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SBS dabbles in Facebook only documentary 'Goa Hippy Tribe'

12 March 2010 | A TV documentary series, 'Goa Hippy Tribe' has been launched today using Facebook as the only media platform.


AIMIA Awards finalists announced

20 January 2010 | The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association has today announced the finalists for its 16th Annual Awards to be held in March.


Twitter testing new business focused features

15 December 2009 | Twitter is currently testing a new feature designed specifically for business called 'Contributors'


Fake Stephen Conroy is dead

9 December 2009 | One of the most controversial Twitter accounts in Australia, Fake Stephen Conroy, is now defunct after it was deleted by its creator Leslie Nassar


A Marketer’s Guide to Online Earwigging

30 November 2009 | As the control of marketing messages rapidly slips from marketers to consumers, brands now have reason to prick up their ears and listen to online conversations.


Free webinar: social media crisis management

25 November 2009 | Ogilvy 360 and the Wall St Journal to run free webinar on social media crisis managment 1 comment


Foursquare adds Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Wellington

24 November 2009 | Foursquare, the location based social network that has been dubbed as this years Twitter, has added 50 new cities including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Wellington. 1 comment


Video: How the internet enables intimacy

6 November 2009 | We often hear that technology is eroding personal relationships. However researcher Stefana Broadbent shows how the internet is enabling, rather than eroding intimacy


Telstra Twitter account hacked?

5 November 2009 | It appears Telstra's customer service Twitter account, @bigpondteam has been hit by the latest direct messaging scam doing the rounds.


Webby awards to honour interactive marketers

5 November 2009 | The Webby Awards has called for entries to it's 2010 event which will include new categories for interactive marketers.


Business beware: social media interaction could be costly

3 November 2009 | A leading workplace relations lawyer claims interacting with staff on social media sites such as Facebook could lead to "unlimited damages"


Bing's Twitter search rolling out to Australia

30 October 2009 | Bing is set to roll out its new Twitter search feature to Australian users this Sunday.


Google, Bing getting social about search

27 October 2009 | Google and Microsoft have made major deals this week which could have massive implications for the way we search in the future.


X-Media Lab "Global Media Cultures" coming to the Opera House

20 October 2009 | X-Media Lab is coming to Sydney with a three day conference/hands-on event with the chance to work on projects with some of the biggest names in interactive and digital media.


Social media still buzzing

09:00 AM | Time spent on social media sites nearly doubled in the year to June, according to new research from Nielsen.


Social media roundup - lists, labs and Latin

5 October 2009 | Twitter is showing signs of tanking as anarchists and terrorists are accused of illegal tweeting. All this and more in this week's roundup.


Kids outsmart parents in tech

28 September 2009 | Confirming what most of us already knew, the Optus Family Communications Survey has found most children know more about tech than their parents by the time they hit their teens.


experience @ Singapore - Day 1

23 September 2009 | Day one of a four day tour of the Singaore digital media industry


Worldwide weekly roundup - the best bits of social media

16 September 2009 | Back on track after an unplanned hiatus, we take a look at some of the developments in the last couple of weeks of social media.


Man promises tattoo on bum for Facebook Fans

16 September 2009 | Sydney digital strategist Julian Cole has promised to get Facebook tattooed on his bum if he gets 500 Facebook Fans by 3pm Friday. 1 comment


Bebo hires Australian marketing manager

24 August 2009 | Social Networking site Bebo has appointed Hannah Rook to the new role of Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific.


'Beached az' viral video gets ABC TV series

20 August 2009 | A YouTube video poking fun at the Kiwi accent has been picked up by the ABC for a new TV series.


Facebook will never rival Google in search, but it is useful

17 August 2009 | Facebook search might not ever rival the likes of Google or Twitter, but it can help your brand. 1 comment


Tensions hit high note over first Twitter opera claim

13 August 2009 | The UK's Royal Opera House claims to be developing the first ever Twitter opera, but one YouTube has hit back at the claims


MyTwitterButler served by Twitter

12 August 2009 | Developers using the Twitter API should take heed as the San Francisco-based company cracks down on applications that automate the following process. 1 comment


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