Tag: "Sydney"
Event: Social Media World Sydney, next week
Hello All, A reminder that next week in Sydney is a great event at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre – Social Media World, 27 – 28 October 2011. For more information and how to register – please see our events page with more details: https://www.socialmedianews.com.au/events I’ll definitely be there looking for new information, service providers […]
Read More | ShareBing Social Search shows Twitter Map
Bing has been evolving it’s social search, mainly because they enjoy a close integration with both Twitter and Facebook. Bing has introduced a new feature whereby you can search Bing Maps for a particular location, and see Tweets in real time occurring in a close proximity. For example I had a search for Sydney and […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Car, Surry Hills – Sydney
Photo of the day: I saw this cool Google car parked in Surry Hills, Sydney. It seems to be an Electric Mitsubish model. It’s not a Google Maps car, but maybe a test vehicle for some energy conservation project. Anyway here is the picture: Please ReTweet this article!
Read More | ShareEvent: Internet Show Sydney 2011
Sydney-siders, an event is coming up for you at the end of October – The Internet Show Sydney 2011 The Internet Show Sydney 2011 is the largest business related Internet Event/ Expo in Australia. This is a great opportunity to connect with other Internet enthusiasts and social media professionals. Date: 27 -28 October, 2011 Location: […]
Read More | Share#MBFFS shares fashion with the masses this week
80 Designers. 16 Catwalk Shows. 1,500 Followers. 3,800 Likes This week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Sydney provided runway coverage for more than the usual elite, fashion crowd by streaming digital content and constant social media interaction. The week-long festival sparked digital conversations across the globe as thousands flocked to social networks to get a […]
Read More | ShareGlobal Switch Data Centre Power Outage 14/7
The Global Switch Data Centre in Pyrmont, Sydney is probably the best data centre in Australia in terms of specification, size and performance. I actually host this site in the Global Switch Data Centre + a many others. I have always been impressed by their professional attitude, tight security and quick acting remote hands if needed. […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare raises another $50 million VC funding
Geolocation Mobile App – Foursquare recently hit 10 million users worldwide and is signing deals with major companies who want to integrate with Foursquare on an almost weekly basis. Foursquare has now raised another $50 Million USD from tech venture capitalists; Andreessen-Horowitz, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Union Square Ventures, as well as Spark Capital. Rougly 1 […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare releases Version 3.1 iOS Update
Just as we were talking about Foursquare in Sydney yesterday, Foursquare has now released an update of their iOS app – version 3.1. It has actually been awhile since Foursqure has released an update to their iPhone app. The update seems on minor, but useful: – a new display so you can easily view your […]
Read More | ShareHow is Foursquare going in Sydney?
It’s been a little while since we have spoken about how Foursquare is going in Sydney and around Australia. Foursquare seemed to really take off in Australia throughout 2010, now we are not hearing all that much about the Geolocation Service. There is no doubt in America usage is still strong, especially as Media Companies […]
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New Geolocation service Scoville goes into Private Beta
Scoville, a new Geolocation service has launched which allows users to share their favourite Foursquare check-ins with their connections, and comment/discuss them. Scoville is integrated directly into the Foursquare API and can access your Fousquare friends list (and also Twitter and Facebook if you wish). The aim of the service is for you to create […]
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