Some cool AJAX Tools and Tips
AJAXRain has a great list of AJAX tools to plug into your website.
Check them out here:
http://www.ajaxrain.com/index.php
Very Cool new Search Engine - Wolfram Alpha is released
Everybody’s talking about Wolfram - the new search engine released in Alpha over the weekend. We’re pretty impressed!
http://wolframalpha.com
Check it out!
The future of SEO and Social Networks
We chat to Bruce Clay about the future of SEO, Google and Social Networks.
Bruce Clay runs one of the largest SEO companies in the world today.
Watch the video
The future of Social Media and Google
Here we chat to Rand Fishkin, SEO Moz founder, about the future of Google, Social Media and Social Networking
Watch the video…
SEO and Social Media Campaign Monetisation
We interviewed Dennis Yu from Blitz Local, a fwe few weeks ago at SMX Sydney, about the monetisation of Social Media campaigns.
Watch the video.
Some really interesting comments in here…!
The future of Video and Advertising online
We chat to Viocorp about the future of online video and online advertising
Who uses Social Media and Social Networking?
We interview Sydney locals about their use of Social Media and Social Networking sites
Xiaonei - China’s Facebook
Xiaonei - meaning Inside Campus - is China’s Facebook. The rising star of Social Networking sites in China, is gaining users at a dramatic rate. And with a population of over 1 billion, expect to see these figures rise exponentially.
Other Chinese networking sites include: zhanzuo.com, 51.com and kaixin.com
Facebook Growth took off in 2008, Apps and Marketing the place for Sydney business?
In the beginning of December 2008, Web 2.0’s hottest property - Facebook - reached 130 million users. With over 4 Million in Australia and most in Sydney.
Facebook at the time of this writing has 157 million users.
2008 in Review: Top 5 Web 2.0 Movers and Shakers
2008 has been an interesting year for the online environment and Web 2.0. With a strong trend towards traffic on Social Media and Social Networking sites this year, the emphasis is moving away from websites ruled by technology, to owners and users interacting with these websites, and uploading their own content. We’re seeing massive changes [...]
SHIFT Interactive
SHIFT Interactive are a boutique Web 2.0 Agency, based in Sydney Australia. Specialising in Social Media, Social Networking, Flash Games and SEO
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Some cool AJAX Tools and Tips
AJAXRain has a great list of AJAX tools to plug into your website. Check them out here: http://www.ajaxrain.com/index.php
Very Cool new Search Engine - Wolfram Alpha is released
Everybody’s talking about Wolfram - the new search engine released in Alpha over the weekend. We’re pretty impressed! http://wolframalpha.com Check it out!
The future of SEO and Social Networks
We chat to Bruce Clay about the future of SEO, Google and Social Networks. Bruce Clay runs one of the largest SEO companies in the world today. Watch the video
The future of Social Media and Google
Here we chat to Rand Fishkin, SEO Moz founder, about the future of Google, Social Media and Social Networking Watch the video…
SEO and Social Media Campaign Monetisation
We interviewed Dennis Yu from Blitz Local, a fwe few weeks ago at SMX Sydney, about the monetisation of Social Media campaigns. Watch the video. Some really interesting comments in here…!
The future of Video and Advertising online
We chat to Viocorp about the future of online video and online advertising
Who uses Social Media and Social Networking?
We interview Sydney locals about their use of Social Media and Social Networking sites
Xiaonei - China’s Facebook
Xiaonei - meaning Inside Campus - is China’s Facebook. The rising star of Social Networking sites in China, is gaining users at a dramatic rate. And with a population of over 1 billion, expect to see these figures rise exponentially. Other Chinese networking sites include: zhanzuo.com, 51.com and kaixin.com
Facebook Growth took off in 2008, Apps and Marketing the place for Sydney business?
In the beginning of December 2008, Web 2.0’s hottest property - Facebook - reached 130 million users. With over 4 Million in Australia and most in Sydney. Facebook at the time of this writing has 157 million users.
2008 in Review: Top 5 Web 2.0 Movers and Shakers
2008 has been an interesting year for the online environment and Web 2.0. With a strong trend towards traffic on Social Media and Social Networking sites this year, the emphasis is moving away from websites ruled by technology, to owners and users interacting with these websites, and uploading their own content. We’re seeing massive changes [...]
Our Recommendations for your Web Strategy in 2009
Stay ahead of the game with a solid focus by working on the following: Develop a detailed Web Strategy for the coming two years Find socio-centric approaches to your online strategy - that is, create online social relevance for your brand, product or business Think Creatively. Necessity is the mother of invention. Looking back through history, one can [...]
Web 2.0 Online Forecast: What’s Hot in 2009
With some serious implications on the horizon for corporate strategy this year, it is a good time to build a strong web strategy to enable your online assets to weather the storm. Though many companies are implementing cutbacks, and tightening the purse-strings, now is a crucial time to plan ahead. eMarketer - even in the face [...]
Facebook grows at a phenomenal 600,000 users a day
Just two weeks ago, Web 2.0’s darling - Facebook - reached 130 million users. And over 4 Million in Australia. Facebook now has over 140 million users. That’s a growth of an incredible 7 users every second for the worlds’ largest social networking website…an unprecedented achievement on the web. We created this little app [...]
Twitter your plants
Thinking outside the box with web 2.0 technology can lead to some truly interesting ideas. The team at Botanicalls have come up with an ingenious use for Twitter. Their invention “is a system that was developed to allow plants to place phone calls for human help”. Their DIY Twitter watering project uses moisture probes [...]
Sexy Viral Video and Interactive Campaign for Mentos UK
Sexy use of interactive technologies for a Viral Campaign. In this campaign for Mentos, BBH London are making use of some great filmwork, to draw the user into the viral experience. Check out this site:
Social Networking Sites starting to get critical mass?
Some casual searching on Google Insights gave this interesting fact. The number of people searching for the term “social networking sites” is really starting to take off. Take a look at this graph from Google. That is an exciting graph. In the last year it appears that has doubled. And in the last two years that [...]
Viral Video - No wonder models are beautiful!
Viral videos can spread through the global consciousness with unparalleled speed. Here is a nice example of a Viral Video from Ogilvy & Mather in Toronto, for their DOVE campaign, using stop-motion photography and Photoshop retouching…
Social Media, Web 2.0 and Barack Obama, the new US President
So, the US has a new President. And one that is well aware of the potential of Web 2.0. By targeting Gen-Y through the use of new Social Media platforms like Facebook, mySpace, youTube and Twitter, Obama has succeeded in effectively spreading support for his campaign across the Internet. Make no mistake - Web 2.0, Social [...]
Google, Social Media Monitoring and new advertising streams
Google has just published a patent application for Network Node Ad Targeting, in which Google hatches plans for identifying the most influential of a circle of friends and providing this ‘influencer’ with ‘financial incentives from advertisers in exchange for permission to display advertisements on the member’s [social network] profile’. Doing so will ‘provide advertisers with [...]