After the New York Giants dramatic win over the New England Patriots on Sunday night, we teamed up with the recently crowned Super Bowl Champs to create an app that allowed Giants fans to celebrate their victory on Facebook and Twitter!

The app allowed users to overlay their profile pictures with a special Super Bowl XLVI champions badge to celebrate their team's victory. The Giants changed the front page of their website to the app itself (!) so that any fan going to their page could instantly show their support.

Within minutes of the win there was an incredible response from fans, with Twibbons being added at an incredible 6 a second! In total an amazing 34,211 people added the Twibbon to either their Twitter or Facebook avatar.

The update on the Giants Facebook page below which encouraged fans to add the Twibbon, was inundated with comments and praise.

If you are a sports organisation or team looking to generate excitement through Twibbon for an upcoming event or victory, then drop us an email at whitelabel@twibbon.com and we'll get back to you straight away!

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The Social Media Society has announced their shortlist for the Social Media Influencers Award for 2012 and we are in the running for the A is Everywhere Facebook App which we were asked to develop with ABC Family for their programme Pretty Little Liars! 

The application was a contest to find the letter 'A' wherever possible, whether in the clouds, in a reflection, or even in their cereal! Entrants had to then take a picture and send in for a chance to win the prize of a visit to the Pretty Little Liars set.

The competition was a huge success with almost 500,000 people taking part, and will go down as one of the most fun and popular apps we have ever worked on!

We are thrilled to have been nominated for this award and would love for our Twibbon fans to vote for us here! (our entry is on the top row, 3rd along)

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On the 23rd of January, Wikipedia, Reddit and other major websites made the unprecedented move of blacking out their entire sites. The motive was protesting against SOPA - Stop Online Piracy Act - and PIPA - Protect IP Act - which are US House and Senate bills respectively that wants to give content holders far-reaching new powers to block websites in the name of copyright protection.

In response to SOPA, Twibbon users launched their own protest.

As the movement began to gather momentum, over 74 Twibbon campaigns were created to support this:

In total so far over 100,000 people have added an anti-SOPA or PIPA Twibbon – the most popular being this campaign with over 67,000 supporters! 

Twibboners were vocal in their support:

CoverJunction (along with Twibbon another great Storm Idea) also had users flocking to add Stop SOPA Covers to their Facebook Profile. Almost 3,000 added the cover below - 

In spite of an extensive lobbying campaign from major media corporations, the bill has been shelved for now, demonstrating the amazing power that the internet gives to grassroots campaigning, and people unifying behind one cause.

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We love a phenomenon here at Twibbon and in the last week we have just seen one of our wildest! One Direction US fans have gone crazy responding to the call to Bring1DtoUS!

On the 10^th of January the boys put a video on their US concert website with number 6 of their famous challenges asking fans to use Twibbon to show which city they want One Direction to visit on their American tour in February.

Within minutes of that video going up Twibbon was buzzing with fans from Atlanta, New York, Dallas, LA, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle and DC vying to add as many Twibbons as they could and show the boys how much they wanted to see them in their hometown! 

The Twitter-sphere was abuzz with chat from fans!

The boys retweeted a tweet that we sent out reporting on the mayhem - 

- which led to even more adding, multiple times over!

By the end of the competition, Chicago had the most fervent support and won the competition with 167,000 Twibbons added. Overall, an incredible 650,000 Twibbons had been collectively added across all the campaigns; that's more than 1 Twibbon per second!

 The success places One Direction as one of the most popular Twibbon campaigns of all time, and demonstrates the amazing power that Twibbon has to spread your cause like wildfire throughout the social world.

If you would like to create a Twibbon campaign for your campaign, charity or brand, create a campaign for free in 5 minutes at http://twibbon.com/create.

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ITV’s ever popular Dancing on Ice skated its way back onto our TVs last weekend, and with it the annual campaign that allows you to support your favourite celeb with a Twibbon!

All the celebrity skaters have been freezing their feet off practising to get ready for the series and they are all lined up for you on Twibbon to support from the comfort of your web browser.

The Dancing on Ice homepage on ITV is bursting with videos, updates and info on all this year’s contestants, so if you don’t know Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter from your Hollywood child star Corey Feldman, don’t worry – there’s still plenty of time to work out who to lend your social networking support to!

