New Yorkers walking down 6th Avenue or riding the 6 subway line may have been baffled at first by recent mysterious ads for @GirlBehindSix, which described it as a “140-character game show.” But that simple promotion, plus a one-day Promoted Trend on Twitter, generated 33,000 followers for @GirlBehindSix, which was a front for the promotion of a new burger at the Wendy’s fast-food restaurant chain. Read →
Ben & Jerry’s latest endeavour aims to encourage fans to raise awareness about Fair Trade Month (this October) by keeping their tweets “short and sweet.” Fans can sign up to take part in Ben & Jerry’s initiative, and everytime they tweet, the unused characters will be donated to the ‘Fair Tweets’ cause. Read →






