Flashback to when Mayor Bloomberg visited Facebook’s NYC office and wrote on their physical wall.
The days of 8-bit Pac-Man are no more.
Today’s generation of video game consoles, with high-definition resolutions of 1080p, boast motion sensing cameras that track your movement (Xbox 360 Kinect) and wireless controllers that serve as virtual ping pong paddles and tennis rackets (PlayStation Move and Wii-mote). Multiplayer online role-playing-games, such as World of Warcraft, provide players with opportunities to partner with others from all over the world in a fight to save their planets. And mobile games, like Angry Birds (with more than 700 million downloads across all platforms), are available anywhere, anytime, for anyone who uses a smartphone.
The City of New York
Why it rocks:The City of New York, whose Facebook Page is powered by Buddy Media, has taken all of the capabilities and new functionality of timeline and integrated it into a single campaign, its #loveNYC contest. When users land on the timeline, they are immediately presented with a stunning cover photo plastered with New York City imagery. That theme carries down just below the cover photo, where a pinned post directs users to a tab on which they can enter the photo contest. The City of New York also uses the bigger app logos to drive traffic to the contest. If users are not already fans of the City of New York, a fan-gate instructs them to like the Page before they can enter the contest. All the while, the city maintains its aesthetic across these different areas of the timeline. Once reached, fans will find a tab that takes advantage of the new 810-pixel width canvas, providing them with a more engaging experience.
The FDNY just updated its Facebook Page cover photo. Take a look at http://on.fb.me/H1owZe.
The City of New York’s Facebook photo contest, #loveNYC is featured in today’s Pictorious! challenges. From photos of skylines to subway stations, fans have already submitted more than 550 special moments and places they love most about the city. The contest runs through April 6, 2012. Read the official rules.
The City of New York recently launched the #loveNYC photo contest on Facebook. Fans are encouraged to submit photos, showing what they love most about the City through April 6, 2012. Meet the Judges who will select the top 10 entries for public voting:
JEN BEKMAN (@JENBEE @20X200), FOUNDER + CEO, 20x200
MAL SHERLOCK (@MALACHYSHERLOCK), @FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER ON INSTAGRAM
RACHEL STERNE (@RACHELSTERNE), CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, NYC DIGITAL, MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
SPENCER TUCKER, DIRECTOR, MAYOR’S PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT, CITY HALL
WILLY WONG (@WWONG), CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, NYC & COMPANY
The judges will critique the entries on composition, subject matter, overall quality, and interpretation of the five boroughs.
We would like to thank all of the judges for their time and creative input. Their knowledge and experiences in art, photography, design, and technology are invaluable to the judging process.
We also want to acknowledge the partnership with Clear Channel Spectacolor for providing the opportunity for the winning photo to be displayed at Times Square on Spectacolor HD on 1560 Broadway.
So, if you love New York City as much as we do, then show how much you love this city by submitting a photo to the #loveNYC photo contest on Facebook.
Today, the City of New York is thrilled to announce our inaugural Facebook photo contest, #loveNYC. Now through April 6th the #loveNYC Facebook contest (facebook.com/nygov) encourages New Yorkers to submit photos of things they love about the City, from snapshots of local…
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In the past year, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Zynga, and other technology players have opened offices in New York, hiring software coders and product designers in addition to the marketing and salespeople many already had in the city. New York also has a strong community of homegrown tech outfits, from Gilt Groupe to Foursquare. Entrepreneurs and investors say the influx of big-name companies will give that local tech community a big boost. “The talent pool will increase, there will be more startups, and the tech industry in NYC will grow and develop,” says Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures in New York. Fewer recent grads “will make a beeline to Silicon Valley.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Photos from the launch of the citywide Facebook page, Foursquare badge, Tumblr and Twitter at the Tumblr Headquarters.
Photos from the NYC Mayor’s Office Flickr, by Kristen Artz.
Mayor Bloomberg announcing the new citywide social media channels at Tumblr’s HQ.
Like NYC on Facebook at facebook.com/nycgov
Follow @nycgov on Twitter at twitter.com/nycgov
Get the NYC badge on Foursquare foursquare.com/nycgov
Follow NYC on Tumblr nycgov.tumblr.com
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