Daily Archives: August 14, 2009

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on social networking usage in Australia, which found that more than 70 percent of Internet users in Australia visited a social networking site in June, up 29 percent from the previous year. Facebook continued to show significant growth, while Twitter came onto the social networking scene with a bang in 2009, quickly amassing a significant following. The study also found that social networking users are ubiquitous across the Web, comprising nearly 90 percent of the audience base of the top Internet properties in Australia in June.

Reality Digital, the leading provider of social network software for brands and businesses, has identified that social networking trends have had a positive effect on relationships, on both a personal and familial level.

The rise of social media has inevitably spread to a wide range of audiences, an example of this being that parents are flocking to the likes of Facebook and Twitter, adding social media into their everyday lifestyle. As a result, brands are now able to communicate their messages through social media to a more mature generation of consumer, as well as the already present younger one.

As well as being able to communicate through social networks, families can now use multimedia within these networks to share videos and photographs, with video platform integration within social networks becoming increasingly popular. Video social networks such as Skype have also become popular as a way of maintaining relationships over long distances.

Social networks appear to have made big events such as children moving away to college or simply moving out easier for parents, as they no longer need to worry about not having any idea what or how their children are doing. Reality Digital has indicated that this development shows how far the effect of social media can reach.

Rob Proctor, Head of EMEA for Reality Digital, commented: “Social media is really starting to prove its vast worth as a communication tool for businesses to reach out to their consumers. The emerging age demographics on social networks provide a huge opportunity for brands, as it means that their ability to reach out to key audiences is enhanced.

“This is in turn paving the way for brands with a more mature consumer base to start using social networks as part of their marketing activity.”

Reality Digital provide web community software solutions for brands, increasing the reach of their marketing strategy by creating an online presence in the digital world. Brands can implement a variety of features to suit their needs, giving the network a unique feel to their audiences.

For more information on Reality Digital, please call 0203 1785 883, or visit realitydigital.com

http://www.socialchangenews.com/, the internets’ hub for news on social change today launched their beta website. The site combines original user-created content (UCC) with the latest aggregated news on organizations, and individuals working to transform society. The website provides an opportunity for prescreened change organizations to submit unedited, unfiltered and unchecked breaking news Absolutely Free, and have it published immediately upon submission.

News Aggregator websites have exploded primarily due to demand over the past few years however, until now there has never been a portal that monitors news on social change. The organization intends to serve this niche that no one else does, by not only aggregating social change news, but by recreating the method within which news is delivered.

Their source of information will be two fold:

Breaking news will be submitted directly to the publishing platform by pre-screened change agents that are not edited, filtered or fact checked.
Open source applications will aggregate the latest social change news globally, and group the mentions in sections & categories.

“We wanted to create a portal where people who shared a common interest in social change issues, could stay abreast of who the change makers are, and what they are doing to change our world,” said Brigham Coombs, Founder of SocialChangeNews.com. “We’re very excited with what lies ahead, not just because we’re the first aggregator for social change news, but it’s how we intend to collect original content that could revolutionize the way news is reported.”

One of the key goals for the organization is to develop an online library of original UCC, and create their own API for social change news that will eventually open up to developers. The website is built on Joomla, one of the most popular open source content management systems and only utilizes free open source software.

To join this cause and keep the Social Change discussion on the forefront of mainstream media, simply go to www.socialchangenews.com and register – registration is free.

Registered users requesting authorization to access the news publishing platform for the first time must send a request to [email protected]. The initial screening process can take up to 72hours, however once authorization has been granted to the platform, all subsequent news posts will be published upon submission.

SocialChangeNews.com is a global initiative dedicated to creating a fundamental shift in thinking by raising awareness on the power of social change. We are committed to being the premier source in online news for social change, by highlighting breaking news on organizations and individuals working to transform society.

Media Contact: Daniel Coombs (305)300-7307 [email protected]

New media is growing and stirring up a hot online wave of skills needed for professionals and businesses who wish to make their mark using the internet. If you are looking for a job in this arena, that makes you a part of this ever-growing industry.

This social media website caters to all who want to seek a job that serves their creative interests. Those seeking jobs can search jobs related to various fields of media like advertising, content management, online and mobile marketing, traffic management, copywriting, web development and many more.

Newmediahire.com brings forth the best international networking plus jobs in the field. Employers can register and network to find suitable employees for their organization and view their resumes at no charge. Employees also use the site as an easy and effective method to get their vacancies filled at literally a fraction of the cost, especially during this economy. Many professionals who are looking for new opportunities or just new to the industry can have access to trade events and career information on the website that can help further their career.

On the website you can search for existing users of the website and even get important related businesses from the directory that the website makes available. Users can share their experiences in the blogs or learn the latest news from the media industry. The major benefit of the site is the ability to interact with social and digital media professionals from all areas of new media in one place.

There is so much more to the website that you can explore. Suggestions, ideas and new partnerships are welcome. Read career related articles, join friends and mix up professionals from the same field. If you have any information about a new event, you can post it on the website. This is the perfect place to be for web designers, creative writers, digital producers, advertising and multimedia professionals who wish to make long term connections in the media industry. There is no limit to the opportunities in media. Depend on newmediahire.com to get you the best jobs that match your media skill.

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NewMediaHire.com is a rapidly emerging preeminent new media and digital media job board. For further information please visit us at http://www.newmediahire.com.