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Social Media Statistics Australia – January 2011
With Australia day over lets look at the Social Media Statistics across Australia for January 2011 – which sites are most popular? what is the trend? and can we see any new trends/ players in the Australian market? I think the most important stat to note is the number of Unique Australian Visitors (UAVs) per […]
Read More | ShareRumor: Facebook looking to launch their own smartphones
There has been speculation that Facebook and HTC are working together to create a Facebook-branded smartphone. The devices will run on a tweaked/modified version of the Google Android Operating System. There has been no confirmation from Facebook that they are indeed working on phone, so we will have to see over the coming months if […]
Read More | ShareFacebook launches mobile apps for non-smartphone devices
Facebook has launched a new mobile application that will be able to run on simple/ non-smartphone devices. The app has been built in conjunction with a company called Snaptu (www.snaptu.com). Snaptu builds basic mobile applications, and this particular Facebook app will be able to work on more than 2500 phone models, including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, […]
Read More | ShareWho owns Facebook?
Facebook has recently had a valuation of $50 Billion USD after Goldman Sachs invested in the company. So who actually owns Facebook? Interestingly enough Mark Zuckerberg, his Facebook staff, and Co-Founders still own over 60% of the company. Here is the breakdown: Facebook staff: 30% Co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg: 24% Co-founder Dustin Moskovitz: 6% […]
Read More | ShareYahoo Network to allow signin with Facebook/ Google login
According to the Yahoo Corporate Blog, the Yahoo Network will soon allow you to sign-in to Yahoo! sites with your Facebook login or Google ID. Facebook already implemented sign-in with OpenID in 2008, and this next step will surely increase the activity on Yahoo sites. Currently Yahoo is attracting around 600 million visitors a month […]
Read More | ShareBest Techniques to Maximise Social Media Content Sharing
If you are looking to get your content shared on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter take note of these techniques to encourage social sharing. Firstly make sure you blog posts have short concise headings, keyword rich articles and stimulating material for the user to read. Twitter – Do short tweets so people can […]
Read More | ShareMySpace to lay off half their Staff
It has been reported that MySpace, will layoff half of its 1000 employees this week. The layoffs come as the social media site tries to restructure and overhaul the company in an attempt to save itself from poor financial situation. News Corporation had invested in MySapce to broaden its reach across the globe in the […]
Read More | ShareFacebook raises $500 Million in Funding
Facebook has raised an additional US$500 million in a new round of Venture Capitalist Funding. Goldman Sachs has invested $450 million and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies has invested $50 million. This puts Facebook at a valuation of around US$50 Billion. There has been speculation that an initial public offering (IPO) will be set […]
Read More | ShareMerry ‘Social Media’ Christmas
Hello All, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Now get your keyboards fired up and start sending those Christmas tweets and status updates. How is social media going to impact your Christmas messages. Instead of email will you use Twitter and Facebook to […]
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Are we Facebook Mad?
Over the past couple years, it seems Facebook may be the biggest thing to happen on the internet. With now over 500 million users and growing daily, Facebook is no doubt one of the main website we are all thinking of and using. We are so obsessed many of us check our Facebook account from […]
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