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Facebook ad engagement equal to social networking, study finds
Facebook

Facebook ad engagement equal to social networking, study finds

Facebook users are engaging just as much with ads as they are with each other, according to new data from Hootsuite and We Are Social.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
VMware shuts down enterprise social networking platform Socialcast
Virtualisation

VMware shuts down enterprise social networking platform Socialcast

The Socialcast network reached end of availability on May 17, 2018, meaning no VMware users can begin using the platform.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018
NYC hopes to help homeless with an app - is it enough?
Apps

NYC hopes to help homeless with an app - is it enough?

With more than 62,000 homeless living in New York City, demand for shelter in the city has increased by 79 percent in the last decade.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017
The Aussie stats behind LinkedIn's 100 million APAC membership swell
Social Networking

The Aussie stats behind LinkedIn's 100 million APAC membership swell

8 million Australian professionals are now on LinkedIn, whose membership numbers across the APAC region have just swelled to more than 100 million.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2016
New Slideshow feature for Facebook photos
Digital Entertainment

New Slideshow feature for Facebook photos

Facebook introduces new Slideshow feature allowing users to create personalised photo and video slideshows with music.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Jun 2016
How poor social media risk management can lead to customer disloyalty
Risk & Compliance

How poor social media risk management can lead to customer disloyalty

Use of social media to build customer loyalty is a common strategy for major corporations today. However, it is a strategy that can quickly backfire.

By John Wheeler • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016
WhatsApp for PC snubs iOS users
Apple

WhatsApp for PC snubs iOS users

Hugely popular messaging platform WhatsApp has announced it has launched a desktop messaging option that allows its users to send messages via a web browser.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2015
Facebook offers half-ass attempt at reducing hoaxes on News Feeds
Facebook

Facebook offers half-ass attempt at reducing hoaxes on News Feeds

Facebook aims to reduce distribution of hoax stories in News Feed, adding annotations to posts receiving multiple hoax reports, according to a recent blog post.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2015
Former Tinder worker to launch rival dating app after suing for sexual harrassment
Social Networking

Former Tinder worker to launch rival dating app after suing for sexual harrassment

It's a social discovery app where users will never get unwanted matches and unlike other apps, Bumble suggests matches based on more 'relevant signals'.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
A lesson in social Networking 101
Facebook

A lesson in social Networking 101

Discovering the digital divide between generations, as a journalist explores the nuances of social networking from Facebook to LinkedIn.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
Let's talk about your Facebook Addiction crisis...
Apple

Let's talk about your Facebook Addiction crisis...

Do you check Facebook every morning like the morning paper? Do you cry if your friend list gets smaller without you knowing?.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
I hate you, you hate me....
Facebook

I hate you, you hate me....

There's a fun new tool you can use to find out if you and a Facebook friend mutually hate each other. Amazing.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Apr 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Social Networking stories

What do Kiwis get up to on Facebook?
Facebook

What do Kiwis get up to on Facebook?

From mums to millennials, over 1.9 million Kiwis make Facebook their daily social staple, with videos and dual screening soaring in popularity.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
Facebook: Lots to say about the Cricket World Cup last night
Facebook

Facebook: Lots to say about the Cricket World Cup last night

Facebook buzzes as 3.7m users engage in Cricket World Cup finale, with Clarke and McCullum most discussed stars.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Kiwi baby boomers feeling patronised by tech companies
AVG Technologies

Kiwi baby boomers feeling patronised by tech companies

Nearly half of New Zealanders aged 50+ feel patronised by tech firms, reveals an AVH Technologies study, highlighting generational tech gaps.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2015
Find My Next Ride
Facebook

Find My Next Ride

Think Facebook and Trademe combined. Users can interact with each other, ask questions, post pictures, update their status and watch videos.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2014
Kiwis turn to tech for real life neighbour connections
Apps

Kiwis turn to tech for real life neighbour connections

Social networking across New Zealand has become a little more neighbourly, with the launch of a private social network for Kiwi neighbourhoods.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jun 2014