There are lots of Twitter accounts following all the Dancing on Ice action, including the official @dancingonice, world famous skaters @torvillanddean, presenters @schofe and @clbleakley as well as contestants such as @MrMattWolfenden and @Corey_Feldman so make sure you join in the discussion!

So, what are you waiting for? Get your Dancing on Ice Twibbon on today!

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With Twitter announcing the definitive list of trends over 2011, we thought it would be a good time to relive the year that’s come and gone (quicker than a speeding bullet!) here at Twibbon Towers and reveal the 10 most popular Twibbons of the past 12 months.

Scrolling down, you’ll see what an assorted lot they are. Chances are if you’re reading this, you’ll have come across at least some of these on Twitter or Facebook, or maybe you’ve worn one yourself! Let us know in the comments section below!

10)  Todos Iguales (All Equal) - 27,000 Supporters

Todos Iguales was a Chilean campaign for equal rights in diversity and was used to encourage and organise demonstrators to march for this cause. It got a superb 27,000 supporters overall and most of them in its first week! The Twibbon itself was a very cool cut out design which put a twist on the normal overlay style.

9)  NOH8 - 29,000

The now famous NOH8 campaign, currently in its third year, was set up as a direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. This movement is all about building awareness through great photography and a compelling social media presence. Their Twibbon campaign was used to great effect as an instrument to aid them in this.

8)  Stand with Israel - 31,000

One of our most contentious, yet massively supported, campaigns. The Stand with Israel Twibbon, made for the controversial American TV host Glenn Beck, was successful in getting everybody hot under the collar and provoking much discussion both on Twitter and Facebook. 

7)  Purple Glasses - 32,000

Justin Bieber’s fan club made a simple, identifiable Purple Glasses Twibbon to echo Bieber's 2011 movie, as well as the hashtag #purpleglasses to spread awareness across Twitter. They also promoted the Twibbon on the movie's official website.

6)  Pray for Japan - 41,000

After the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, people around the world wanted to reach out to those affected. The Twibbon Pray for Japan was added by almost 42,000 of our users. The hashtag #Japan was one of Twitter’s top ten hashtags of the year and it was also the most shared story on Facebook.

5)  Love Always - 42,000

Created by @UNAIDS , the aim of this campaign was to promote love and understanding for those with HIV and AIDS in the Asia and Pacific region. An incredible 20,000 supporters added the Twibbon in the first day! This was due in part to the three members of pop band JYJ - Jae joong, Yoochan and Jun su - all tweeting messages of support from their personal Twitter accounts, grabbing the interest of their collective 1.4 million followers on Twitter.

4)  2011 Proud to be a Thomasian - 44,000

As the oldest university in Asia and the largest Catholic university in the world, the University of St Tomas had an incredibly successful campaign this year commemorating its Grand Quadricentennial. Students old and new got involved pushing the total supporters up to an incredible 44,000.  

3)  #SpiritDay - 47,000

In October 2010, GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) created a Custom Campaign for their Spirit Day, which remembers those teens who took their lives in the face of homophobic bullying.

This year again the cause was hugely popular, as over 47,000 people added the distinct purple overlay to their Twitter and Facebook profile pictures.

2)  Delete Digital Drama - 82,000

We teamed up with popular television network, ABC Family, and America’s leading teen magazine, Seventeen, in July to harness the viral power of social media for good in a bid to stamp out cyberbullying. 

In only 2 weeks, an incredible 82,000 people had pledged their support for the campaign by adding the official Digital Drama Twibbon to their Twitter or Facebook profiles. The mass popularity has led to the campaign being one of the fastest growing of all time. 

1)  Norway - 106,000

The July shootings and bombing in Norway prompted our most supported Twibbon this year. Over 106,000 users from around the globe added the simple but effective Norway flag to show solidarity with the country in the aftermath of the tragedy.

We would love to hear your highlights of 2011, tell us if you made a Twibbon campaign and how it was for you!

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This month was all about Poppies and Remembrance Day and our Twibboners had over 40 different styles to choose from:

November has turned into Movember for many of our users and we had some very inventive moustaches to raise money for prostrate cancer:

Children in Need is a special favourite cause of ours here at Twibbon and it was marked with over 18,000 of our users adding the cute Pudsey Twibbon:

Health was on our users minds and we promoted International Diabetes Day, World Pneumonia Day and Epilepsy Month  with these great Twibbons:

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We also gave thanks with our American cousins with a turkey Twibbon!

