Quirk loves to learn, which means that we share all the weird and wonderful things we find on the web with each other. These emails contain a wealth of insightful marketing strategies, thought-provoking new research, and fun ideas to get our creative brains firing. We thought it would be worthwhile to share the best of what we find with you – here are our top reads for the week.
Think
Inspiration
Nike takes Nike+ to the next level for basketball athletes by including technology that measures jump height, ‘hustle’ and quickness of each player and gamifies training.
Shared by Gerard Du Plessis.
Research
25% of all video stores in SA have shut up shop in the past 12 months, according to Avusa, all because of the weakened economy and an increased availability of videos online.
Shared by Jason Warner.
Pitch work
An animated presentation on the 5 things every presenter should know.
Shared by Gerard Du Plessis.
Brain power
The effects of the digitised world on your brain and the solutions.
Shared by Rob Stokes.
Create
New Tech
Adobe demonstrates the features of HTML 5 and CSS3 on this responsive website.
Shared by Dustin Ryan.
Case Studies
A detailed article on how to create a meaningful case study video that avoids the pitfalls of overused clichés.
Shared by Emma Carpenter.
Inspiration
A completely new, and quite bizarre, take on social dining: Each of the ten courses is inspired by the commandments spelled out in the bible.
Shared by Megan Hughes.
Engage
New Tech
Using data collected from smartphones on the move, Google Maps now provides traffic estimates for Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban users.
Shared by Jon Atwell.
Research
70% of customer queries online are being ignored by companies.
Shared by Mahamed Khan.
Inspiration
A Twitter-powered vending machines has everyone tweeting.
Shared by Bridgette Masilela.
Optimise
New Tech
Facebook introduces Action Links to the Open Graph.
Shared by Catherine Scott.
Inspiration
Fabreze say thanks to every one of their 1 million Facebook fans – Live.
Shared Ned Poulter.
Food for Thought
An essay on data and “finding the edges of our digital narrative.”
Shared by Kelly Daniels.
