Twibbon Blog http://blog.twibbon.com start something! posterous.com Thu, 10 May 2012 08:38:29 -0700 April Highlights on Twibbon! http://blog.twibbon.com/april-highlights-on-twibbon http://blog.twibbon.com/april-highlights-on-twibbon

April kicked off in blooming lovely style with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month Twibbon gaining an amazing 12,000 supporters over the course of the month!

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In the month that contains World Health Day, we also saw other well-being causes celebrated:

Autism Awareness 

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World Parkinsons Day 

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World Hemophilia Day 

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Cystic Fibrosis Week

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Day 

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April encompassed two contradicting National fun days in Tell a Lie Day and Honesty Day. Lots of our users sent us in some fun lies!

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Interestingly, there were more supporters for honesty than there were for lies!

With April came Easter and along with it some novelty Easter Twibbons:

Easter Egg 

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Bunny Ears Easter Egg Hunt 

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But the most popular was New Spring Easter with 2,500 supporters!

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World Earth Day and our request for what they would be doing to mark it brought out our users green side:

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Most retweeted Tweet of the MonthChild Abuse Prevention Month

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Most Popular Custom CampaignDaffodil Month - 12,971 supporters

Most Popular CampaignAMLO.SI  a movement for change in Mexico - 3,947 supporters

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Well Followed Twitter Users Who added Twibbons -

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If you have any April high points we have not mentioned here please post a comment and let us know what they were! Did YOU start a campaign this month?

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Tue, 01 May 2012 04:49:51 -0700 Make your Pledge to Move More in May with Twibbon! http://blog.twibbon.com/make-your-pledge-to-move-more-in-may-with-twi http://blog.twibbon.com/make-your-pledge-to-move-more-in-may-with-twi

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We all know how important exercise is, but actually making sure your lifestyle is an active and healthy one isn’t easy.

This month, Weight Watchers is challenging you to sign up to the Move More Manifesto; a simple way for you to pledge that for the next 30 days, you’ll start taking small steps towards a more active lifestyle.

You can take the pledge now at http://www.weightwatchersmovemore.co.uk/ or by adding the Move More Twibbon to your Facebook or Twitter profile picture!

[[posterous-content:pid___1]]Overall, Move More aims to get people collectively exercising for an additional 10 million minutes in the month of May, as well as consuming over 2 million fruit and vegetables, and losing 100,000lbs of weight.

The Move More Manifesto helps you commit to:

1. Get fit
Individually exercise for 650 minutes in May (That’s 30 minutes five times a week, as per current Government guidelines).

2. Lose weight
Individually lose up to half a stone (or reach/maintain your healthy goal weight).

3. Eat healthy
Individually eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

4. Try something new
Individually try out a new exercise you’ve never done before.

You can find out more about how to keep your pledge and avoid the signs of laziness with the awesome Move More infographic.

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The manifesto is already well on its way to getting the UK to undertake 10 million extra minutes of exercise this month! So don't delay, get your Move More Twibbon now, and join in the feel good action!

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:57:25 -0700 Until ♥ is = to create first ever Human Twibbon! http://blog.twibbon.com/until-is-to-create-first-ever-human-twibbon-61437 http://blog.twibbon.com/until-is-to-create-first-ever-human-twibbon-61437

Until Love is Equal is a grassroots movement that stands for basic equality protections for LGBT residents and workers. Specifically, they aim to encourage and educate council members in Holland, Michigan to repeal a vote rejecting these protections that are commonplace thoughout the rest of the state.

As part of their movement, Until ♥ is = created a Custom Twibbon Campaign, allowing people to show support for their campaign by overlaying their profile picture with this stylish logo (designed by Plenty):

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Now, Until ♥ is = is taking their campaign to even more creative heights by creating the first ever Human Twibbon!

On May 4th 2012, hundreds of supporters wearing bright red will gather in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the formation of the heart above the equals sign. A helicopter will take photos of this amazing display of support, before sharing them around the world as a declaration of global support for this disenfranchised LGBT community.

If you live nearby (or far away!) and want to get involved in this unique demonstration, you can find details of the event on the Until ♥ is = website or you can join the official Facebook event.

