Archive for June, 2010
Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley disses Google
Dennis Crowley the CEO and Co-Founder of mobile Geo-location start-up Foursquare has been known as an outspoken tech enthusiast. Dennis sold his last start-up, Dodgeball, a mobile check-in service similar to Google. The product sat inside Google’s den but not much was made of it, not doubt not getting the full amount of attention Dennis […]
Read More | ShareApple World Wide Developer Conference recap
Steve Jobs has highlighted about the new iPhone 4 to be released in Australia around July. Nothing else was mentioned on Day 1 at the Apple Apple World Wide Developer Conference. Below is a summary of changes for the iPhone 4. Hardware upgrades – 5MP camera – LED flash next to camera lens – tap […]
Read More | ShareApple Safari 5 browser showcased at Apple Developers Conference
Apple Safari version 5 will be showcased at the Apple Developers Conference in California USA. Already receiving praise for being one of the fastest browsers on the net, Safari 5 comes with a number of improvements over the previous version. 1. Safari Reader A new browser based RSS reader called Safari Reader becomes part of […]
Read More | ShareNew Tourism Australia Ad is a Hit on Social Media
The newly launched Tourism Australia TV spot has been a hit and miss with industry folk. Some local critics have gone as far as calling it “embarrassing”. But the social media community have shed a positive light on the campaign. In the first week, overseas markets has been supportive with research completed by Webtrends showing […]
Read More | ShareThe iPad Gets its Own Clothing Line
Australian clothing label iClothing has designed a specific line for the iPad. A nice little black number for the girls and mens tees have been designed with a pocket in the front to help carry and store your flash new iPad. The mens tees are currently on sale for $44.95 and the girls black iDress […]
Read More | ShareNational Cyber-Security Awareness Week in Australia
It is National Cyber-Security Awareness Week in Australia, June 6-11 – 2010. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has asked Facebook to upgrade their user interface with a button where users can immediately report online crime to the police with a single click. This initiative is run by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital […]
Read More | ShareAre you addicted to Social Media? Infograph
Are you addicted to Social Media? Do you wake up in the morning, log-on to Twitter and send a tweet whilst still in bed? Do you reply to text messages or tweets during sex? Do you update your status on Facebook while in the bathroom? If you don’t log on to Facebook all day do […]
Read More | ShareYahoo and Facebook partner
Yahoo and Facebook are forming a partnership whereby Yahoo Mail users can view their friend updates inside their Yahoo Mail account and login to Facebook. Yahoo will also enhance its Yahoo Profiles service to incorporate social media updates. Yahoo Profiles is a service whereby Yahoo users can connect with each-other and share basic information like […]
Read More | ShareEvent Sydney: Crime and Legal Issues in Social Media
Ark Group Australia is hosting a one day event which will brief professionals on how to use social media and social networking without the worry of crime and legal risks. The event will be held Jun 28 – 29, 2010 at Rydges World Square in Sydney CBD. For more information about the event goto: http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/Events-D026-CrimeSocial.htm […]
Read More | ShareSolo Goes Social
Solo and the Qantas Socceroos have teamed up to create a new social media campaign which is designed to help gather supporters in the lead up to this years soccer World Cup in South Africa. I first got the heads up of the campaign when I pulled up behind a truck showing this signage: The […]
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