Facebook gone Wild, how much is too much?
A friend of mine recently posted a derogatory comment about her place of employment on Facebook. She was angry and upset and wasn’t prepared for the backlash that followed. She was fired the next day effective immediately. One in five employers admit they monitor current and potential employees Facebook sites (http://www.smk.net.au/article/australian-employers-screening-with-social-media) Dr Jane Johnston, expert […]
Read More | ShareWhy are Women better Social Media Managers?
When it comes to social media and community management, does gender matter and are women superior to men in honing and engaging with a social audience? Generally it’s best not to get into a debate which gender is better at doing something, but in the case of social media I think there are vast differences in […]
Read More | ShareFree webinar on Social Media & Mobility Best Practices, drawn from Retail – Sponsored by Infosys
Leading global technology services company - Infosys, is holding a free webinar on Thursday morning talking about Social Media and Mobility Best Practices. This is a thought piece and draws research from social media use in the retail sector – looking at how retail companies have embraced web 2.0 technologies to enhance their businesses. This sort […]
Read More | Share[POLL] What Smartphone do you use?
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We want to kick off the week with a new social media poll. This time we would like to know what kind of smartphone you are using? iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Nokia or something else? Google has been pushing harder and harder about Android activation numbers, but everywhere I go there still seems to […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Over-Optimisation Penalty
Searching the web we often find many websites that rank high on the first page, but do not offer the content and quality we are looking for. These websites may be totally ‘white-hat’ and not doing anything wrong in the eyes of the search engines – they are just so well Search Engine Optimised they […]
Read More | SharePinterest Australia, Small Business Chat, Radio Interview [PODCAST]
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Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Amanda Rose from Community Radio Station Alive 90.5 I was on to discuss with Amanda the rise of Pinterest in Australia. We all have to agree that Pinterest has got a lot of hype lately and not just in the US, but also Australia and worldwide. […]
Read More | ShareNokia invites Aussies to ‘Step-Up and Dance’ with Timomatic
Nokia Australia has invited Australians to test our their dancing skills against a comupter generated ( Augmented Reality ) with Timomatic. This is to celebrate the launch of the new Nokia smartphone – the Lumia 800 The location was in Martin Place, Sydney. The new Lumia 800 has some great Microsoft and Nokia features bundled […]
Read More | ShareSpread.us – Social Content Distribution
I have come across a new social application for publishers that helps push your content to the social web. The site is called spread.us and allows your followers and website readers automatically share to Facebook and Twitter your new content everytime you publish an article. The service has been around for over a year but […]
Read More | ShareGoogle rolls out new +1 Button
Do you have the Google +1 button on your blog or website? Google is rolling out a new design for the +1 button as they bring the design and layout inline with the newer style Google Plus logo. To explain simply, the new Google Plus logo has been for awhile this: So now […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn reaches 3 Million Australian Members
LinkedIn has just sent an email out to all their Australian members – letting us know that there are now 3 million Australian’s registered to LinkedIn. According to Google Adplanner, in February 2.2 million unique Australian visitors went to the LinkedIn site. So whilst LinkedIn has reached this 3 million milestone, how many are active […]
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