Not in Michigan? Don't worry, you can still show your support for the event by adding the official Until ♥ is = Twibbon to your Twitter or Facebook profile picture.

Until ♥ is = are also planning a new global event for June 1st that any pro-equality person can take part in, so make sure to check their website for updates early May!

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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:54:00 -0700 Check out Twibbon's new Facebook Timeline! http://blog.twibbon.com/check-out-twibbons-new-facebook-timeline http://blog.twibbon.com/check-out-twibbons-new-facebook-timeline

Since the introduction of the new Facebook Timeline, all page administrators have had to go back and populate their Timeline with stories from their past and Twibbon are no different. We had loads of fun looking back at the last few years and we think you will too!

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From our humble beginnings came the excitement of our first big campaigns such as the fun Santa Hats made by funny man Limmy to the more serious #WeLoveTheNHS campaign capturing many of the nations feelings about the institution.

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In 2010 things started to heat up and we saw lots of great campaigns including the Save BBC6 Music cause, our massively popular Breast Cancer Awareness and Livestrong campaigns, and the Royal British Legion PoppySpirit Day and World Aids Day drives.

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2011 saw the launch the of our lovely new iPhone app, allowing fans to show their support for every campaign on Twibbon from the palm of their hand!

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2011 also saw the outpouring of support from around the world for many of the tragedies that occured that year. The biggest support came for Pray for Japan after the tsunami in March and Stand with Norway for the 77 people who were murdered in April, with thousands adding a Twibbon to show their solidarity with those affected.

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2012 so far has been the year of boy bands – One Direction causing a mini meltdown with a Twibbon competition they were running and the BRIT Awards causing some healthy competition between some top pop bands.

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We also had lots of excitement around the Super Bowl with over 34,000 using our specially made overlay app to celebrate the New York Giants victory!

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We also took part in the biggest online social protest in history with the SOPA campaign protesting against the bill proposing extreme internet censorship.

There are many, many more top stories and news and blog posts on our Facebook Timeline, why not take a wander down memory lane just now - or create your own campaign and make some history of your own…

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Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:18:11 -0700 April is Daffodil Month! http://blog.twibbon.com/april-is-daffodil-month http://blog.twibbon.com/april-is-daffodil-month

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Only half way through April and already Daffodil Month is set to be a great success again this year.

The campaign was set up by the Canadian Cancer Society to promote April as the month to fight back against cancer and to encourage people to wear a daffodil Twibbon in solidarity for those fighting cancer.

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Helped by Canadian Cancer Society’s encouragement support is ramping up for the cause:

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The campaign has touched those getting involved and engendered lots of interest and engagement:

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Because this was a Custom Campaign and not just a free one, they were able to use additional features to increase their Facebook likes.

Their Facebook fan page increased from 23,000 to 27,000 (that’s 4,000 more likes!) thanks in part to the Custom Campaign feature where users are asked to “like” a page before they add a Twibbon. The Canadian Cancer Society were also able to promote their Facebook page on their Twibbon page.

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

1. Increased Twitter followers – supporters automatically followed their Twitter account when they added the Twibbon, resulting in a sharp increase in Twitter followers: 

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2. Complete control over their message – CCS were able to customise tweets and status updates that supporters send out 

The Canadian Cancer Society were able to get all of these great benefits for just a one-time fee of $99! For all the above features and more this represents excellent value, and the price is what keeps standard Twibbons free and our site ad free.

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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Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:14:48 -0700 Tributes on Twibbon http://blog.twibbon.com/tributes-on-twibbon http://blog.twibbon.com/tributes-on-twibbon

Not all of our Twibbons are made in the happiest of circumstances but they can be very apt for those wishing to commemorate the life of a loved one.

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Melbourne FC did just this when they created a Twibbon campaign for Irish Australian Footballer Jim Stynes - who was also renowned for his youth work and philanthropy - who died at the very young age of 45 earlier this year.

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Fans who mourned the loss of this much admired AFL great added the Twibbon in their thousands and joined together to discuss his life and impact.

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Also using Twibbon to bring attention to the shocking death of a loved one was Movilh who wanted justice for the murder of Daniel Zamudio, the Chilean who died as a result of a vicious homophobic attack.

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All over the world friends and those who had never met him wanted the focus to be on Daniel in the hopes that a tragedy such as his would not happen again.

