Tag: "Australia"
More people using Facebook Places in Australia through US VPN
As previously mentioned more and more people in Australia are accessing Facebook places via a VPN hack – it seems people will goto any lengths to be the first users of new social media technologies like this. So you may ask, how are people accessing Facebook places through a USA VPN? People are signing up […]
Read More | SharePowerhouse Museum and Social Media
The Sydney Powerhouse Museum is embracing social media in order to connect with more people and details about the museum’s attractions. This Wednesday The Powerhouse Museum is participating in the worlds first “Ask a Curator” day , an international initiative to connect people with museum curators through social media. On this coming Wednesday September 1st, […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare passes 3 Million user registrations
Mobile based social network, Foursquare has now passed 3 million user registrations globally. Whilst Foursquare’s popularity in Australia has not grown significantly over the past couple months, the USA and Europe continue to lead the way with new user signups. Its estimated that around 16,000 people join the mobile service each day now. It is […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Security team coming to Australia
A member of Facebook’s security team will visit Australia and meet with child-safety advocates. Recently 3 Australian men were arrested over a child-porn ring they were running on Facebook. Facebook removed the accounts that were part of the original offenses, but it is alleged the accused then opened new accounts on the site before being […]
Read More | SharePeople using Facebook Places in Australia via VPN hack
Ok so we know Facebook places is not available in the Australia yet. However it seems when Facebook created the product it may have been a rushed launch – Facebook is restricting access via your location using your IP address. However they don’t even check your GSP coordinates at all. This post on the mactalk […]
Read More | ShareApple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareRicky Ponting happy for players to use Twitter and Facebook
Ricky Ponting said he is happy for players to use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook while touring England. However the English teams management has banned the use of these social networking sites and have also put clauses in players contracts stipulating the terms. Ponting believes if the players are promoting the game, […]
Read More | ShareSocial Networking Australia update, socialnetworking.socialmedianews.com.au
Hi All, just a quick update re the Social Network i have setup for social media enthusiasts/participants. There was a problem with the Facebook connect application. I have removed this and replaced it with a Twitter connect application for now. I hope to add-in more social login tools, but feel free to use Twitter connect […]
Read More | ShareSocial Networking Australia Launched
Hi All, Quick note to let you know i have create a Social Networking site aimed at Social Media enthusiasts in Australia. I hope this gives us a place to chat and network in an informal and relaxed manner. Feel free to check out the Social Network and sign up at: http://socialnetworking.socialmedianews.com.au/ It is built […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Jobs Australia Launched
Hello All, Quick update to let you know we have created a jobs section on the site for Social Media Jobs and related disciplines. We will cover all areas of Social Media/ Digital/ Marketing/ Management jobs etc, such as: – Social Media Consultants – Producers – Marketing/ PR – Internships – Executive/ Management – Other […]
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