Its Angry Bird. Space !
Angry Bird is a strategy puzzle game first developed by Apple iOS. The most famous and 2011’s Most Trendy Bird. In 2012, it is coming back with Angry Bird Space! It is the largest mobile app success the world has seen so far.
In relation to Angry Bird, I have never played the game before, but I know it through Facebook. I presume the success comes from the social media, people sharing among Facebook especially.
Now, take a leap to discuss the Social Media influence. I was just reading some tech news and discovered this :
- Twitter Index
- Google+ Trends
- Facebook learning
As mentioned : you can do trend analysis easily on these social media. Off one trend springs business opportunities, and making this trend into reality.
Angry Bird Theme Park in China (http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/play/chinese-gamers-playing-real-life-%E2%80%98angry-birds%E2%80%99-733133)
Angry Bird Theme Park in Europe (http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/03/22/angry-birds-activity-park-to-open-in-europe/)
In conclusion, for a door opening business, social media is your best analytical tools for you to discover the most current trend with facebook studies, twitter trends, google+ trends, pinterest).
I think following trend on social media is a very effective way to beside watching “trend watching” site such as Google Trend. It’s also user friendly because you can choose the trend you want to take care of on social media. In Angry Bird case, social media functions as advertisement tools. Some of my posts cover a lot of concept about how to manage social media. I believe social media is the next major trend in multiple industry, and there will be more integrated way of marketing.