KFC partners Baidu for robot powered store in China
Chinese internet giant Baidu and KFC have teamed up to launch a concept store in Shanghai that uses conversational robots as servers.
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Video Viral of the Week: 50 Cent spoofs MTV’s Cribs with ‘In Da Hostel’
With Snapchat set to revive MTV’s Cribs, Hostel World has released a spoof ad with a little help from rapper 50 Cent.
MTV and Trojan launch 10-second sex education Snapchat series
MTV is launching a new sex education series on Snapchat, with Trojan condoms lined up as sponsor.
Video viral of the week: Burger King ‘pensioner team’ builds new stores in Italy
In Italy, ‘Umarells’ is the name given to retirees who like to spend their days observing and commenting on the ongoing work in the various construction sites. Burger King decided to make use of them in this new viral campaign…
Magnum taps Shazam for “Release the Beast” global campaign
Unilever’s Magnum is partnering with Shazam to add a novel interactive dimension to the ice-cream brand’s latest global campaign.
The Grand Tour: Amazon reveals name of new Jeremy Clarkson show
After months of speculation, Amazon has finally revealed the name of the motoring show from Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.
Amazon takes on YouTube with “Video Direct”
Amazon is launching a new video service called “Amazon Video Direct”, letting people earn royalties on uploaded content.
Periscope lets viewers save livestreams via #save hashtag
Periscope has launched a new feature which lets users keep their streamed video for more than 24 hours.
Snapchat spooks its users with mobile-first horror film
Snapchat users were treated to a movie with a difference last week, when made-for-mobile film ‘Sickhouse’ was broadcast in real-time snippets to the social media app.
Video viral of the week: Mars reveals ‘talking’ cat collar
Forget smart cars – how about smart cats? This new talking feline translation collar from Mars Petcare is real (and not a belated April Fool’s joke). See why it’s our video viral of thw week below…