Category: Social Media

80% of marketers willing to try Threads if ROI can be assured

From the recent arrival of Meta’s Threads and Twitter’s (now X) rebranding to TikTok’s introduction of text-only posts, marketers have been trying their best to...

Victoria Police’s Kendall Masters on the importance of effective social media use for law enforcement

Kendall Masters is the Social Media Manager for Victoria Police. Before her stint with the law enforcement agency, she also filled various communication and social...

e-X’it Twitter – A Cautionary Tale

Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, the platform has seen a whirlwind of changes, culminating in the radical decision to rebrand it as ‘X‘....

ABC shuts down majority of accounts on Elon Musk’s X

Australian broadcaster ABC has shut down the majority of its accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing cost and increase of toxic interactions since...

Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here’s what Australia can do

Last week, a special Senate committee released a report on foreign interference through social media. It makes for scary reading. In addition to widely publicised...

Twitter sues non-profit monitoring hate speech for ‘data scraping’

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has taken legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) for allegedly attempting to...

Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot

To non-moguls, Elon Musk’s (perhaps temporary) rebrand of Twitter to “X” may seem high risk, amateurish, or even capricious. But it is likely doing exactly...

Viral Nation’s new impersonation detection feature to shield brands from fake accounts

Influencer marketing agency Viral Nation has launched a new impersonation detection feature, designed to protect brands from fraudulent activities on social media platforms. “The introduction<span...

Tagger Media grabs ‘Best Influencer Marketing Platform’ tilt at 2023 Global Influencer Marketing Awards

Influencer marketing platform Tagger Media has been named the Best Influencer Marketing Platform in the Technology category for the 2023 Global Influencer Marketing Awards. This...

Australia may ban WeChat – but for many Chinese Australians, it’s their ‘lifeline’

One morning in February 2021, I was woken by a WeChat call from my brother in China. Mum had died the previous night, he told...

Blue bird out, ‘X’ in: Elon Musk’s Twitter executes rebrand

It’s officially the end of an era, as Twitter swaps out its iconic blue bird logo with a stylised “X”. The move is seen as...

VideoAmp’s integration with Meta’s Lift API to help measure tune-in advertising effectiveness

VideoAmp’s integration with Meta will now include lift measurement, enabling advertisers to assess the incremental impact of Facebook and Instagram ads on driving tune-in to...

How social media is making access to illicit drugs easier

The Beekeeper House, a mental health and addiction centre is warning that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat have facilitated the creation...

Meta’s Threads is a serious threat to Twitter, and Elon Musk knows it

Given Elon Musk’s penchant for publicising his thoughts on Twitter (a social media platform that he now owns), many found his silence on the release...

Albanese gov’t to allocate $6.2M to tackle children body image distress

The Albanese Government is providing $6.2 million to The Embrace Collective for their Embrace Kids program to help kids tackle body image issues to live...

Twitter loses global traffic following anti-data scraping measures

Twitter has incurred a significant loss of traffic globally after it limited the number of tweets accounts could view in a day. According to data...

81% of customers want more video from brands, State of Video Technology reveals

A survey of 2,009 adults in the U.S. and U.K. found that more than 8 out of 10 consumers want brands who communicate with them...

Assembled Media appoints Alex James as new Head of Social

Data-led media agency Assembled Media has named Alex James as Head of Social to help brands build deeper connected relationships with their customers. James, who...

Hootsuite’s Inbox to help streamline customer service work

Social media management tool Hootsuite has unveiled Inbox, a tool for social media managers who want to streamline their workflows and improve customer experience on...

Victorians’ most hated, most desired apps revealed in new research

Australian app developer Elegant Media has unveiled the results of their research, which revealed Victorians’ preferences, likes, dislikes, and aspirations regarding mobile applications. The survey,...