Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer Denies Involvement with NSA’s Prism
Whilst not really easy to submit, Facebook receives a huge amount of feedback on a daily basis – much concerning privacy and security on the Facebook site. The job of the privacy team is to address any user queries or concerns about privacy and security, see how other businesses, apps and advertisers use Facebook’s data […]
Read More | ShareHamilton Island Proves Social Media’s Positive Effect on Travel Desires
Hamilton Island’s Ultimate Instameet social media campaigns have proven to be the Island’s most successful standalone PR activity to date, according to new results released today. Following the inaugural Instameet, Hamilton Island witnessed $2million room revenue growth over the campaign period, compared to the same time last year, as well as a nine per cent […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Posts Record Earnings At US$1.81B for Q2
Earlier this morning Facebook released their Second Quarter Earnings Report for 2013. The news is in, and it’s good for Facebook – they have posted a record revenue for the quarter of US$1.813 Billion, with mobile ads counting for 41% of total revenue. Net Income for Q2 was US$333 Million. For anyone doubting Facebook and […]
Read More | ShareYouTube Launches Off-Site Subscribe Buttons For Your YouTube Channel
If you have a YouTube Channel and use the service extensively, you will be happy to hear that today YouTube has created off-site subscribe buttons – allowing developers to add the ‘Subscribe Button’ to external websites encouraging more user subscribes. Previously the only way to subscribe to someone’s channel was on the YouTube site itself, […]
Read More | ShareFacebook’s Like Button Count Is Not Actually The Total Number Of Likes
Millions of sites across the internet have the Facebook Like button included to add a layer of social sharing to website content. Next to the Facebook like button is often a number, presumed to indicate the number of times the content or page has been ‘liked’. This is not actually the case. The number next […]
Read More | ShareJudge Dismisses Class-Action Lawsuit Against Instagram
You may remember last December when Instagram changed their Terms of Service – there was much outcry from users and even celebrities/ brands using the service. Many people had concerns that Instagram would start selling user photos without notice. After the outcry Instagram reverted their Terms of Service to their original terms before the proposed change. […]
Read More | ShareYahoo Profit Up After 1 Year with Marissa Mayer At The Helm
Yahoo have just released their Q2 2013 Financial Results, 1 year after Marissa Mayer was appointed as the company’s CEO. The reaction from investors and commentators has been mixed but there are a couple key points to take away from this update: Net Profit up 46% from a year ago to $US331 Revenue fell 1% to $US1.07 […]
Read More | SharePSY’s YouTube Channel Reaches Over 3 Billion Views
Korean pop star PSY has reached an incredible feat on YouTube – with his channel reaching over 3 billion views over the weekend. Only 2 other artists have achieved such popularity on their YouTube/ Vevo channels – Justin Bieber and Rihanna. PSY does hold the record though for having the first video on YouTube reaching 1 […]
Read More | ShareLocal Newcastle Girl Visits Gold Coast Club, Risky Picture Goes Viral, Ends In Disaster
Warning: This story certainly shows the darker side of social media and the contents are of sensitive nature. So last night as I was relaxing at home, flicking through my Facebook newsfeed – I noticed one particular post getting a lot of attention and commentary. Looking a little closer I saw this was indeed a […]
Read More | ShareOverly Sexual Roxy Ad Causes Social Media Stir
Australian women’s surfwear brand Roxy has been slammed on social media for using an overly sexual advertising promotion for their latest pro surfing contest – the Pro Biarritz 2013 in Biarritz, France. The video shows an attractive female surfer (presumed to be five-time world champion - Stephanie Gilmore) waking up in the morning, putting on a white shirt, […]
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