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Visit Twibbon.com/Create if you'd like to create a Tribute Twibbon for someone who has recently passed away.

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Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:48:53 -0700 March Twibbon Highlights! http://blog.twibbon.com/march-twibbon-highlights http://blog.twibbon.com/march-twibbon-highlights

Spring is in the air and things are warming up at Twibbon Towers so let’s take a look back at the March’s highlights as the last of winter disappears.

Starting with some celebrations, La Liga leaders Real Madrid were commemorating 110 years in football this month.

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The party atmosphere continued with St Patricks Day and mindful of our exacting users we created an accurate shamrock Twibbon they could dress their avatars with rather then the four leafed ones! 

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Health issues were on our users minds this month with No Smoking Day, Endometriosis Awareness Month and Cancer Research’s #RaceforLife featuring on the site.

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Controversial topics in the news and on the web were also uppermost in the minds of those creating campaigns.

The twists and turns in the #StopKony debate have not finished and the 19 campaigns created show the story wont just go away.

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The distressing stories in the news about Trayvon Martin due to the colour of his skin and Daniel Zamudia murdered in a vicious homophobic attack in Chile prompted many of our users to show their solidarity for the families of these men by adding Twibbons in a simple yet powerful gesture.

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Most retweeted Tweet of the Month - Down Syndrome Awareness Day

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Most Popular Custom Campaign – without doubt the most supported overall this month - Fuerza Daniel Zamudio 

Most Popular Campaign – Still the highly emotive and popular Syrian Flag Twibbon 

If you have any September high points we have not mentioned here please post a comment and let us know what they were! Did you start a campaign this month?

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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:32:16 -0700 Step by Step Custom Campaigns for Charities http://blog.twibbon.com/step-by-step-custom-campaigns-for-charities-88505 http://blog.twibbon.com/step-by-step-custom-campaigns-for-charities-88505

How exactly do I make the most of my custom campaign?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions by charities to us here at Twibbon Towers. So we've made a step by step guide taking you through the various ways in which you can maximise your supporters, followers, likes and awareness, using examples of some of our most successful Custom Campaigns.

 

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1. Base your campaign around an event or day that you can build your supporter focus around

Race for Life - "Join the fight! Cancer Research UK need you to join the biggest fight against cancer and to help us recruit as many women as possible. You can show your support buy updating your profile picture with our V Cancer logo."

Big Yellow Friday - "Big Yellow Friday is CLDF’s national fundraising day of fun, yellow themed activities to help people affected by childhood liver disease, taking place on the first Friday of March each year."

 

2. Use an eye catching but simple Twibbon related to your logo

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Earth Hour 

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3. Get your most followed fans or members of your team to add the Twibbon

Thanks to Twibbon's unique viral loop, whenever your supporters add the Twibbon, they will automatically tweet and update their friends on Twitter and Facebook encouraging them to add the Twibbon. Therefore, getting your most popular fans online to add the Twibbon is one of the most effective and efficient steps in spreading awareness of your cause.

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4. Try to get a celebrity to add the Twibbon if you can

Keeping with the same theme as step 3, it never hurts to get the backing of an online superstar with a massive fan base!

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5. Use Facebook ground support

Using your Facebook account, let your fans know you are about to launch campaign (such as teaser updates, the campaign start date, etc) and encourage them to add the Twibbon. You should also use Twitter to this effect as well.

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6. Optimise the customisable tweet and update

Make the tweet and status update the supporters send out interesting, catchy and relevant to your cause. This has proven to be much more effective when gathering supporters compared to the standard “support our cause” update. You can also add a link to your website or donation page.

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7. Use your own website to tell your fans about your Twibbon campaign, and add a link to make it easier to support:

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8. Use the URL Redirect well

This is an especially good tool for charities; you are able to use this feature to significantly boost online donations by redirecting users to a donation page, much like Feeding America did: 

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9. Make sure you add your Facebook fan page to your Twibbon campaign page

Having your Facebook page appear when users add the Twibbon will significantly increase your Facebook likes and traffic to your Facebook page. You can also take advantage of the feature where users are asked to like your Facebook page before they add your Twibbon.

