Category: Social Media
Police To Investigate Hate Letter Against Teen With Autism
A photo of hate letter towards a Canadian teen with severe autism and his family has sparked outrage over facebook after being shared over 30,000 times and counting. The anonymous letter was delivered to Max’s grandmother’s house, where he often spends mornings in the summer. Signed by “one pissed off mother”, the letter personally attacked […]
Read More | ShareHow Does Your Business Get The Most Out Of Social Media?
Many businesses large and small feel they need to join the ‘Social Media Revolution’ – but most don’t create a clear strategy and set of goals they aim to achieve from their social media activities. There is often a random approach when posting social media updates and very little if any tracking of the results. […]
Read More | ShareThe Social Media ‘Flipout’ – Is It Becoming A Regular Occurrence in Digital Life?
When I created this blog in early 2010, the social media industry wasn’t as hyped up as it is today. In 2010 (in Australia) the industry was slowly building momentum. Many of us had Facebook accounts, but other social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn were still in their major growth periods. Over my 3 years […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat 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 More | ShareSnapchat, 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 More | ShareYouth 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 More | ShareFML – 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 More | ShareCelebrating 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 More | SharePope’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 More | ShareLinkedIn 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 […]
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