Oneday,Someday…If Only I Had The Perfect Proposal Story & Wedding To Plan

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Yes Baby Daily has launched!

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Selecting leading South African wedding service providers and products, and connects them with their members by delivering exclusive discounts and quality special offers.

The site provides a selection of hand-picked bridal offers on everything from venues, photographers, honeymoon travel, apparel, gifts and accessories to pre-event spa days, supplies, and décor. All things wedding: as long as it’s on-trend, high-end and meets the curator quality criteria.

And in true YesBaBy style they are kicking off the Facebook page with a competition!

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“Like our page http://www.facebook.com/YesBabyDaily, inbox us your Romantic Proposal Story & if we think He did it Best, you could win a surprise five star weekend away! T &C’s apply.

P.S we do love pics at YesBabyDaily #JustSaying”

Oneday, Someday…

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Selling A Baby On Gumtree.. The Internet Can Be A Dangerous Place

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A Cape Town woman has placed an ad on Gumtree looking for someone to adopt her baby.

According to Eyewitness News, the woman states that she wants to give up her baby at birth due to financial reasons and school commitments.

The Kuils River woman is 24-years-old and two months pregnant.

The ad has already received 50 visits. It was unclear on Tuesday morning if the ad was still on the classifieds website.

However, officials from the Western Cape social development department said the ad was illegal and that the Children’s Act prohibits parents from putting children up for adoption in the media.

MEC Albert Fritz said if the mother wanted to give up the baby for adoption, she had to go through the department.

“She will not be paid for giving the child up for adoption. The Adoption Act does however make provisions for reasonable medical expenses pertaining to the pregnancy if you follow the proper channels.”

Attempts to contact the woman were not successful.

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Facebook Home Opens Up Mobile Ad Targeting Opportunities, And Other Marketing Stories Of The Week

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Mobile advertising has been a hot topic lately. In fact, we’ve seen a number of online platforms invest heavily in mobile as a way to monetize their businesses and leverage the popularity of mobile adoption among users. And with this influx of mobile marketing opportunities, companies like you and me have benefited from more effective ways to target their mobile audiences based on all the data at their fingertips.

One major online platform in particular may have recently created the Holy Grail for mobile marketing. Think you know who we’re talking about? Read on to learn more, and find out what other inbound marketing stories may have flown under your radar this week.

Facebook ‘Home’ Will Be Great for Ad Data, But Bad for Brand and Media Apps, From Adweek
Many of you are probably well aware that Facebook recently launched Facebook Home, its new home screen replacement for Android devices, which Facebook describes as “a family of apps that puts your friends at the heart of your phone.” The downloadable system allows Android users to customize their home screens with multiple features like cover feeds, chat avatars, and notifications about calls, events, Facebook updates, and other apps. Through its App Launcher, Facebook Home also includes apps such as Instagram and Facebook Messenger, along with other third-party apps to complete the user experience.

Okay, so what does this mean for mobile marketers? Well, according to Adweek, it means that Facebook Home will bring advertising on mobile app networks to a whole new level. With Facebook’s apps, notifications, and features taking up the homepage, Adweek speculates that it could affect how brands outside Facebook reach their mobile audiences. Aside from hindering other brands’ mobile efforts, Facebook Home will be able to consistently gather user data and open up opportunities for highly targeted ads. This ad targeting could take into account user behavior through interactions in chats, messages, status updates, photos, and location checkins, among other things. Learn more about what Facebook Home means for mobile advertisers over at Adweek.

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Twitter Already Shut Down Ribbon’s Newly Launched In-Stream Payments Feature, From TechCrunch

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In less than 48 hours, Twitter has already pulled the plug on what seemed like a promising new payment method for purchasing products through Twitter streams. The service, known as Ribbon, would allow users to click a button directly within a tweet in order to make a purchase without having to leave Twitter.com. There are speculations that Ribbon used Twitter Cards to set up the one-click purchase method that may have violated Twitter’s Terms of Service.

Although this service didn’t make it too far out the gate, it does show that companies are considering payment options that can drastically increase conversion rates for businesses. Allowing users to purchase items without ever leaving their Twitter streams opens up the potential to convert tons of leads into customers without additional landing pages or steps. Read more at TechCrunch.

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