Monthly Awards

Most Retweeted Tweet of the Month - International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

Most Popular Custom Campaign – The Canadians own Poppy campaign with an amazing 12,110 supporters!

Most Popular Campaign – Another Poppy Campaign created by @perrralta whose campaign is now at an incredible 109,380 supporters.

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Since 2009, Twibbons have been used to promote charities, music, brands, sports, communities...you name it, there is a Twibbon for it.

But what if you want to take your campaign to the next level?

Then a Twibbon Custom Campaign is just for you.

Above and beyond the normal Twibbon campaign we offer our special Custom versions – a package that helps campaigns succeed, at a price that won’t break marketing budgets: $99. That’s a flat fee. For all time. But what does that get you? We’re glad you asked:

Automatically build a quality following 

After joining your Twibbon, supporters automatically follow your Twitter account. This is fantastic engagement with users who have already committed to your brand with a Twibbon. We tell your supporters this before they join the campaign so they’re on board!

Customise the viral message

The most awesomely viral component of a Twibbon campaign is the message supporters automatically send out when they wear the Twibbon on Facebook or Twitter. Usually this is set to default but you can tailor it to optimise your specific campaign! Imagine the possibilities... 

Get loads of Facebook Fans

Before they can add the Twibbon, users must like your Facebook page, driving up your like count. Fans, followers, what more do you need? Conquer the world’s two most important social networking websites in one go! 

Increase site traffic

After joining, your supporters are redirected to the page of your choice, whether it’s to a campaign micro-site, registration page, or a page where they can donate to a cause. We’ve seen a really impressive conversion rate in case studies. Why? Because users have already connected to your campaign with a Twibbon of course! And don’t worry, your supporters are made aware of this beforehand too.

We also offer awesome packages to partners with bigger budgets (and bigger imaginations!), like multiple Twibbons on one page, total customasible branding, our marketing support, and reporting... among other things! If that sounds like you get in touch by emailing us at whitelabel@twibbon.com.

Oh, and payment is really secure. We take Mastercard or VISA. Check out full pricing details.

Start getting your Custom Campaign benefits today!

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One question frequently asked by Twitter users (especially those new to Twibbon) relates to removing their Twibbons once a campaign is over. It is actually a very simple process.

This step-by-step guide to removing your Twibbon should tell you everything you need to know. There are two methods to do this:

1. Using Twibbon.com to change your Twitter profile image

• Navigate to the Twibbon homepage (twibbon.com)
• If you are signed in, click the ‘My Profile’ link at the top of the page.

• Once on the “My Profile” page, you will see the toolbar highlighted in red below:

• Select the “My History” tab on the right. From here you will see a grid of all the profile pictures that you have had since joining Twibbon. Select the image you want as your Twitter avatar from the history panel, and click on the word ‘Revert’ – not the image itself. That’s it!

N.B. If you are not signed in click on the “Sign in with Twitter” at the top right of the page first:

P.S. It can take Twitter a while to update your profile picture after you’ve Twibbonised it! Please wait 24 hours after removing a Twibbon for Twitter to update. If it has not sorted itself out by then, please contact the lovely Twibbon Team by emailing support@twibbon.com or tweeting @twibbonsupport.

2. Re-upload your profile picture to Twitter

You can also remove your Twibbon by re-uploading your original picture (or a brand new one) onto Twitter and then visit twibbon.com to support a different cause.

• This method requires you to go to your Twitter profile page and click on ‘Edit Your Profile’ underneath your picture. This automatically takes you to your settings page and onto your profile tab.

• Now you can click ‘Choose File’ and find a suitable image for your profile picture. (Twitter now likes you to upload a completely square image)

• Once you’ve found the picture for you, just click “Save” and Twitter will congratulate you on getting a new picture…and you’ve done it!

If you have any suggestions as to how we can improve this functionality, please use the ‘Feedback’ button on the left of the screen on the Twibbon website.

Thanks for continuing to use Twibbon!

The Twibbon Team

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It’s poppy time again on Twibbon and that means a great way to recognise the sacrifice of all those who have given and who continue to give their lives so that we can all live in a free society. You can see below the fantastic Twibute made from 15,000 of the RBL Twibbon supporters.

