Twitter is a playground where we love to hate
Twitter lumps us all in to the one cyber classroom where celebrities, even politicians are fair game – just ask @KRuddMP. The only thing that divides us on this virtual playground are our opinions, and what typically bands us together, is our joint disapproval of someone; there is defiantly no “Like’ button on this social […]
Read More | ShareGoogle+, 50 Million Daily Active Users, 100 Million Monthly
Google’s vice president for engineering - Vic Gundotra has released some interesting new information to the public about their Google+ social network. We all keep a close eye when Google releases user number about + so we can see growth. Around January 20 their social networking site reached 90 million users. In summary Mr Gundotra released the […]
Read More | ShareHow to avoid being a twit on Twitter
One week in and only 43 followers under my belt I am by no means an expert but I’m learning the ropes fast. It is probably the last thing I need: a new Social Media account. After months of resisting I’ve finally joined Twitter and I’m not flying the coop anytime soon. With a Facebook […]
Read More | ShareTimeline rolls out to Facebook Pages
It’s what many of us have been waiting for – Facebook Pages can now get the Timeline profile layout, similar to user profiles. This will allow companies to bring new creativity to their pages and also down the road will allow for even better app integration. Another key feature that has been released in this […]
Read More | ShareNew Google Privacy Policy
Starting from tomorrow March 1, Google will consolidate the privacy policy on over 60 of their web properties into one single and simplified privacy policy. Google has created a page explaining the new policy here: http://www.google.com/policies/ However several privacy advocates and the public in general has come out expressing their concern about this update, as […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – February 2012
It’s the last day of the month and time for us to report on the Social Media statistics for Australia. We will report on the usual social networks we monitor, but this month will also be including Pinterest as this is getting a lot of attention in Australia and worldwide. Reporting will also continue for […]
Read More | ShareWeirding out the Internet
As we use social media more and more and it becomes part of our everyday lives – are you a victim of doing these weird things on the internet?: 1. Intruding on peoples’ conversations While I’m an open person, there’s always a line you need to draw. I have always been careful when it comes […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn releases Company Follow Button
LinkedIn has updated their suite of social buttons, yesterday announcing that they have created a Company Follow button. Similar to the Twitter follow button, the LinkedIn follow button will allow users to follow the updates of a particular company or organisation. LinkedIn obviously wants to develop their site and enhance brand pages, much like Facebook […]
Read More | SharePro Link Building Tips
Over the past couple of years, the way marketers and SEO professionals build links has totally changed. Posting comments on blogs for a link back is now pointless, as all major blogging platforms – WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and Posterous have the nofollow tag on all comment links by default. This remove any of the pagerank […]
Read More | Share5 Twitter Tips for Dummies…Who Don’t Think They Are Dummies
This isn’t the boring, generic advice you receive in the done-to-death ‘Twitter Basics’ and ‘Idiots Guide to Twitter’ lists. I’m not talking about changing your profile photo from the egg avatar, or minimising spelling mistakes, or even ‘treating others as you wish to be treated yourself’. This is advice for people who have been on […]
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