Category: Facebook

Last week, Facebook announced their plans for a new platform for watching shows on the social media network – Watch. In a play to keep up with the likes of Netflix and up their video offering, Watch will be available on mobile, desktop and laptop, and in our TV apps. Shows are made up of →

Footy finals and Fathers day were the most discussed topic on Facebook and Instagram during September. Men on Facebook in particular showed their enthusiasm in the upcoming finals clash between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla Sharks, who made their historic grand final debut. On Instagram, Australians showed their support for AFL, as the Western →

Check out the latest Social Media Updates… Instagram’s Algorithm Update Instagram’s latest update has caused quite the stir, as the platform will soon be implementing an algorithm timeline. Essentially this means that Instagram will determine what content it believes people will be most interested in and serve it to them first. This shift comes as no →

We’re all well aware of how Facebook keeps us all on our toes by constantly rolling out changes and making updates… And it certainly keeps us in blog writing material. As a self-diagnosed Facebook news junkie, I’ve noticed that it’s either a ‘feast or a famine’ when it comes to Facebook changes, they start with →

RadiumOne study reveals interesting information into online sharing Have you heard of dark social? A recent study from RadiumOne helps shine light on the value of the dark social opportunity for advertisers, marketers and publishers while providing an in-depth understanding of online sharing attitudes and behaviours. Let’s start by first defining what dark social actually is. →

This week in the wonderful world of social media…  Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: 1. Facebook Search Update 2. Shoppost for Amazon Webstore 3. App Annie Audience Intelligence Facebook now lets you search for old photos and posts “Remember when we took that →

Social Media Statistics Australia – November 2014 Statistics compiled by SocialMediaNews.com.au for November 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia – November 2014 1. Facebook – 13,600,000 users (steady) 2. YouTube – 13,200,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,000,000 4. Tumblr – 4,500,000 5. LinkedIn – 4,500,000 6. Instagram – 4,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ Instagram data) 7. Blogspot – →

Facebook want it all… There’s no denying that Facebook is the dominant social media platform however when it comes to video sharing, one naturally thinks of YouTube as the major player whereas Linkedin is the first to mind when talking about business-related social platforms. Well, this may be about to change as YouTube comes under →

This week in the wonderful world of social media…  Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: Twitter – Small Business Planner Instagram photo caption update Facebook “Say Thanks” videos Twitter Introduces Small Business Planner App With the holiday season quickly approaching, Twitter has realised →

This week in the wonderful world of social media…  Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: Facebook introduces local awareness ads, stickers and safety check feature New app Snowball arrives Twitter Audio Cards Facebook introduces, well… a lot of new things This is arguably →

Your emotions may determine how you use social media…  You may remember in late June this year when Facebook came under scrutiny for a large study where it manipulated information posted on 689,000 user’s news feed and found it could make people feel more positive or negative. The problem was that this experiment was undertaken without →

Here’s why you should be conducting monthly social media reports: Some people may think social media reports are time-consuming and even unnecessary, but the businesses that do the best on social media, whether large or small, are the ones who conduct monthly reports to see what they’re doing well, what they’re doing not so well, then →

Can new social media networks survive? You don’t need to be a social media marketer to know that there are MANY social media networks available these days. Many of these networks do similar things, posting updates, sharing videos/photos, however others are rather unique. With all of the latest buzz around Ello, it made me think… →

This week in the wonderful world of social media… Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: 1. New social media platform – Ello 2. Pinterest making Promoted Pins more relevant 3. Facebook introduces Facebook Media Meet Ello, The New Kid In Town  Have you →

Why You Should Consider Video Marketing Over the past few months, as a young marketer and social media addict, I’ve noticed that my news feed continues to be dominated by videos. Whether it’s videos promoting brands, first world problems, people’s misfortunes (people falling over are my favourite), animals behaving strangely or even a spider coming →

Facebook Alters News Feed Ranking  Facebook have recently announced an update to their News Feed ranking, which aims to show you more timely content. They have acknowledged that there are some instances where a post from a friend or a Page you’re connected to is only interesting at a specific time (e.g. sports games, TV →

This week in the wonderful world of social media… Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: New Benchmarking reports for Google Analytics Facebook adds view counts for videos SlideShare updates Android app Google Analytics Benchmarking Reports Google Analytics has announced new Benchmarking reports which →

6 Content Ideas For Newcomers To Facebook Life can be tough in the beginning for businesses joining Facebook. What should you post about? Should you advertise? How can you get more likes? While advertising is a good idea in the beginning to establish yourself an audience (check out our post on Facebook Advertising), choosing the →

This week in the wonderful world of social media… Here are the latest noteworthy changes in social media this week which we felt you should know about: 1. Pinterest releases analytics tool 2. Facebook releases event promotional tools 3. Twitter introduces promoted video Pinterest releases analytics tool for businesses Pinterest has announced a new analytics →

Two more changes for Facebook’s Newsfeed this week: This week saw (even more!) major changes to Facebook’s News Feed and what they will give prominence to. While this will result in a better experience for users, brands will have to get in line when it comes to what they say and how they post their updates. →