Tag: "Australia"
Australian Federal Police want a Facebook cop
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are calling for Facebook to employ a law enforcement expert in Australia to overlook the Australian user-base of Facebook. Last month, Nona Belomesoff of Sydney was murdered by a man she allegedly met of Facebook. Several Governments around the world are holding a meeting to discuss the social media site […]
Read More | ShareApple Store Bondi opening, get a free T-shirt
This Saturday the 28th of May the iPad is officially available for purchase in Australia. Also a brand Apple store is opening at Bondi Junction from 8am on the 28th. The first 2,500 visitors will get a free Apple T-shirt. No doubt there will be a huge turnout. Placing an Apple Store in Sydney’s Eastern […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare in Sydney Australia
Foursquare has over a million registered users globally now. Of these users, what sort of demographic has the highest usage? if you are a business using Foursquare to target customers and see their feedback – what sort of people are you reaching out to? In order the judge the popularity of Foursquare amongst users in […]
Read More | SharePacman 30 year anniversary on Google
Today is the 30 year Anniversary of the game, Pacman – launched in 1980 by Namco Bandai Games Inc. If you goto the front page of Google.com.au or Google.com you can play Pacman. Check it out!
Read More | ShareSocial Media event for Sustainability, Melbourne 25 May
On Tuesday the 25th of May there is a Social Media event for continuing and enhancing sustainability of our natural environment. Basically web, tech and digital folks are meeting up to see how they can use social media to promote sustainability of our natural environments in Australia and globally. The event is taking place at […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare growing at 15,000 users per day
Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley has commented that the service is generating 15,000 new users per day now. This is quiet an achievement for Foursquare, who have stuck a deal with Starbucks in the US. If you become a mayor of your local Starbucks you get a $1 discount on selected beverages such as a frappachino. […]
Read More | ShareBlackBerry Australia Blockparty
BlackBerry Australia is hosting a big party in the launch of their new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone on the 17th of June. My first smartphone was actually a BlackBerry pearl and at the time seemed to be way ahead of the competition (well there wasn’t any competition really to BlackBerry a couple years ago). I’d […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Mining supertax gaining support, via Facebook
Kevin Rudd’s Super Profit Tax for mining giants is starting to gain more popularity with the general public and rightly so. Australians want to benefit from the natural resources in our country – not giving all the profit to Global Mining companies. So much so, that The Australian Workers’ Union have created a Facebook group […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Australia stats update
With the continued growth of Twitter in Australia it may be worth looking at the latest estimated stats courtesy of Google. Unlike in the US where Twitter has higher female participating, in Australia 66% of Twitter users are Male, and 34% Female. – There are approx 1.2 million Australian Twitter users monthly generating close to […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn stats update – Global and Australia
LinkedIn has seen phenomenal growth over the past couple years. Now-days on a global scale LinkedIn is signing up 1 million new members every 10 days, or just over 3 million members a month. With an estimated 500 million global professionals, LinkedIn is well on its way to well to truly capturing this lucrative market. […]
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