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The 6 dimensions of highly-engaged fans

How can you get to know your fans better? Contagious recently published an article from Leila and myself outlining the major types of fan participation on brand-run social properties. For any conversation to be a success, you need some understanding of the people taking part. In social media, the majority of conversation will be driven […]

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #44

80% of internet users are on social media Russia has put itself on the map by breaking into the top 5 social networking countries. Russia has posted an impressive double-digit gain and now boasts 82% of its internet users on social, up from 52% in 2010. For retailers, social media is just as important as […]

The Week According To The Internet #4

It’s Friday, and not a moment too soon! Pretend to work while we entertain you with the internet… Stoned: The greatest music video ever made is on crack Unfortunate: These poor hilarious children Available: Your favourite bands for a price Alcoholic: You after playing these internet-themed drinking games Found: Holy shit Manbearbig is real Shocked: Guy suing The Oatmeal finds why […]

Making the most of social monitoring

Jamie Robinson, We Are Social’s Research & Insight Director, recently had the following article published in Forbes: If feels like not a day goes by where a new social-media monitoring technology is announced. Even for those of us who work in the industry it’s not always easy keeping up, and this task must be even […]

Top Aussie Facebook Pages, May 2012

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #43

How much are a brand’s Facebook fans engaging with its page? As social marketers try to find the magic key to unlock fan engagement, the highly respected Admap has released a new study that points out that most of them aren’t doing a great job. In any given week, on average less than 0.5% of […]

The Week According To The Internet #3

It’s Friday! There’s a long weekend ahead and everything’s coming up Milhouse. Here are some shiny things to keep you entertained between cocktails… Unchained: Jamie Foxx’s Django, in the first trailer for Tarantino’s latest film Transformed: Dead cat is now a helicopter Illustrated: Star Wars, again, but really really good this time Boyled: Awkward teen pulls a […]

WAS Weekly Tune Up #42

Twitter use in 2012 Pew have released their latest report into US Twitter usage. The research, which was carried out in February 2012 found that Twitter adoption is still steadily growing: Consumers create their own social TV experiences New research has found that up to 61% of US viewers are online whilst watching television – […]

The Week According To The Internet #2

It’s Friday! It’s time for your weekly round up of the news that has been fuelling the internet this week, but firstly, a farewell – the zombie apocalypse is upon us! Hopefully this list should keep you entertained while the dead walk the earth… Zombie News #1: Man has 75% of his face gnawed off […]

We Are Hiring: Strategists, Developers, Account Mgrs, Digital Producers & Community Managers!

We Are Social Australia is looking to add the right people in a range of roles across the business. We’ve grown dramatically, both globally and here locally, where we’re working with some of the biggest and most socially ambitious companies in Australia – and now we need more great people to join us in our Sydney office. We […]

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