This year we had no fewer than 39 poppy campaigns remembering the fallen of both World Wars and in the past month an over 100,000 have added the online poppy to their profile picture.

Our most popular poppy Twibbons this year are Canada Remembers, Remembrance Day Poppy, and the Official Royal British Legion Poppy - which amassed tens of thousands of supporters since the beginning of October .

The campaigns were helped along with some well known names choosing to support the causes, including ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair, London Mayor Boris Johnson Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, his politician brother David Miliband, and former England rugby player Will Carling.

Much discussion has been going on around the poppy campaigns– here’s what some of the poppy supporters have been saying:

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Today, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, there will be a UK nationwide two minute silence to remember the end of the First World War, and to remember those who have given their lives.

Get your poppy Twibbon on Twitter and Facebook, and please take part in the #2minutesilence at 11:00 GMT to pause for reflection and remembrance.

While wearing a poppy Twibbon is a great way to drive awareness of the cause, don't forget you can donate directly to The Royal British Legion, or to Poppy Scotland, whose charitable work helps support ex-soldiers and their families. You can also volunteer your time to help this important cause.

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October is customarily the month on Twibbon when we like to go pink to help raise Breast Cancer Awareness and this year was no exception. With no fewer than 102 campaigns relating to breast cancer we feel very proud of our followers and fans in raising awareness of this terrible disease.

We love our chocolate here at Twibbon Towers... almost as much as you do! On International Chocolate Week we asked the question “What’s your favourite sweet treat?” And ended up with some mouth-watering answers!

As many went back to school we celebrated the teachers that make a difference with our highly popular World Teachers Day Twibbon.

The sad announcement of the death of Steve Jobs provoked many thousands to add a suitably sombre yet fitting Twibbon as a mark of respect for the pioneer.

The Rugby World Cup finished earlier this month with New Zealand the triumphant winners, however the team that won on Twibbon was plucky Wales, with BBC Wales' I believe Twibbon backing the boys!

October traditionally ends up spooky and pumpkin-filled and we do not like to disappoint – our favourite Twibbons are below!

Monthly Awards

Most Retweeted Tweet of the Month -  Spirit Day 

Most Popular Custom Campaign – The annually recurring, very popular Spirit Day with now an incredible 153,000 supporters!

Most Popular Campaign – Breast Cancer Research, whose astounding campaign is now at a breathtaking 194,000 supporters!

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Big sporting events are a real staple of Twibbon campaigns and the Rugby World Cup battle between Wales and France last weekend brought out the patriot in the Welsh fans, prompting our Custom Campaign of the week. 

Since the beginning of the campaign just last week, the Twibbon has garnered a fantastic 2,500 supporters! 

We have found that adding a Twibbon to your profile picture encourages discussion and involvement in a cause, Here is what some supporters and Twibbon users were saying about the I Believe campaign:

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Because this was a Custom Campaign filled with features and not just a free one, @bbcscrumtv were able to use additional features to increase their Twitter followers and their Facebook likes 

With a Custom Campaign, users who add your Twibbon will automatically follow your Twitter account which means increased, targeted supporters. For BBC Wales, the result was an increase of 1,000 followers in a week!

As well as the increased Twitter followers, BBC Wales were able to benefit from other Custom Campaign features such as:

1. Increased Facebook Likes  – a feature which specifies that users must “like” a page before they can add a Twibbon, and not forgetting the added extra that they were able to promote their Facebook page on their Twibbon page.

2. Complete control over their message –  the ability to customise tweets and status updates that their supporters automatically sent out when adding the Twibbon.

BBC Wales were able to get all of these great benefits and more for just a one-off fee of $99! That is amazing value for money, and that payment is what keeps Twibbons free and our site ad free.

Our Custom Campaigns are perfect for fans, teams or sporting events looking to quickly and easily expand their online presence with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your brand, cause or event, why not Create your own CustomCampaign today?

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We are cheating slightly this week (!) and are focusing on a user who has created 13 Custom Campaigns, all related to the cause "Collars not Cruelty".

WSPA - the World Society for the Protection of Animals - is a global organisation that works in many different countries and with many different languages. Therefore they took their “Collars not Cruelty” initiative (which is against dogs being needlessly put to death in a misguided attempt to eradicate rabies) and made a Custom Campaign for each region that they operate in.

Since the campaign began just over two weeks ago, the combined supporters of all the campaigns has risen to an astonishing 12,000!

