Bing donating money to BP oil spill via Twitter
Bing is setting aside $100,000 USD to donate to help clean up the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This effort is being lead through Twitter. Bing has said if you Re-Tweet (RT) the following: Retweet this & @Bing will donate $10 to @CNN’s Gulf Telethon up to $100K. More at http://bit.ly/howtodonate. #BingforGulf […]
Read More | ShareApple iOS4 released today
The latest version of the iPhone Operating System (OS), iOS4, is due for release for iPhone and iPod Touch later today for Australia (and users globally) as the US comes online. The iOS4 upgrade is the probably the most significant update made to the iPhone Operating System. It is really jam packed with new features […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Government to buy Telstra copper network
The Australian Government has negotiated a deal with Telstra to buy their entire copper network for $11 Billion. The deal is awaiting shareholder and regulatory approval. Telstra will decommission its monopoly of copper cables and make room for the Australian government’s fiber and move its customers to the new fibre 100Mbps National Broadband Network (NBN). […]
Read More | ShareFacebook’s Secret Strategy Logo
When Mark Zuckerberg took his hoodie off at the D8 conference we all saw the Facebook logo printed on the inside. This seems like a cool idea by Facebook. There was some controversy when people originally say this print. There have also been some hoodies on eBay for sale. What do you think of the […]
Read More | ShareLatest Twitter statistics update
Twitter recently hit its 10 billionth tweet in February this year. This has come from about 80 million users currently using the site. A majority of Twitter’s users and usage has come in the last 6-12 months. User retention rate is around 40%. Alot of people come and leave. Many people drop the service after […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to update Bing entertainment search results
Microsoft is planning to improve the search results on Bing in relation to searches about music, television shows, movies and games. Senior Vice president of Microsoft’s Online Audience Business, Yusuf Mehdi, will be giving exact details during a press conference in West Hollywood, California on Tuesday 22nd June. TV show search results such as local […]
Read More | ShareMore Google Admob acquisition details revealed
More details have emerged about Google’s acquisition of the mobile advertising network AdMob. We aleady know the Google purchased Admob for US$750 million in stock and cash – but what was the exact split? The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have released details that Google sold $530 million in stock, indicating that Admob investors […]
Read More | ShareWordPress user statistics
Now that WordPress 3.0 is out lets look back at how WordPress has grown over the years and attracted new users. There are now about 11.4 million WordPress.com blogs created. These blogs are hosted for free by WordPress and the URL layout is something like www.yourname.wordpress.com These 11.4 million blogs have now posted more than 200,000,000 […]
Read More | ShareWhy CFOs and Lawyers arn’t using social media?
CFOs and Lawyers have displayed a slow uptake when it comes to using social media for marketing and promoting their services/expertise. Many think it is out of their scope/desires. Some financial and legal people think the leads and contacts they get from social media would be of no value. Many are just too busy to […]
Read More | ShareMySpace Co-President Jason Hirschorn departs
MySpace and News Corporation have announced that Co-President Jason Hirschorn has decided to leave the company. MySpace has had quite a few of their executives leave the company over the past year. Chief Digital Officer of News Corp, Jon Miller released the following statement: ‘We fully respect Jason’s decision to leave and his personal desire […]
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