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10. Use your official Twitter or Facebook account to create the Twibbon

This adds authority to the Twibbon, and makes for a more cohesive Twibbon page.

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If you're looking to increase the online awareness, following and fan base of your charity then why not follow our easy-to-use guide and create a Custom Campaign today? 

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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:16:26 -0700 Custom campaign of the week – 110 Years of Real Madrid http://blog.twibbon.com/custom-campaign-of-the-week-110-years-of-real http://blog.twibbon.com/custom-campaign-of-the-week-110-years-of-real

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Football fans are a loyal bunch and that is no different when it comes to supporting their teams on Twibbon and celebrating their achievements.

Real Madrid, the most successful football club in history and current runaway leaders of La Liga, celebrated their 110th birthday last week. They marked the occasion with a high scoring Twibbon campaign

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Since the campaign began just over a week ago the Twibbon has been added over 16 thousand times across Twitter and Facebook!

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

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Real Madrid inspired their fans on Twitter to add the Twibbon by adding it themselves. 

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The campaign also got a boost when Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa added the Twibbon himself!

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Because this was a Custom Campaign and not just a free one, Real Madrid were able to use additional features to Increased their Facebook Likes  the feature which asks users to “like” a page before they can add a Twibbon. 

As well as the increase in Facebook likes, Real Madrid were able to benefit from other Custom Campaign features such as:

1.  Increase their Twitter followers - targeted supporters automatically follow their Twitter account

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

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Real Madrid 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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Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:47:18 -0800 What is a Featured Campaign and what can it do for you? http://blog.twibbon.com/what-is-a-featured-campaign-and-what-can-it-d http://blog.twibbon.com/what-is-a-featured-campaign-and-what-can-it-d

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Featuring your campaign on Twibbon.com is the perfect way to significantly increase exposure and popularity for your brand, charity, team or organisation.

With over 70,000 page views a day and 550,000 unique visitors per month, Twibbon.com is one of the most popular social media sites on the web today. By featuring your campaign on our site, you’ll be displaying your cause to thousands of relevant Twitter and Facebook users every single day, thus significantly increasing your campaign exposure!

Not only that, but if you feature a Custom Campaign, you will also be able to instantly convert your new supporters into Facebook likes, Twitter followers and website traffic!

Setting up your featured campaign can be done quickly and easily by visiting the 'Get Featured' page in Twibbon Campaign Management.

You can get your campaign featured prominently around Twibbon.com by paying for a set number of views or impressions (e.g. if you pay for 30,000 views, your campaign will be displayed in the featured sections around Twibbon.com 30,000 times):

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15,000 $19.99

30,000 $35.00

60,000 $59.99

120,000 $99.99

240,000 $149.99

500,000 $199.99

Payments are a one-off fee with absolutely no long-term contracts.

Featured campaigns appear at the top of the home and each of the category pages, ensuring maximum exposure per page view.

With a quick, easy setup and immediate results, why not start featuring your campaign today?

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Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:53:02 -0800 Twibbon February Highlights http://blog.twibbon.com/february-highlights http://blog.twibbon.com/february-highlights

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Twibbon has been dominated this month by support for the Syrian people during the escalating crisis. Over 100,000 users have added one of the many Syria-related Twibbons, showing the depth of support across the world for those who are suffering. 

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On a much lighter note it was music awards season on Twibbon this month! From the Grammys to the BRITS everyone had a favourite band or singer they wanted to declare their support for.

One Direction were especially well supported (see last month’s blog post) but other winners and nominees got in on the fun too!

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Jessie J -

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On Valentine's Day, love was in the air at Twibbon Towers and we had lots of romantic hearts and flowers for the loved up amongst our followers – 

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Talking of hearts it was Wear Red Day in the US and UK with both the American Heart Association and the British Heart Foundation encouraging us to put something red on for the day, a lot of our users dressed up their avatars too!

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We couldn’t let The Simpsons creator (and new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!) Matt Groening’s birthday go by without mention, so we created a nice Twibbon for all Simpsons fans to add:

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And finally, New York Giants fans did not miss out this month with the specially designed Superbowl Twibbon app going down a storm – check out out blog post for the full story on one of our most successful campaigns ever!

