with updated typography. The 11 finalists [...]
The History of F-commerce
F-Commerce is the term given to the rise of transactions of various types across the Facebook network. The trend began in 2007 when Facebook released their Virtual Gift Store. The Gift Store processed approximately 15 million transactions prior to August 2010, when it was shut down by the social giant. Now, Facebook stores and advertising [...]
Ultimate Public Tea Party A Huge Success
On Thursday 30 June 2011 the Brio Group team held the Ultimate Public Tea Party in Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens. We shared 365 cupcakes with the community and raised almost $800 for the Cancer Council as part of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. The event celebrated our milestone: donating the equivalent of 365 gifts of sight by [...]
The Inside Experience – world’s first social film
The world’s first social media powered film will make it’s debut on Monday, 25th July and you’re invited! The Inside Experience is directed by Disturbia director DJ. Caruso and is the story of 24 year old Christina who has woken up to find herself locked alone in a room. Her only connection to the outside [...]
Facebook group chat
At the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a really interesting announcement about upcoming enhancements to Facebook’s chat capabilities. In particular, he’s announced what’s called Group Chat. Facebook Group Chat is a multi-person feature which is inspired by the functionality already inside the Facebook Groups chat area. The functionality is [...]
Social media in emergencies
Social Media is, by far, one of the most powerful tools on the web. It’s a fast paced way of getting news out to friends, family and the world. In recent times, we have seen the world victim to a number of natural disasters and other emergencies which have been instantly relayed globally via social [...]
Winners announced at Cannes Lions Festival
We’re all very excited about the Cannes Lions Festival which is currently in full swing. Shortlists and winners are being announced daily at the Cannes Lions website and diary entries from Aussie representatives at Cannes are being detailed at Campaign Brief. The festival describes itself as ‘the world’s only truly global meeting place for creative [...]
Facial recognition switched on by Facebook
If you’ve noticed yourself being Facebook tagged in more photos by your friends in the last 48 hours, it’s due to facial recognition options being rolled out across Australian Facebook accounts in the last 48 hours. The settings that have changed affect all users and their privacy options, meaning that it is up to Facebook [...]