Twitter ad deal - I really want advertising agencies to be disrupted.

In case you missed it, Twitter announced today that it has signed a deal with the Starcom MediaVest Group, a division of advertising giant Publicis, reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 

If successful, we can expect to see a whole new generation of disruptive product ads interrupting conversations on Twitter — the effect of a traveling salesman inserting himself into your family's Thanksgiving dinner and periodically interrupting "Have you heard of the new Prius???"

Disruption has already hit the advertising world and hit it very hard of late. After reading this news, I think it can't hit it hard enough.

10 alternatives to PowerPoint

  1. PreZentit

With PreZentit, all you need is a Web browser to create a presentation with its own URL. You can download the presentation for display without an Internet connection. It has limited functions, but the ease of use makes it worth a try for on-the-spot pitches.

  1. Prezi

Convert your PowerPoint for the Web or create a presentation right within your browser. Prezi sets itself apart with the ability to craft interactive visual mind maps, use 3-D zoom, and turn your slides into a cinematic experience.

  1. Google Docs Presentations

Anyone with a Google account can create presentations right inside Google Docs. You won't find all the features available in PowerPoint, but it is free. It's your best bet for collaborative projects because, like any other Google Doc, you can share it with others for real-time editing on the cloud.

  1. Keynote

Sorry PCs, but this one is limited to Mac users. It comes with the iWork software suite, or you can buy it a la carte. Keynote will satisfy designers with its many attractive features, and its compatibility with iPhone and iPad are making it the go-to choice for mobile professionals.

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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram – Social Media Statistics And Facts 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC] - AllTwitter

Did you know that links about sex are shared on Facebook more than any other type of content? Or that 25 percent of Facebook users don’t bother with any kind of privacy control?

What if I told you that if Twitter was a country, it would be the twelfth largest in the world? Would you be amazed to know that 97 percent of fans on the Pinterest Facebook Page are women, or that images shared on Instagram receive, collectively, 575 Likes per second?

These statistics, alongside some other amazing social media facts for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogging, Pinterest, Instagram and Google+, can be found in the infographic below.

(Source: Go-Globe.com.)

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