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
Research
Get the latest mobile stats form Africa, courtesy of the Praekelt Foundation.
Shared by Richard Nagle.
Awesome
If you ever wanted to know about the history of the web, there's no better place to start than this gorgeous interactive tool.
Shared by Scott Gray.
Food for thought
Is Twitter sacrificing its innovation strategy for the sake of advertising?
Shared by Lara Shepherd.
Create
Great campaign
UK Energy's interactive energy consumption guide is sure to get you thinking about how we use natural resources.
Shared by Tish Amos.
Cool idea
Skydiving for rhinos to raise R10 million? Pretty darn awesome.
Shared by Samantha Jackson.
Fun stuff
Love cat videos? Then book your ticket for the inaugural Internet Cat Video Film Festival!
Shared by Warrick Sherrell.
Engage
Research
Men are from Google +, women are from – well, everywhere else on the social web.
Shared by Mikki Ferreira.
Great campaigns | Hubspot
Want to see how the world’s top brands are maximising visual content on social media?
Shared by Su Little.
Link
It’s the law
Celebrity promotional tweets are rapidly turning into a legal gray area- make sure you don’t get banned.
Shared by Easerome Ngobeni.
Optimise
Great campaign
The London Olympics design team has worked to create an awesome user experience across all platforms – here’s how.
Shared by Samantha Jackson.
Performance
Finance crisis aside, almost every form of advertising saw a boost in Q1 of 2012 – and digital is still leading the pack.
Shared by Mikki Ferreira.
Data
Advanced segments in Google Analytics make it easy and insightful to analyse visitor personas.
Shared by Derik Nieman.
