Archive for November, 2011
New Foursquare Badges
Foursquare is revamping their badge system over the next couple of weeks. Specifically there will be 24 new badges across a number of categories and the implementation of “levels”. Showing how active you are amongst a particular category, eg coffee stores, pubs, art galleries, shopping centres etc. The way these new badges work is as […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Reviews
Do you have a social media product or gadget you would like us to review? You may have a cool iPhone app, social media website, online tool, gadget, tablet, phone, PC etc and are looking to get more exposure in mainstream media. At SocialMediaNews.com.au we are looking forward to reviewing new products in the industry. […]
Read More | ShareTelstra and BlackBerry Integrate Billing
In an interesting move that has been rolled out today – BlackBerry users on Telstra no longer have to setup payment details with Research In Motion (RIM) for purchasing games and applications in the BlackBerry App World. Instead BlackBerry users can get all their app purchases added directly onto their monthly Telstra bill. This is […]
Read More | ShareGoogle+ Competition Fail
We recently reported that competitions were not allowed on the Google+ social network. We thought this was a little strange as both Facebook and Twitter have a lot of competition activity and surely Google want to compete in attracting users this way. So Android (Google owned mobile operating system software) is holding a competition on […]
Read More | ShareiOS 5.0.1 update released
Apple has now released iOS update 5.0.1 This fixes a number of bugs, but most importantly for Australian users: – battery draining problems – better voice recognition for an Australian accent. I’m hoping it also fixes the SOS only problem many of us have been experiencing, but I can’t find much information on this. This […]
Read More | ShareAbove the Fold
Often in online marketing you may hear the term – above the fold, but what does it actually mean? Good question. Definition – Above the fold: the content shown to a user when they view your webpage, without scrolling down the page. So generally this would be the header of your site and some space […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Activity Feed
Twitter has created a new section on their website, showing the activity and actions that the people whom you follow are taking. This is done via a Tab inside Twitter, next to other tabs like timeline, @ mentions, searches, lists – and the tab is simply called Activity. It looks to have replaced the ReTweets […]
Read More | ShareBlog Monetisation Strategies
I’ve been looking lately at the best ways to monetise your blogs. Blogging is a great business tool where you can gain a significant following and readership – the hard part is always earning money from your blog. When blogging first start people thought you just create a blog, get readers and slap on some […]
Read More | SharePersonal Branding Considerations
When you are branding yourself online through social media or other digital channels – there are a number of considerations you should think about when posting content, pictures, videos and so on. Fact is that using social media channels to create your personal brand and online identity can be very effective, but we want to […]
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Thank your Blog commenters
Blog commenting is an important aspect in determining how active your blog is, and how well you are engaging your visitors. Over the past couple of years as blogging has become so popular and with so many blogs now, many have speculated that blog commenting is dead. Whilst I don’t necessarily believe this it is […]
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