coldplaymom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Facebook ♥ Coldplay? New Ad Launch Makes It Look That Way Jim Edwards | 9 hours ago | 236 | Facebook used Coldplay's Page to tout its new Timeline-oriented update to Pages. Coldplay isn't one of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's favorite bands, if his fan page is any guide. So it's a mystery why this group was chosen to illustrate the new product. Coldplay is, of course, hugely popular with marketers and ad agencies—its catchy, earnest, important-sounding but inoffensive ditties have scored many a commercial, most recently for Chipotle. Facebook chose nine other brands as examples of how the new Pages can be good for advertisers. Those brands are: Chevrolet Volt, The Amazing Spider-Man, Verizon Wireless, Nike, Chevy Sonic, The Vow, Burberry, Starbucks and American Express. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook--coldplay-new-ad-launch-makes-it-look-that-way-2012-2#ixzz1nqFhXvFh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiame Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The nonsense that passes for news these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackColdplay Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Loads of other pages have the timeline, not just them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 augh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiame Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Those brands are: Chevrolet Volt, The Amazing Spider-Man, Verizon Wireless, Nike, Chevy Sonic, The Vow, Burberry, Starbucks and American Express. Why is everyone having such bizarre first posts recently? This guy's first post is copying and pasting a sentence written by Coldplaymom. Some other guy's first post was telling everyone the barometer readings from Romania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Loads of other pages have the timeline, not just them Right, but the point of the article is that it's Coldplay's that was chosen.:) And this from Coldplay's facebook We're very pleased to be one of the launch pages for Facebook's snazzy new Timeline feature - http://www.facebook.com/coldplay And Coldplay tweet We're one of the launch pages for Facebook's snazzy new Timeline feature - check it out at http://www.facebook.com/coldplay now. A So obviously they are pleased they were chosen and consider it news to share with fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Why is everyone having such bizarre first posts recently? This guy's first post is copying and pasting a sentence written by Coldplaymom. Some other guy's first post was telling everyone the barometer readings from Romania. A lot of spambots here lately :bomb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Right, but the point of the article is that it's Coldplay's that was chosen.:) And this from Coldplay's facebook We're very pleased to be one of the launch pages for Facebook's snazzy new Timeline feature - http://www.facebook.com/coldplay And Coldplay tweet We're one of the launch pages for Facebook's snazzy new Timeline feature - check it out at http://www.facebook.com/coldplay now. A So obviously they are pleased they were chosen and consider it news to share with fans. As would anyone who was sponsored in an ad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 As would anyone who was sponsored in an ad... Yup! Free publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyy Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 it was not only Coldplay... Florence welch tweeted something like that; florence welch @flo_tweet Flo has today launched a new Facebook Page with a personal message for you all - facebook.com/florenceandthe… (FloHQ) and she tweeted almost at the same time with Coldplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedPolitik Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I saw a few bands with it today, Judas Priest being one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfing7861 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Timeline looks good for Coldplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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