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We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #5

Mobile consumer evolution in Australia Interesting statistics via Google, on Australia’s rapid take up of smart phones. The video reports that 37% of Australians use smart phones and is predicted to be 50% by the end of 2011. 92% say they use smart phones while consuming other media; 46% while watching TV, 43% while listening […]

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #4

Gotye hangs out on Google+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVrj4EJP2m4&feature=player_embedded Australian recording artist Gotye jumped on board the Google+ train to talk to fans off the back of his Gold-selling album Making Mirrors. He joins G+ luminaries such as Snoop Dogg, Madonna and Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus in using the Hang Out function to chat with fans. The hang out […]

We Are Hiring: Calling all graduates, writers & bloggers!

We Are Social; we’re a conversation agency based in Sydney and we are hiring – if you’re experienced in digital content and community management, then let’s talk. The internet is changing around us, a constantly evolving cityscape… and we need architects. But not just architects. We’re looking for thinkers, dreamers, planners and builders; creators, artists […]

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #3

Hurricane Irene causes social media storm (Above: Grand Central Station all but deserted. Photo via MTAPhotos on Flickr) Hurricane Irene proved to be the biggest event of the past week, both in real life and in social media – a storm not even earthquakes or news of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO could weather. Authorities in […]

Zuckerberg on Facebook: 2005 video

A revealing video interview of Mark Zuckerberg from 2005, where clearly he was yet to see the future of Facebook himself: I think Facebook is an online directory, for colleges, and it’s kind of interactive. So if I want to look you up, or get information about you I just go to the Facebook and […]

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #2

Facebook Australia statistics update According to Facebook Australia, the number of active Facebook users increased to 10.5 million in July 2011, up from 10 million in December 2010. Data shows that Australian Facebook users are (slightly) more likely to be female and aged 18-35. The average user visits 26 times per month and spend on average […]

Vote for We Are Social at SXSW!

Thinking about going to SXSW in Austin, Texas this March? We think you should. Wondering which panel submissions to vote for? Vote for We Are Social! We’ve submitted some advanced-level social media marketing sessions which will inspire lots of debate and interest, but first, we need your help. Please take a moment to vote for […]

GlobalWebIndex W5: Social media usage

Tom Smith, founder of Trendstream, the company behind the GlobalWebIndex, exclusively talks us through the implications of the findings of their Wave 5 research. Wave 5 of GlobalWebIndex tells us many things: It tells us that Facebook is losing its lustre with its original followers, it tells us that the real-time continues to grow and […]

We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #1

Hello, We Are Social Australia and welcome to our first weekly mashup of the big social media stories making headlines at home and abroad. We’ll be posting a new Tune-Up every Tuesday, making sure you’re up-to-date on the news that matters to Australian marketers. Facebook Places Deals launches in Australia Facebook Deals opened to Australian […]

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