As more people add a Twibbon, the more they participate with and involve themselves in a cause. Here is what some supporters were saying about the Collars not Cruelty campaign:-

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Because this was a Custom Campaign and not just a free one, WSPA were able to access additional tools to increase their Facebook Likes.

Their 13 different Facebook Pages increased by 20,000 likes, thanks to the Custom Campaign feature which asks users to “like” a page before they add a Twibbon, as well as the bonus that WSPA were able to promote their Facebook page on their Twibbon page.

And, for a little bit extra, each campaign also included a custom-branded header, footer and background to give WSPA more ownership over the Twibbon campaign, and make it more visually cohesive with their other promotional efforts.

As well as the increased Likes on their Facebook page, WSPA were able to benefit from other Custom Campaign features such as:

1. Increased Twitter followers – New supporters automatically followed their Twitter account.

2. Complete control over their message – WSPA were able to customise the tweets and status updates that their supporters automatically sent out when adding the Twibbon.

3. Increased traffic – Supporters were automatically redirected to website of the creators choice (in this case their own website) when they added the Twibbon.

WSPA also inspired their fans on facebook to add the Twibbon with regular updates and encouragement. 

Our Custom Campaigns, at only $99 one off fee, are perfect for individuals, charities or businesses looking to quickly and easily expand their online presence with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your brand, cause or event, why not Create your own Custom Campaign today?

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CoverJunction is the place for creating, sharing and discovering the highest-quality Facebook Profile Covers on the web - http://coverjunction.com

Last month, Facebook announced some of the biggest changes to its site in its 7-year history, which may well fundamentally change the way that we all interact with the site.

One of these changes was the launch of the brand new Facebook profile called “Timeline". The new profile allows you to highlight, share and curate your favourite events, photos and updates from your entire life. The result is a little something like this:

At the very top of the new profile is a wide, prominent image known as a Cover. This unique image can be anything you want, and acts like a first impression to anyone visiting your profile.

Storm Ideas saw the addition of the Cover as the perfect opportunity to launch an online community dedicated to the creation, discovery and sharing of high quality Covers on Facebook. The result is CoverJunction.

CoverJunction is the place for creating, sharing and discovering the highest-quality Facebook Covers on the web.

CoverJunction stands out in 3 distinct ways:

1. The highest quality Facebook Covers on the web – From beautiful scenery and gorgeous abstracts to high-res sports crests and the hottest celebrities, CoverJunction has the widest range of high quality Profile Covers online.
2. Special, custom-generated Facebook Covers – CoverJunction creates Facebook Covers that are unique to the user. From mosaics of your most liked photos to personalised Facebook friendship maps, it is the only place for a Facebook Cover that truly represents you.
3. No adverts – CoverJunction is focused on a clear and simple user experience, rather than clouding the process with misleading, malicious, irrelevant or unsightly adverts.

If you have the new Facebook Profile, visit CoverJunction now to find, add and share the best Facebook Covers on the web. Or, keep up with the latest happenings by liking CoverJunction on Facebook, or following us on Twitter.

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September has come and gone in a blink, so let’s take our look back at the month's Twibbon highlights!

We started off in a sporty fashion with a Twibbon celebrating footballer Roger Ceni’s 1000th game as goalkeeper for Sao Paulo - which an amazing 10,000 of his fans added to their avatars.

Teaming up with ITV Rugby for this year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, we kicked off the  historic competition with some awesome-looking Twibbons for Rugby fans to add. We also launched Ultimate Fan; a bespoke Facebook app for ITV where fans can prove their loyalty by earning points for supporting their team -  keep your eyes out for a blog post dedicated to this exciting collaboration soon!

After Twibbon was taken over by ABC and Seventeen magazine in July in a bid to stamp out cyberbulling, a nice coda to the campaign was this stunning mosaic, generated from all of the avatars of those who had added the Twibbon on Twitter and Facebook.

We also had a couple of famous dates in September: Google became a teenager on the 27th of the month:

And the still hugely popular author Roald Dahl - who has a special day set aside for celebration - was commemorated on the 13th. His fans were keen to share with us their favourite Roald Dahl book!

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The anniversary of 9/11 engendered the popular campaign Flag 911 - which we blogged about more fully here - and made International day of Peace being held this month all the more poignant.

