Category: Social Media
How to Monitor your Online Reputation

Do you know what your customers are saying about your business and products? Fact is there may already be many people talking about your business on Social Networks and websites without your knowledge. Before you purchase a product or service, do you go online and look for peer reviews? I do. Therefore, it’s important to […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media – Viral Expansion [VIDEO]
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This is a great video on how viral expansion of Social Media sites can generate huge money for the respective companies and shareholders. If you have a website these days, with lots of users coming back time and time again, just the user numbers alone (ie data) make this a valuable web property.
Read More | ShareThe Social Media Lifestyle

I asked myself this question last night: What is the best way to integrate social media into my lifestyle? What a bizarre question you may think this is, but in fact more people are talking about this than you may realise. If you run your own business, or have social media responsibilities in your current […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Growth Australia – 2011 [INFOGRAPH]
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Tweet We had a busy 2011, reporting the news and compiling our social media statistics. As a result we have compiled an infograph showing the growth of each major social network over 2011. Table below shows Unique Australian Visitors to the site per month, users numbers reported by a reputable source, or an average of […]
Read More | ShareClint Acworth: Teachers Behaving Badly Online

It has been a long running concern for education bodies, how to monitor the use of social media in schools. Now, the tables have turned, with former Sheldon College employee, teacher Clint Acworth accused of fraudulent Facebooking. In what reads like a Hollywood script, it is alleged Clint Acworth created an online life so removed […]
Read More | ShareHappy ‘Social Media’ Birthday

Well today is my birthday, 26, feeling oldddd. Well no, not really. Must enjoy the rest of my 20s whilst I still can. I was looking around at various topics of Social Media and Birthdays, didn’t find much besides a whole load of celebrities getting birthday greetings on Twitter, Facebook etc. So, that’s that. Back […]
Read More | ShareVIDEO – Sean Parker at LeWeb

This is a great video from entrepreneur Sean Parker discussing Facebook, Spotify, Gowalla and may other of his tech interests and investments at LeWeb, Paris 2011. Sean Parker and also VC Shervin Pishevar go on to discuss about starting new businesses, and how tech industry can transform the music industry. For example in the last […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Credibility

How do you build your Social Media Credibility? In the social media world you need to stand out, you need to build your credibility in this space so you become a respected and trusted identity. But how can we do this? 1. Honesty Be honest with about your social media status updates. If you have […]
Read More | Share5 reasons (some) companies fear Social Media

Social media has been embraced by millions of companies around the world. But amongst the digital converts there are a number who actively avoid, and fear, engagement with social media for a number of different reasons. Sometimes these fears are unfounded and other times they are not. Fear number 1 : People ‘might’ say bad […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Manager or Community Manager?

We are seeing an increase in organisations and and companies hiring staff internally to manage their social media activities. Most medium to large companies now have staff responsible for the social media management. What exactly is the difference between a Social Media Manager and a Community Manager? Community Manager – a community manager is responsible […]
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