1 million Kiwi’s use FaceBook
1 million Kiwi’s or 25% of the New Zealand population use FaceBook.
1 million Kiwi’s or 25% of the New Zealand population use FaceBook.
Almost everyone has a FaceBook account and at least one other social media account. Debt collection agencies, employment agencies, government departments and dubious characters are using social media to gain information.
FaceBook and Twitter popularity in New Zealand and Australia will continue to grow with a new Regional Manager for Facebook and VodafoneNZ soon to offer tweeting from mobile phones. This coupled with Bebo updates to Vodafone mobiles.
Page squatting or Cyber Squatting also with sellable ads for sale are becoming popular in FaceBook and Twitter.
New Zealand and Australia statistics of FaeBook.
Although Bebo has experienced 50% growth in the past month from its original 22 million users, Net Mania are urging our New Zealand organisations to be cautious when contemplating using Bebo as a social media service for their organisation.