Facebook earnings report: we're really big and really rich
In news that will surprise no-one, Facebook's latest earning report has confirmed Mark Zuckerberg's social network continues to expand in both users and cash. Billions of both. Bling time Facebook's ....
16/11/2015
Australia’s first Instagram Performance Report
13/11/2015 SMK Editor
With a community of more than 400 million worldwide and around 6 million registered users in Australia, Instagram is one of the largest global mobile ad platforms. Online Circle Digital has just released Australia’s ....
New Zealand Social Stats
13/11/2015 SMK Editor
While the US and northern hemisphere tend to get the lion's share of social stats and studies, the Australian and New Zealand markets are different beasts with different needs. That's why the ....
LinkedIn launches ProFinder for freelancers
12/11/2015 SMK Editor
LinkedIn is dipping its toe in the lucrative freelancer market with a new service called ProFinder. Pro tips ProFinder is a pilot program aimed at profession ....
Google for Work gets update
11/11/2015 SMK Editor
Taking the carrot over the stick approach to new customer acquisition, Google has announced that Google Apps for Work is now free for certain customers. Free lunch? In an ....
Messenger launches Photo Magic feature for facial recognition
11/11/2015 SMK Editor
Australia is being used as a test bed for Messenger's newest toy: Photo Magic. The feature scans your photos using face recognition making sharing more streamlined. Say cheese Photo Magic scans your recent photos, looking to match faces to yo ....
Apple Music has 6.5 million users
10/11/2015 SMK Editor
While Apple is notoriously cagey about releasing hard figures, it has finally swept back the curtain on Apple Music to reveal its fledging service now has over 6.5 million paid users. Tune in The news was announced by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who also c ....
SMK's app of the week: Documents
10/11/2015 SMK Editor
Keeping track of your documents and filing receipts when you’re on-the-go can be a headache, to say the least. Helping make sense of the madness is a new update from Documen ....
Number Crunch: Bit.ly
09/11/2015 SMK Editor
Let’s face it, no-one likes the look of a clunky URL no matter how interesting the title. Thankfully Bit.ly has been helping shrink our links into digestible morsels for the past eight years. But there’s much more than link-shortening (and a ....
Google for Inbox will now write replies to your emails
09/11/2015 SMK Editor
Ever at a loss for words? Gmail might have a solution for that: answering your emails for you. First responder The Inbox by Gmail app now scans the contents of you ....
Facebook at Work opens up the bank
06/11/2015 SMK Editor
Here's something you don't see every day. A bank is encouraging its employees to use Facebook during business hours. Face the music However it's not all kitten photos and Liking your mates's pics from last weekend's party. ....
Aussie online ad spend smashes records
05/11/2015 SMK Editor
New stats have confirmed that in the last financial year the Australian online advertising market posted a record revenue of $5.3 billion. Cashed up The figures, courtesy of the IAB/PWC Online Advertising Expenditure Report, marks a growth of close to 20 ....