Tag: "Twitter"
Google Plus, Celebrities, Verified Name/ Profiles
Just a quick update to let you know that the Google Plus social network has released a feature similar to Twitter, whereby ‘Celebrities’ and Public Figures can verify their profile and get a Verification badge. This is an interesting movie, I think Google needs to be careful it doesn’t become too much like ‘Twitter’. However […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Google Plus User Numbers – August 2011
It has been widely reported across the internet (ComScore data) that Google Plus now has 25 million registered users. Basically anyone can get into the system now if someone else using the site invites them. If you are looking for a Google + invite, leave your email in the comments field below (in the email […]
Read More | ShareTxt Spk – Yea/Nah?
The English language has undergone countless evolutions throughout the thousands of years it has been utilised. From the Elizabethan Ages where Shakespeare captured the hearts of many with his eloquent dialogue in Romeo and Juliet, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night,” and until […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Optimisation
Today I was doing some work for a client and I wanted to look over how to optimise your Social Media Profiles. Social Media Optimisation – the term is fairly self-explanatory. How can we optimise and improve our Social Media profiles to gain even more social traffic? which we can then refer onto our website […]
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 | ShareFriday Follow – August 12
Every Friday we are of course, going to be part of the #fridayfollow Twitter initiative. Alternatively, sometimes people tag their tweets #followfriday or #FF We all know what it means – Friday Follow This Friday I’ll be doing a shout out to the authors and contributors of this site! 🙂 Clare Crook – @clarecrook Alushka […]
Read More | ShareAlexa Rank Train
Here we go, another post about Alexa. Why? Well I just seem to be overly obsessed about achieving an Alexa rank under 100k. In the Social Media world you often hear the word train. But no we are not referring about transportation – we are referring to community, a community that is active, participating and […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare makes Business Pages Self-Serve
Previously if you were a business and you wanted your own page on Foursquare (similar to a Facebook fan page) you specifically had to contact Foursquare and get access, which was a lengthy process usually only reserved for large brands. Foursquare have now opened up their API and you are able to goto the Foursquare […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Picture upload Feature released
Twitter has released a new feature to their site that allows users to upload pictures and photos directly to Twitter, which are then attached to a status update. The service is actually hosted by Photobucket, and no doubt there is an interesting commercial arrangement behind the deal, but no details have been disclosed yet. Twitter […]
Read More | ShareSocial Networking and Ethics
As a Journalism student who’s encouraged to pursue social networking sites on a regular basis for gathering information, I often wonder about the ethics of it. Of course we’re given a 12-week crash course in ethics and law as part of our curriculum, so we know not to use deception and other unsavory means to […]
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