Tag: "online"
Social Media – No1 time online
According to recent Comscore data, Social Media accounts for the largest amount of time we are spending online. Here is the breakdown of the figures: Time Online Social Media websites account for 20.8% of out total time online Portals – 17.3% Entertainment – 13.8% Instant Messengers – 7.1% Email – 5.1% Other – remainder Online […]
Read More | SharePayPal to create Social Login buttons
PayPal is looking to release a new product, which is like a PayPal Social Login button. The product will be called PayPal Acces. This new service will primarily benefit online retailers, allowing a user who already has PayPal account to login to the merchant website, create an account and complete the transaction. This will certainly […]
Read More | ShareWork vs Play: Managing your Professional Image Online
Australians are working more than ever. With 24/7 access to the internet, we are increasingly bringing our work home by networking with colleagues and clients online. It doesn’t take much searching in the news to find stories of ordinary folk and those in the public eye losing their jobs over inappropriate posts on their social […]
Read More | ShareOnline Social Networking and University – Why it may or may not work
When I started University in 2009, there were many new and fascinating ways to communicate that High School didn’t have. At the centre of all University communication, outside of email, was Blackboard, an online space for each Unit you were studying where you could find information and also post requests for help and support as […]
Read More | Share“Like” – a social media mantra
Mantras are used in eastern religion to aid concentration and quiet the mind. If you’re in need of some daily social media focus start by practicing the “like” mantra. “L” is for Listen. No one enjoys having a conversation with someone who doesn’t listen. It’s similar to talking to a brick wall and can be […]
Read More | Share3 Benefits of Twitter in Social Media Marketing
The success of a business rises and falls on marketing. It doesn’t matter how great your product is. If people don’t know about it then it won’t sell. For this reason, huge companies have made a science out of marketing. They continually study and improve the way they market their products. Right now, the trend […]
Read More | ShareLooking back on AOL, when online goes offline
This past week, US internet giant AOL gained worldwide exposure for their $315 million buyout of blog conglomerate Huffington Post. Hearing the news while living in the ‘land down under’, I realised that prior to this event, many Australians wouldn’t have known what AOL was (with the exception of some who caught the 1998 Meg […]
Read More | ShareOnline Gaming Statistics
Online gaming is nothing new, but nowdays console systems are able to connected to the internet allowing users to play with other gamers all around the world. Here are some interesting statistics relevant to the online gaming industry today: – The online gaming market is worth around $15 Billion USD. – With XBOX live, 20 […]
Read More | ShareWikipedia now 10 years old!
Wikipedia is now 10 years old. The site was founded in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The site operates as a not for profit charitable organisation – although with such huge traffic and unique visitors the site could have sold ad space on the site – however decided against this approach. The […]
Read More | ShareOnline communities help marketers stay in touch and build advocacy
Econsultancy examples of online research communities Follow this link to a good blog post from Econsultancy on how Mercedes has set up two online communities to get closer to existing and prospective owners. An increasing number of companies are doing this, recognizing that engaging with consumers in an informal, social online setting encourages spontaneous and […]
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