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Is your Australian small business great at business but rubbish social media? Social Direct can help

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Running a business in Australia today is an absolute hustle. You need to handle supply chains, manage staff, deal with customer requests, and somehow...

Create original content if you want to get paid on X, Original Content Rewards Program announced!

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X is making substantial changes to the creator revenue sharing program. This provides a split of the advertiser revenue on the platform to those...

Reddit is getting a lot more visual: Video replies are here for your comments

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If you spend any time on Reddit, you know just how text-heavy the service is. Over the years, there have been some visual refreshes...

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Reddit is getting a lot more visual: Video replies are here for your comments

If you spend any time on Reddit, you know just how text-heavy the service is. Over the years, there have been some visual refreshes...
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X sets a new standard for AI transparency and verified content sourcing

Consuming social media in 2026 is a wild experience that often feels like wading through a sea of synthetic content. On some days, it...
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X takes aim at Twitch and Kick with major livestreaming monetization update

The landscape of live content is about to shift again as X prepares a massive play for the streaming market. Nikita Bier, the Head...
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X’s Million dollar prize for Articles worked! 20x growth claims blogging crown

The landscape of online publishing is shifting rapidly, and if the latest numbers from X are anything to go by, the platform is making...
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YouTube finally increase thumbnail size to 50MB (from 2MB), but only on PC

Overnight YouTube CEO Neal Mohan shared that YouTube Creators can now upload thumbnails up to 50 MB in size, a 2500% increase. This has...
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X smashes traffic records as global eyes turn to US-Iran conflict

The international events of the past 24 hours has been massive, not just geopolitical but how the world watches on as the US vs...
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X’s Community Notes to leverage AI to fact-check faster

xAI pioneered the community review of posts for accuracy on their platform X (now owned by SpaceX) and is looking to bolster its crowd-sourced...
Artificial Intelligence

Moltbook: The Social Network for AI Agents, 150,000 of them joined in 24hrs, 1M humans watched on

The internet has a new obsession, and for once, it doesn’t actually involve humans talking to each other. If you have been tracking tech...
Artificial Intelligence

X updates creator revenue sharing program, impressions in, engagement out

X has announced an update to its Ads Revenue Sharing program. This change looks to refocus the distribution of payouts, rewarding creators with more...
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Digg is back and the internet just got a lot more interesting

The internet has a way of moving in cycles and today we are seeing the return of a true heavyweight from the early days...
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FaZe Clan’s Christmas exodus: A new era or the end of the road?

Over the past 24 to 48 hours, the internet has been set ablaze with the news of a massive exodus from one of the...
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Twitch makes it easier to find Aussie and Kiwi streamers, disappointingly promotes Only Fans softcore porn as top channel

Finding local talent on Twitch has historically been a bit of a challenge if you didn't already know who to look for. While the...
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Australia’s social media ban for under 16s is officially live: Here is what you need to know

Today marks a significant shift in the digital landscape for Australian families. As of today, December 10, 2025, the federal government's legislation banning children...
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Snapchat confirms it will comply with Australia’s age verification from December 10. Here’s how they will verify your age.

Australia is implementing the 'Social Media Minimum Age Act' and today, Snapchat has strongly voiced its disagreement with this classification, arguing that its service...
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X released location information about accounts, let’s stop the witch hunts

Over the weekend, X started rolling out a new feature called 'About This Account'. This allows you to visit an X profile, then tap...
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X launches @bangers: Is the ‘everything app’ is about to get Grok-powered music?

Over the weekend a new account for x affiliated account launched on X with the handle @bangers. With little information on what this new...
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X is creating a stir with their latest creator payout

X introduced creator payments back in Feb 2023 and the program has largely remains unchanged, until now. If you're an X user with a...
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TikTok’s U.S. Operations sold to Oracle-led consortium for US$14B, sparking questions for Australia

President Donald Trump signed an executive order, formally approving a landmark deal that transfers majority control of TikTok's U.S. operations to a consortium of...
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BREAKING: Elon’s xAI acquires X (formerly Twitter), combined value of $80 Billion

Big news this morning in the tech industry, with the announcement that @xAI has acquired @X for $45B, however there is a $12B debt,...
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XAi’s Grok App on Android now available!

The latest and greatest LLM, Grok 3 by @xai is now available on Android. This is the first version (0.1.17 for those playing at home),...
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