Tag: "Australian"
Top 10 Australian Topics Discussed on Facebook in 2011
Facebook just released the 10 most popular topics discussed globally in 2011 on their site. They have also released the top 10 for Australia – the 10 most discussed topics Australian’s spoke about on Facebook in 2011. Here is the list: 1. Planking 2. Cyclone Yasi 3. Census 4. Death of Osama bin Laden 5. […]
Read More | ShareAds now in your Twitter Stream
You may have noticed that Twitter is now putting ads in your Twitter Stream. Specifically these are promoted tweets from companies you are not following. Here is an example of an Australian advertiser this afternoon when I logged into Twitter: You then have the option to Dismiss (remove) the ad from your stream if it […]
Read More | Share4sqwifi iPhone App gets you Free Wifi
A new social mobile network is upon up. Yes a new one. Built on the Foursquare API, 4sqwifi is an iPhone app that lets you share Wifi Hotspots and their passwords with any member of the public. This is particularly useful if you are visiting a new city and need free Wifi access. What I […]
Read More | ShareTop 10 Australian Facebook Fanpages
Wondering who are the most popular Facebook Fanpages in Australia? We have compiled a list of the Fanpages in Australia with the most fans. Lots of these are managed and run by some of Australia’s best Social Media Agencies – check out how they are using custom tabs, look at the sort of status updates […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Internet industry contributes $50 billion to GDP
According to research by Deloitte Access Economics, the Internet industry in Australia makes up $50 billion of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is the same size as the Australian Retail sector. Many physical retailers are forced to come online now to protect their existing market share, creating E-commerce websites and advertising their products through […]
Read More | ShareFriday Follow – 19 August
TFIG! It’s that time of the week again for our Friday Follow. Commonly hash-tagged on Twitter as: #fridayfollow #followfriday #FF We look at cool people in the Australian Twitter-sphere whom deserve a shout out. Here is our list for this week: @elliot_mist @Patrick_Davey @Local Tag @Pete Nicholls If you think you are exceptionally cool and […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare now lets you check-in to Events
Foursquare has updated their system to allow users to now check-in to major events. Often you will goto the movies and check-in and type in what movie you are seeing, or you may check-in to a park with 50 other people, why? because you are at a big music festival. But if you didn’t know […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus traffic down
There have been several reports across the internet that the Google Plus social network has been dropping in traffic numbers. Experian Hitwise data reports a 3% drop in traffic for average daily visitor numbers. Whilst the site is still in beta mode, basically everyone can signup now if you get any invite from soneone already […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare integrates with LivingSocial
Geolocation application Foursquare has released version 3.3 of their iOS app and this includes some big new features, mainly integration with deal-a-day websites LivingSocial and GiltCity. LivingSocial has deals for the Australian market, whereas GiltCity is only servicing the US at the moment – however international expansion is probably high on their list. Another handy […]
Read More | ShareFacebook integrates with Skype and launches video chat
Facebook has further integrated Skype into it’s platform, now allowing users to video call each other inside Facebook. The feature is being rolled out to all users globally and Australian users are now able to access this feature. Facebook has made a page specifically explaining all the video chat features here: http://www.facebook.com/videocalling I can see […]
Read More | Share
