Category: Australia
Social Media Forum Australia relaunched
Hi All, Just to let you know I have relaunched the Social Media Forum on a more stable and user-friendly platform. Feel free to sign up and participate in the discussion. Any feedback or recommendations on how to make this an interactive online community, please feel free to drop me a link. I have also […]
Read More | ShareLooking back on AOL, when online goes offline
This past week, US internet giant AOL gained worldwide exposure for their $315 million buyout of blog conglomerate Huffington Post. Hearing the news while living in the ‘land down under’, I realised that prior to this event, many Australians wouldn’t have known what AOL was (with the exception of some who caught the 1998 Meg […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Facebook users pass 10 million
Facebook’s head of U.S. agency relations Sarah Personette has released some interesting statistics about Facebook usage around the world. In Australia there are now over 10 million registered users, and 66% of these users return daily. This shows Facebook marketing is now able to reach a significant total of the Australian population. In comparison, the […]
Read More | ShareA note to Julia, from Tim.
This is a note from my friend Tim, to Julia Gillard. This isn’t really related to Social Media, but i wanted to post it up anyway – thanks David. Dear Julia. From Tim. You might recall that we met at the founding of the National Union of Students. I guess it was 1985. Myself and […]
Read More | ShareSearch for Facebook deals in Australia soon – facebook.com/deals
With the deal a day market becoming increasingly competitive over the past couple months, Google trying to buy GroupOn in the US, Yahoo Australia buying spreets.com.au for $40 million AUD – Facebook is now getting in on the action with their own deals service through their mobile check-in platform. If you use a Facebook mobile […]
Read More | ShareWhat exactly are Sponsored Stories, and how do they work?
If there’s one thing Zuckers has gotten much better at, it’s making money. Lord knows with an active population greater than the entire North American continent, it can’t be hard. The latest in his escalating advertising arsenal is the innocently named ‘Sponsored Stories’. In reality, ‘sponsored’ is just another term for ‘paid’ and ‘stories’ is […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – February 2011
Number of Unique Australian Visitors (UAVs) per month - February 2011 1. Facebook – currently has around 9.8 million unique Australian visitors going to the site every month. 2. Youtube – 6.7 UAVs / mo 3. Blogspot – 2.3 UAVs / mo 4. Twitter – 1,050,000 UAVs / mo 5. WordPress – 960,000 UAVs / mo […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – January 2011
With Australia day over lets look at the Social Media Statistics across Australia for January 2011 – which sites are most popular? what is the trend? and can we see any new trends/ players in the Australian market? I think the most important stat to note is the number of Unique Australian Visitors (UAVs) per […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Marketing Event Sydney: Coming Feb 2011
Social Media Marketing has exploded over 2010. Australia has been quick to following behind the USA and UK. Marcus Evans is holding an event – Social Media Marketing – The Way Forward in Sydney February 28 to March 1, 2011. This may be a good event for marketing professionals who have embraced the social technologies […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media – Australia
Over 2010 we have seen a lot of hype and leadership from the United States in regards to social media. Generally in technology and computer trends the USA (and then UK) lead the pack in user adoption. In Australia however, we spend more time on social networks per month than any other country in the […]
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