We have taken a back seat and watched as the internet complains about how Google Inc will be ‘spying’ on us and be able to give access to all our information for selling ads. Now we need to speak up, and argue that this sharing of information is a great thing, for you, the consumer. […]
We noticed that more than one chat window was staying open for some of us yesterday… this we assumed was a bug due to the way Facebook’s chat used to mess up in the past. We then noticed that all the conversations continued to work as expected. This made us realise that it hadn’t crashed, […]
At ektagon, we are almost always online, always watching, not you, but trends in general. This week we see 3 big topics being discussed more than any other and so we are breaking down why each one is going viral and what it’s all about. First off we’ll start with the most obvious one, the […]
What an exciting day, and the Facebook Marketing Conference hasn’t even started yet! We just noticed that users will be able to message a brand privately. This could become a crucial part of the customer service a brand can now offer directly through Facebook. From what we can tell, users can message a brand and […]
We were waiting patiently, whilst preparing a few campaigns for launch tomorrow, to hear how Facebook was planning to change the marketing of brands through it’s network. We all expected them to announce the timelines for pages and many worried about what implications this would be for the tabs we have all invested massive resources […]
We’ve often heard of people disabling the whole Facebook chat service because they don’t like to let everyone of their friends seeing that they’re online. This might be even more necessary during exam, work, or quiet time. You may not want the whole of your social circle being able to talk to you, but allow […]
Facebook have upgraded their overlay pop-up photo browser. From our observations this is good for: Brands/Users – More emphasis is given to the source of the image. Whether it be a user or a fan page, the prominence of the information may lead to more followers if a photo is re-shared. Advertisers – More prominent […]
We are currently busy testing an unreleased plugin that will allow users of our clients’ blogs to login and comment using any of the big three social networks. The tests are currently being run on our very own OnThisIsland.com where we have successfully setup the additional login levels above the existing Facebook login system. Once […]
It is our great pleasure to announce the official signing of an agreement with Divine Advertising for the exclusive representation of Ektagon’s Social Media services in the Cypriot market. Divine Advertising has been a leader in the Cypriot advertising market for some time now, having guided their many grateful clients through highly successful campaigns that […]
Here’s a little something to put a smile on the faces of your social technophiles… Facebook is being used to save the CIA millions of dollars, so they (the CIA) will stop funding Twitter and not worry about the Al Qaeda funded Foursquare site. There are many sources of entertainment on the Internet, but the […]