Category: Social Media
Snapchat Now Sending 150 Million Messages Per Day
Back in February 2013, Snapchat was sending around 60 million messages per day. This got the attention of social networks all around the world, particularly Facebook, who was rumored to be in talks to acquire Snapchat. That never happened and Facebook launched their own Snapchat rival, Facebook Poke. But that didn’t stop Snapchat, growth is [...]
Read MoreSnapchat, Sexting Tool or Photo Phenomenon?
In case you are not aware, Snapchat is a new iOS and Android app that allows users to send photos among their contacts, which automatically delete after a short period of time (between 1 – 10 seconds). If the recipient takes a screenshot of the photo before it deletes, the send is notified, sometimes. The app [...]
Read MoreYouth Use Social Media In Campaign To End Poverty
Around 1000 young ambassadors are using social media to create hype and participation in contributing towards the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. Using Twitter and Facebook, the ambassadors are gaining celebrity and political attention, including comedians Wil Anderson, Arj Barker as well as Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. They are [...]
Read MoreFML – Filter My Life [VIDEO]
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It seems like everyone is a pro photographer now that Filters on Instagram/ Facebook/ Twitter are available. Is this you?
Read MoreCelebrating the Life of a Loved One? There’s An App For That
While the digital world turns without the funeral industry, a funeral director in Melbourne decide it’s time to adopt a proactive approach in funeral planning with the Memory Maker app. Memory Maker (available for iOS and Android coming soon) gives the user a funeral planner at their fingertips. A world first, this app has certainly given Tobin Brothers Funerals [...]
Read MorePope’s Twitter Account Goes Live on 12/12/12
Continuing on his quest to connect with a younger, more tech savvy audience, the Pope has taken the step into the online world of social networking with the launch of his personal twitter account on 12/12/12. Only hours old, @pontifex has only a few newly written tweets, but over 750, 000 followers and counting. And [...]
Read MoreLinkedIn Promotes 3rd Party Developers, Whereas Twitter Demotes Them
When I logged into LinkedIn yesterday, I was greeted with this message above. Does LinkedIn and Twitterfeed have a special new arrangement? Maybe, maybe not. This got me thinking about the recent changes from Twitter whereby they have placed tighter restrictions on API usage by 3rd party developers. Twitter used to have a source label [...]
Read MoreIsraeli TV Producer Creates Social Media Movement as a Plea For Peace #StopTheTerror
Online communities through social networking sites Tumblr and Instagram are out to prove that the unique power of social media can be used to influence change in the world. Initiated by Israeli television producer, Ido Simyoni the online campaign is calling for peace in the Israeli-Gaza conflict by encouraging people in support of peace to [...]
Read More‘Dumb Ways to Die’ Campaign Becomes Internet Hit
If you wouldn’t “use your private parts as piranha bait” or “eat a two week old, unrefrigerated pie”, then it might go without saying that you wouldn’t put your life in risk around public transport, but maybe not. Advertising agency McCann and Melbourne Metro have teamed up to produce a catchy public service announcement encouraging [...]
Read MoreHow To Sell Social Media To Your CEO
At Inlight, we believe that social media is a critical part of most business strategies and if used in the right way can be a key contributor to the overall success of your business. However, it seems that there is still some resistance out there when you talk to CEO’s and upper management about social [...]
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