Facebook files for $5 Billion IPO
It has finally happened – Facebook has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $5 billion USD. In the process many of Facebook’s employees will be able to sell their own shares in the company – as a result many will become millionaires. This is a conservative IPO for Facebook as […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – January 2012
Here is our monthly report showing the latest users numbers and statistics for the most popular social media sites in Australia. As per previous reports, all the figures below are Unique Australian Visitors to the site (UAV’s), or an average between the UAV’s and user numbers reported by reputable sources. Social Media Statistics Australia – […]
Read More | ShareZynga takes on the ‘real world’
I have a confession to make. I used to be addicted to FarmVille. I would spend hours every day planting and harvesting my crops, making my little avatar walk all around my plot. I would buy cottages, keep animals, and I had an orchard running the edge of my land. It was wonderful. And I […]
Read More | ShareThe dos and don’ts when using social media post for your business
1. Stay professional If you are using SM post for business purposes, keep things professional in the way you share your post. Always keep things relevant, business like but interesting, short and to the point. 2. Edit your post Correct syntax, spell check before posting, as any error on a sentence will reflect poorly on […]
Read More | ShareHow Companies Down Under Are Using Social Media Promotions To Come Out On Top
We’ve all heard the success stories of major brands using social media to create a massive presence online and real customer loyalty. However, what gets reported are predominantly US based case studies. From time to time though, it’s good to look a little closer to home, and for those of us in the rest of […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates Letter to Steve Jobs
There are several report floating around about a letter Bill Gates wrote to Steve Jobs as he was dying. Apparently the letter meant so much to Steve Jobs he kept it by his bed in his last days alive. Mr Gates hasn’t released many details about the letter but has said: “I told Steve about […]
Read More | ShareHas Social Media totally taken over our way of life?
Hands up if you think Social Media has totally taken over our way of life? There is a tool for almost everything out there. An awesome example is shown below that my friend posted: It rings true… for me anyway. It seems that people display and communicate their every move through the use of Social […]
Read More | ShareDefining your Social Media Plan
So you have been tasked to create a Social Media Plan for your company, business or client – but where do you start? I will outline a very simple process I run through every time I am looking to create a social media plan for a new business or product: 1. Research Before you even […]
Read More | ShareTwitter to start censoring Tweets
As Twitter moves into more and more countries around the world, Twitter will begin censoring content and tweets to certain country users. For example in Australia, United States, UK etc we have the freedom to say anything we pretty much like, however in certain countries the freedom of speech is somewhat restricted and if an […]
Read More | ShareGoogle+ now open to under 18s
Google has opened up their Google Plus social network so teanagers aged 13-17 are now allowed to use the site. Previously Google banned any users under 18 from using the website. Google has also added increased security and privacy controls for users aged under 18. So are we going to see lots of teens singing […]
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