Archive for November, 2011
Social Media Statistics Australia – November 2011
It’s the last day of the month and time for us to report our monthly social media statistics for Australia. As per previous stats, when compiling these figures we look at actual user numbers if officially reported (or by a reputable source ) – otherwise we look at the number of Unique Australian Visitors Per […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Settles with FTC
Facebook has today settled a dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Facebook made a number of ‘privacy mistakes’ with its users such as: In December 2009 making your Friends list public without approval or warning. 3rd Party Facebook Applications were getting a lot more user data that specified on the site. Facebook has […]
Read More | ShareYelp launches in Australia
Social Recommendation website Yelp has finally launched in Australia. They are initially focusing on building up the Sydney and Melbourne markets. Yelp is one of the most successful user generated content/ review sites in the world, and are getting ready for their Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the US. Yelp has an application for iOS […]
Read More | Share5 reasons (some) companies fear Social Media
Social media has been embraced by millions of companies around the world. But amongst the digital converts there are a number who actively avoid, and fear, engagement with social media for a number of different reasons. Sometimes these fears are unfounded and other times they are not. Fear number 1 : People ‘might’ say bad […]
Read More | ShareWikipedia Donations – Align Right!
Many of you will have noticed on Wikipedia, Founder Jimmy Wales asking for donations again this year to keep Wikipedia’s services running smoothly. Wikipedia is a not for profit and relies heavily on donations and corporate funding. The only problem with this is Wikipedia should align the photos of staff to the right, not left […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Manager or Community Manager?
We are seeing an increase in organisations and and companies hiring staff internally to manage their social media activities. Most medium to large companies now have staff responsible for the social media management. What exactly is the difference between a Social Media Manager and a Community Manager? Community Manager – a community manager is responsible […]
Read More | ShareThe Digg Effect – a Google Analytics Visual
In the world of blogging we are always looking to social media tools and websites to help drive traffic and engagement from users. One website that is often overlooked to achieve this is Digg.com. For some time I have been experimenting with a wide variety of content on Digg and trying to determine what would […]
Read More | ShareJulian Assange wins Walkley Award
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder has won the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. This is a significant prize for Journalists and Julian Assange released the following acceptance speech, whilst still being under house arrest. You can watch the video here on the SBS website: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1608279/WikiLeaks-Assange-awarded-at-Walkleys Walkley Twitter Update:
Read More | ShareNBN Co opens Melbourne Op Centre
NBN Co has now opened their Melbourne Operations Centre as part of their national broadband rollout. The centre at Docklands, Melbourne will be the headquarters for managing the day to day operations of Australia’s broadband network, and is expected to create 900 jobs in Victoria by the end of 2012. The centre cost about $32 […]
Read More | ShareThe Social Network 2 – [VIDEO]
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You may have heard there is a new Facebook movie coming out. The Social Network 2 Wow, i am looking forward to this and seeing behind the scenes on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s life. Here is the trailer, enjoy Yeh this is a spoof, but very funny 🙂
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