Tag: "Australia"
The iPad Gets its Own Clothing Line
Australian clothing label iClothing has designed a specific line for the iPad. A nice little black number for the girls and mens tees have been designed with a pocket in the front to help carry and store your flash new iPad. The mens tees are currently on sale for $44.95 and the girls black iDress […]
Read More | ShareNational Cyber-Security Awareness Week in Australia
It is National Cyber-Security Awareness Week in Australia, June 6-11 – 2010. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has asked Facebook to upgrade their user interface with a button where users can immediately report online crime to the police with a single click. This initiative is run by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare specials do attract customers in Sydney and Australia
We have seen the success of retailers and restaurants in the US using Foursquare as a marketing tool, but in Australia we have not seen all that much action yet. However, I noticed Wagamama in Sydney CBD has been one of the earlier businesses in Australia to use Foursquare as a marketing tool. The have […]
Read More | ShareTourism Australia Using Social Media in New Campaign
Social meda is playing a big part in Tourism Australia’s latest new global advertising campaign that launched today. The new campaign features a social site which encourages Australians to upload any images and stories that they may have from around Australia. Each image is then placed on a Google map of Australia giving a very interesting […]
Read More | ShareiPad up to 2 million sales in 2 months
Apple has now sold more than 2 million iPad since it’s launch on April 3. A vast majority of these were sold in the USA but countries such as Australia, UK, France, Japan, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland are also selling lots of units. So far the 3G unit has been more popular […]
Read More | ShareACCC suggests product recalls via Social Media
These-days large companies are finding all news sorts of ways to interact and communicate with their customer base. The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said 60-70% of Australians now have internet access and issuing product recalls via social media sites such as Twitter, blogs and forums is a good way to reach another […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn is Maturing
LinkedIn is known as the Facebook for professionals. B2B proffessionals from around the world have been engaging on LinkedIn to help meet new contacts, learn and teach in their own professions and most importantly increase sales leads. The below infographic shows the state of where LinkedIn is currently at with a breakdown of demographics, professions and geolocations of current LinkedIn users. With 1.2 […]
Read More | SharePrivacy search engine to launch in Australia
A new search engine is coming to Australia that focuses on the privacy of user searches – www.Startpage.com/au Startpage is made by a company in the Netherlands called Ixquick and several representative will be coming to Australia in early June to speak with Government officials and privacy advocates. Ixquick CEO Robert Beens commented: ‘The serious […]
Read More | ShareThe iPad Finally Launches in Australia
Well it has been a long time coming. The iPad officially launches in Australia tomorrow and some lucky reviewers have already got their hands on the device. Australian Macworld has covered both the 3G and wi-fi versions and to be honest I can’t wait. I believe the portability of the device will once again put social media […]
Read More | ShareANZ Debt collector creates fake Facebook profile to lure customers
An ANZ debt collector has created a fake Facebook profile under the name ‘Max Bourke’ to track down customers with bad credit histories that have not updated their personal and address details. ‘Max Bourke’ was a single guy, who like football, running on the beach and playing poker. ANZ spokesman Stephen Ries has said: ‘This […]
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