Posts Tagged ‘Internet’

Facebook rolls out Timeline feature

Written on December 7th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook has officially started rolling out its new Timeline feature that will enable users to show off the most important moments of their lives on their profile page. The new ...
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Bosses stalk Facebook before hiring

Written on November 29th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
More than a quarter of Australian employers use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook before hiring staff, according to new research. Telstra’s Cyber-Safety survey found that almost half ...
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Internet a ‘surveillance machine’

Written on November 29th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has blasted the mainstream media, Washington, banks and the internet itself as he addressed journalists in Hong Kong via videolink from house arrest in England. Fresh ...
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What Encourages Facebook Engagement?

Written on November 9th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Brands that include photos and calls to action see higher engagement rates with those posts Companies on Facebook and other social sites are always trying to determine what to post ...
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Blogger told to take Speedos off porn site

Written on November 3rd, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
There is a lesson to be learned for all companies in the following story, as Internet marketing consultants, we are constantly advising our clients to ensure they have secured all ...
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Most Social Shoppers Trust SocNet Reviews

Written on November 3rd, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
A majority of social shoppers trust user reviews and recommendations on social network sites more than other sites, according to a study released in October 2011 by Performics and conducted ...
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‘We should never block social networks’

Written on November 3rd, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Suppressing social networks or mobile phones at times of unrest is ‘unacceptable’, the UK Foreign Secretary has told a global summit on cyber-crime. Human rights such as privacy and freedom ...
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Social Media Presence More Important Than Social Media Ads

Written on October 20th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Yet marketers have concerns with the communities they’ve built on social sites Social media marketers feel that having a presence on social sites is more important than advertising there, but ...
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Google Engineer Calls Google Plus a ‘Complete Failure’

Written on October 14th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Steve Yegge, a senior engineer at Google, has accidentally and publicly posted a critical analysis about his company’s understanding of platforms, calling Google Plus a "complete failure." In a 4,000-plus-word ...
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Porn Sites Holding Australian Domains Hostage

Written on September 13th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Websites all over the world are being told to pay a US company for the rights to their own .xxx domain name or risk having their trademarked names associated with ...
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