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Most Retweeted Tweets of the Month

World Cancer Day

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Free Syria 

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One Direction 

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Most Popular Custom Campaign of the Month - Athletic Bilbao for the cup

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Most Popular Campaign of the Month#Syria

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Tell us the highlights of your month in the comments below or let us know if you think we have left anything out.

Thanks for Twibboning!

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:36:07 -0800 Twibbon at the BRIT Awards! http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-at-the-brit-awards http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-at-the-brit-awards

We are well and truly in the middle of Awards season at the moment with everything from the Golden Globes to the Grammys featuring Twibbon supported stars.

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The latest ceremony to grab Twibbon’s imagination was this week’s BRIT Awards. We had 4 singers and bands on Twibbon in contention for Best Single:

One Direction for “What Makes You Beautiful” (35,468 Twibbons added)

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JLS for “She Makes Me Wanna” (2,250 Twibbons added)

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Olly Murs for “Heart Skips a Beat” (494 Twibbons added)

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The Wanted for “Glad You Came” (3,109 Twibbons added)

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Lots of friendly rivalry ensued between the different fans

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In the BRIT Awards the winners were One Direction and they were the winners on Twibbon too with an incredible 35,468 supporters!

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If you have a competition or awards ceremony to publicise or that you are taking part in then why not utilise Twibbon to encourage your supporters and fans to vote for you.

With a Custom Campaign you can gain more followers and even direct your supporters to a page of your choosing such as your voting page. Find out more.

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:35:49 -0800 Free Syria http://blog.twibbon.com/free-syria http://blog.twibbon.com/free-syria

Violence and unrest in Syria has heightened over the past month, encouraging a few of our users to create Twibbons to show support for and solidarity with the people of Syria.

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The response was huge. Even if we only focus on the top 5 Syrian Independence campaigns, Twibbons were added over 83,000 times and the support for Syria continues to grow. The Twibute for the most popular campaign tells its own story.

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With a simple yet powerful message of 'Free Syria', most of the campaigns captured users hearts and minds and generated much discussion and debate on Twitter and Facebook:

Twibbons are a great way for an important cause or issue to get widespread coverage that leads to awareness and solidarity in the online community. Find out more at Twibbon.

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:11:22 -0800 Twibbon Powers Giants Super Bowl Badges http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-powers-giants-super-bowl-badges http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-powers-giants-super-bowl-badges

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:50:15 -0800 A is Everywhere App nominated for Social Media Award! http://blog.twibbon.com/a-is-everywhere-app-nominated-for-social-medi http://blog.twibbon.com/a-is-everywhere-app-nominated-for-social-medi

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We at Storm Ideas (the creators of Twibbon) don’t like to blow our trumpet very often but in this instance we just can’t help ourselves!

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.

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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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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:47:51 -0800 Twibbon Involved in Largest Online Protest in History! http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-involved-in-largest-online-protest-in http://blog.twibbon.com/twibbon-involved-in-largest-online-protest-in

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:

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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! 

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Twibboners were vocal in their support:

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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

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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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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:07:21 -0800 One Direction Twibbons added over Six Hundred Thousand Times! http://blog.twibbon.com/one-direction-twibbons-added-over-six-hundred http://blog.twibbon.com/one-direction-twibbons-added-over-six-hundred

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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!

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On the 10th 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.

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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! 

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The Twitter-sphere was abuzz with chat from fans!

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

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

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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!

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 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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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:26:09 -0800 Dancing on Ice is Back! http://blog.twibbon.com/dancing-on-ice-is-back http://blog.twibbon.com/dancing-on-ice-is-back

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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!

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You can also show your Twitter and Facebook followers how much you’re enjoying the show by wearing the official Dancing on Ice Twibbon. Remember when you’re talking about it on Twitter and Facebook make sure you use the #DOI hashtag (so we all know we’re talking about the same thing!)

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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!

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

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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:45:18 -0800 2011 in Twibbons – what were you wearing? http://blog.twibbon.com/2011-in-twibbons-what-were-you-wearing http://blog.twibbon.com/2011-in-twibbons-what-were-you-wearing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:24:15 -0800 November Twibbon Highlights! http://blog.twibbon.com/november-twibbon-highlights http://blog.twibbon.com/november-twibbon-highlights

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

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

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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:

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

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

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Monthly Awards

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

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

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

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