Monthly Awards

Most retweeted Tweet of the Month - International day of peace 

Most Popular Custom Campaign – The extremely well received Love Always now with an incredible 40,000 supporters!

Most Popular Campaign – it was a close thing between Roger Ceni (10,000 supporters) and the Tiger & Bunny Hero campaign, which took only a couple of days to grow from nothing to 8,000 supporters!

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Over the past few months, an increasing amount of politicians and political movements have started using Twibbon as an effective way of getting their message out, as well as involving, engaging and connecting their followers. Here is a look at some of the most interesting ways these campaigns have been used: 

The Party

Forward Together

The Ontario Liberal Party created this Twibbon campaign  to promote themselves during the upcoming general election in Ontario. They also used their Facebook page to promote the campaign and encourage their supporters to add.

This was countered with:

ChangeVote Ontario PC

This campaign was created by Tim Hudak’s community managers for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. So far the Ontario Liberal Party is out ahead! 6th of October will decide the real battle.

The Lobby Group

Yes to Fairer Votes

Due to its eye-catching Twibbon and topical subject, this call to action campaign with a staggering 10,000 supporters proved to be by far the most successful out of a number of similar campaigns for an alternative voting system in the UK. The campaign creators capitalised on this by using the Custom Campaign feature that allowed them to increase their Twitter followers from 1,300 at the start of the campaign to 5,500 by the end:

A Step for the Alternative

The Politician

David Milliband

DM 4 Leader benefitted from having the subject of the campaign - David Miliband - also being the creator of the campaign. He was able to use the Custom Campaign feature that allowed him to increase traffic to his website, as new supporters were automatically redirected to his campaign page when they added the Twibbon.     

Peña Nieto

The campaign highlighting the 2012 Mexican presidential candidate Pena Nieto was not created by the politician himself but by Ectivismo; a citizens movement supporting him. They created a customised tweet that users would automatically send out when they added the Twibbon, while also taking advantage of our free Twibute mosiac feature:

Twibbon Custom Campaigns

Our Custom Campaigns are perfect for any bands or band promoters, individuals, charities or businesses looking to quickly and easily increase awareness of their cause with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your cause, party or politician that the people above have benefitted from, why not Create your own Custom Campaign today?

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Twibbons are created for all sorts of reasons; from the lighthearted and fun to the heart-warming and issue-led. On occasion there is the campaign that attempts to capture the unfathomable – people’s feelings and emotions about devastating events in our world. The bold Custom Campaign winner this week aiming to do such a thing was Flag911 created by political thinktank Heritage.

As more of our users added the Twibbon, the more they are engaged and talked about the cause. Here is what some supporters were saying about Flag 911:-

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Heritage also inspired their fans on facebook  to add the Twibbon with regular updates and encouragement. 

Because this was a Custom Campaign and not just a free one, Heritage were able to use additional features to increase their Twitter followers. You can see from the Twitter Counter below the benefit that this brought to Heritage Twitter account:

As well as the increase in Twitter followers, Heritage were able to benefit from other Custom Campaign features such as:

1. Increased Facebook Likes  – A feature which asks users to "like" a page before they add a Twibbon 

2. Complete control over their message –  the ability to customise tweets and status updates that their supporters automatically sent out when adding the Twibbon

Heritage were able to get all of these benefits for a one-time fee of $99.

Our Custom Campaigns are perfect for individuals, charities or businesses looking to quickly and easily expand their online presence with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your brand, cause or event, why not Create your own Custom Campaign today?

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Our heart-warming Custom Campaign winner this week is Love Always. Created by UNAIDS, aim of this campaign was to promote love and understanding for those with HIV and AIDS in the Asia and Pacific region.

Since the start of the campaign two weeks ago, the Twibbon has gained an astounding 36,836 supporters - 20,000 of which added the Twibbon in the first day!

As more of our users add a Twibbon, the more they are talking about a cause. Here is what some supporters were saying about Love Always:

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At the launch of the campaign, the three members of pop band JYJ - Jae joong, Yoochan and Jun su - all tweeted messages of support from their personal Twitter accounts, grabbing the interest of their collective 1.4 million followers on Twitter.

UNAIDS themselves promoted the success of the campaign on their website...

