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T-Mobile International AG is a German holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG’s various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM, UMTS and LTE-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The company has financial stakes in mobile operators in both Central and Eastern Europe.
The T-Mobile brand is present in 11 European countries – Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ge...

5 Social Video Marketing Lessons Brands Can Learn From the Olympics

The battle for Olympic success was not confined to the running track, swimming pool or boxing ring. London 2012 was also a golden opportunity for brands to create spreadable video content across the social web and amplify their message at a moment when the eyes ...

Videos That Didn't Make The Cut - Other YouTube Hits From 2011

One day, I hope, YouTube will make better filters for their site so that almost any search will be relevant to your needs.  For instance, the following is a list of videos that I had to use mad search skills to find.  You'd think two ...

10 Most Watched Video Ads On YouTube For 2011

This morning (at the ungodly hour of 3:01 a.m. ET), the YouTube team announced its list of the 10 most-watched video ads of 2011. I know, I know.  Some kids can't wait until daybreak to find out what Santa has left them under the Christmas tree. ...

Top 20 Online Video Ads Of 2011 According To Shares

There is no doubt that 2011 has been an epic year for social video. Looking through the top 20 most shared ads of the last 12 months you cannot help but be struck by the sheer size, scale and spectacle of some of the campaigns. Budgets were ...

A Sneak Preview Of The TED Ads Worth Spreading Challenge For 2011

Back on Oct. 19, 2011, Ronda Carnegie, Head of Global Partnerships at TED, announced on the YouTube Blog that TED and YouTube were teaming up for the second year to present their challenge called "Ads Worth Spreading.” Last year's winners included "The Girl Effect: The ...

What Gadget Marketing Teaches Us About Online Video Marketing Styles

Like a lot of people, I saw the new Samsung GALAXY Note video ad over the weekend--the one that shows off all the bells and whistles of the upcoming buzzed-about device. I was struck by how different this ad is from some contemporary smartphone and ...

Viral Video Chart: The Best Branded Viral Videos Of July 2011

What happens when you give a chimpanzee an AK-47 and let it run riot on YouTube?Well, Twentieth Century Fox is banking on the answer being a box office hit. The signs are certainly good. The controversial hoax video depicting mocking African soldiers handing the ape a ...

Ad-Choice Boom: More Viewers Choosing To Watch Online Video Ads

Visible Measures has released their Q2 2011 report on choice-based video performance, and the results are pretty interesting, even while they're not all that surprising. Audiences are choosing to watch online video advertisements more than ever before--as much as 600 million times in Q2, which ...

The Golden Age For Consumers, But Will It Be The Dark Ages For Marketers?

The term Golden Age comes from past mythology and refers to the first in a sequence of the ages of man. Typically it's used retrospectively about a period of peace, harmony, stability and prosperity. However, last week PwC included it in their Global Entertainment and ...

Viral Video Chart: The Best Branded Viral Videos Of May 2011

Followers of the Viral Video Chart's global ads chart have certainly been put through the emotional wringer this month. Rather than the usual bombardment of funny branded videos, May has seen a number of videos that have left many users with lumps in their throats.

Social Video Works: Viewers Watched 800 Million Branded Videos In 2011

As brands get more creative with online video offerings, and more savvy in promoting them through social media and other outlets, a funny thing is happening: viewers are watching more ads. Take pre-roll and display ads out of the equation completely, and viewers have still ...

Watch The British Royal Wedding Streaming Live On YouTube

Do you have royal wedding fever? I only ask because all the magazines at the grocery checkout lane suggest that America is pretty fascinated with the upcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Americans and people all over the world are interested in ...

HTC to Offer Movie, TV Rentals on New Superphone, Sensation 4G

HTC recently announced that they will offer an app that will allow the purchase and rental of TV and film right from their new Sensation 4G superphone. They recently invested in OnLive, a video game streaming service (Feb 2011) and made a strategic investment in ...

USA Today to Use Microsoft Tag to Link to Online Video

I thought this was pretty cool and it ties into online video, so why not. It's a unique way to tie physical, hard-copy media into online content. USA Today, the newspaper is starting to use Microsoft Tags. They will feature at least one Tag in ...

Hallelujah Chorus Vid Sets Record, Proves Flash Mobs Are As Popular As Ever

The flash mob, as a concept, is far from new.  It's been around for years.  And people have been uploading videos of flash mobs for as long as YouTube has existed.  And while almost everyone has seen at least one flash mob video, the genre ...