Category: Australia
Social Media Statistics Australia – August 2011
It that time of the month again where we collate our monthly Social Media statistics showing the most popular social networking sites in Australia. This month and moving forward we will also be reporting Google Plus user numbers in Australia, even if it’s only an estimate at this stage. When collating these statistics we look […]
Read More | ShareSearch Engine Market Share – July/August 2011
It’s been a little while since we looked at the Search Engine market shares in Australia. We reported some figures in April and wanted to check now and see if there has been any movement. According to the gs.statcounter website these are the Australian market share figures for July 2011: Google – 94.02% Bing - 3.87% Yahoo […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Deals come to Australia
Facebook Deals have come to Australia and Commonwealth Bank, KFC, 7 Eleven, and Westfield are the first major brands to offer deals. With these deals you generally need to Check-in via Facebook places to the appropriate venue, then you are eligible for a special Facebook Deal. Getting Setup Firstly you want to make sure your Facebook is […]
Read More | ShareOnline Social Networking and University – Why it may or may not work
When I started University in 2009, there were many new and fascinating ways to communicate that High School didn’t have. At the centre of all University communication, outside of email, was Blackboard, an online space for each Unit you were studying where you could find information and also post requests for help and support as […]
Read More | ShareCensus Australia goes Social Media
Australia is getting ready for Census night on Tuesday August 9, 2011. This year the Australian Bureau of Statistics has utilised Social Media channels to spread the word and get the community further engaged. The ABS has released some interesting facts about the census on Twitter, such as: – 29,000 volunteers helping distribute census forms. – […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2011
We have collated our monthly Social Media statistics showing the most popular social networking sites in Australia. These stats show average user numbers over the month of July. UAVs / mo = Unique Australian Visitors Per Month visiting the site. Social Media Statistics Australia - July 2011 1. Facebook – 10,436,860 users in Australia 2. […]
Read More | ShareGlobal Switch Data Centre Power Outage 14/7
The Global Switch Data Centre in Pyrmont, Sydney is probably the best data centre in Australia in terms of specification, size and performance. I actually host this site in the Global Switch Data Centre + a many others. I have always been impressed by their professional attitude, tight security and quick acting remote hands if needed. […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media News Australia Twitter Infographic
If you love Infographics as much as I do, then you will appreciate a new tool by http://visual.ly/ that can automatically build an Infograph of your Twitter account and usage stats. You even have the option compare your account against someone a friend/ colleagues or acquaintance. Visual.ly is building web based tools for designers to manipulate […]
Read More | ShareHow I use Social Media to keep connected with my Family
Back in 2003, my mother got a job as a nurse at Frankston Hospital in a little suburb of Melbourne called Frankston. Always being a tight knit family, my dad and I left South Africa with her to settle down in Australia. It was an exciting adventure on one hand (especially since we were experiencing […]
Read More | ShareCommBank readying for Social Commerce
Commonwealth Bank has updated their mobile platform, with the iPhone, Android and Windows 7 Phone all getting updates to their native applications. CommBank has also released a new application specifically for the iPad. Their new iPhone app has plenty of upgraded features and offers an interactive tour for users if they wish to see the […]
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