...while also enocuraging their fans to get involved on Facebook and Twitter:

Because this was a Custom Campaign and not just a free one, UNAIDS were able to use additional features to increase their Twitter followers. You can see from the Twitter Counter below the benefit that this brought to UNAIDS Twitter account:

As well as the increase in Twitter followers, UNAIDS were able to benefit from other Custom Campaign features such as:

1. Increased Likes - A feature which asks users to "like" a page before they add a Twibbon increased UNAIDS fans by 10%.

See the full gallery on Posterous

2. Complete control over their message –  UNAIDS were able to customise the tweets and status updates that supporters automatically sent out when adding the Twibbon.

3. Increased traffic – New supporters were automatically redirected to website of the creators choice - in this case their own website - when they added the Twibbon.

UNAIDS were able to get all of these great benefits and more for just a one-off fee of $99. For all the benefits that they received, we believe that this represents very good value.

Our Custom Campaigns are perfect for individuals, charities or businesses looking to quickly and easily expand their online presence with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your brand, cause or event, why not Create your own Custom Campaign today?

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We kicked off August with a big birthday! MTV turned 30 years old on the 1st and we created a Twibbon to celebrate.  Controversially, when we asked the question "Did the internet kill the music video star?", the most people felt that MTV had done the damage to themselves by having too many reality shows and not enough music on it!

Musically there were nods to Lollapalooza - the Chicago music festival - with a fun Twibbon, and Elvis fans were out in force honouring his memory on the anniversary of his death.

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India, South Korea and Indonesia all celebrated their Independence Days, with Indonesia getting huge numbers of supporters for several Twibbons, including Hut 66 Ri at 6,300 supporters. Korea were not far behind with 5,600 supporters, with India managing a respectable 1,600 supporters. 

The big news in Britain this month was the riots in England, with Twibboners staying positive and focussing on the clean-up in the aftermath. The campaign #riotwombles made a splash, as did the Twibbon for supporting those affected in London, Birmingham and elsewhere. 

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Women’s Equality Day brought a bit of controversy, with some users pointing out that the day needed to exist in the first place showing that there is still some way to go before we reach total equality!

And last, but certainly not least, we can’t go without mentioning one of our fastest growing campaigns ever on Twibbon. With the hashtag #LoveAlways, this Twibbon asked supporters to unite against discrimination for HIV and Aids sufferers in Asia. Supported by the South Korean boy band JYJ, it soared in one day to an amazing 22,000 supporters and is at the time of writing at 34,000 supporters and climbing!

Monthly Awards

Our Most retweeted Tweet – Kudos this month go jointly to World Water Week and International Left Handers Day both at over 100 RT’s each.

Most supported campaign – The rapidly rising Love Always campaign.

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As we know, Twibbon is used to promote all types of causes, but one of the sectors using Twibbon most strategically and effectually are Event Organisers. Planners and co-ordinators have quickly caught on to using Twibbon as an effective marketing tool, along with the customary adverts/Facebook pages/posters and so on.  Here is a look at some of the most successful event-led campaigns:

Day of Silence

The Day of Silence Twibbon was created by @dayofsilence -  the organisers themselves -  to promote the day of action when students across the country would spend a day not speaking in order to raise awareness of the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying in schools – and gained a fantastic 5,300 supporters. Furthermore, because it was a Custom Campaign, all fans who added the Twibbon were automatically re-directed to the Day of Silence page, making it easy for them to see how to get involved.

DFS Crufts

The Crufts Twibbon was started by the famous dog competition for 2011, and garnered a healthy 900 Supporters.

Using the link to their Facebook fan page on their Twibbon page, Crufts increased their Facebook likes by 2,500 in just a month!

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The Moonwalk London

The Moonwalk London Twibbon was initiated by Walk the Walk, the charity behind all the Moonwalks to encourage women to sign up for the event. The campaign proved  to be a huge success reaching 3,300 supporters. Taking advantage of the Custom Campaign's auto-follow feature, the creator managed to increase their Twitter followers, as you can see below from their Twitter follower stats:

They also took advantage of the Twibutes that come free with Twibbon and turned their Twitter background into another marketing tool!

Twibbon Custom Campaigns

Our Custom Campaigns are perfect for any bands or band promoters, individuals, charities or businesses looking to quickly and easily increase awareness of their cause with targeted, engaged users. If you would like all of the above features for your brand that our event organisers have benefitted from, why not Create your own Custom Campaign today?

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