David Cowling
Editor and Founder of SocialMediaNews.com.au. I also run a Social Media Agency where I do consulting work and my boutique Social Media Advisory Service. Connect with me: Twitter | LinkedIn | Google + or contact me here. Would you like us to post your blog, article or case study? Simply fill out this form.
Yahoo To Purchase Tumblr For $1.1 Billion USD
There are several reports coming out of the US that the Yahoo board has approved a deal to purchase Tumblr for $1.1 Billion USD. This is a big move on Yahoo’s part, to purchase a stand alone social network such as Tumblr. Tumblr itself has over 15 billion monthly page views from over 100 million blogs created. [...]
Read MoreGoogle Reveals A Bunch Of New Products And Updates At Their I/O Developers Conference
Google held their annual I/O Developers Conference today where a bunch of new products and features have been announced by Google. Google CEO Larry Page has been unwell lately (losing this voice) and it did look a little uncomfortable for him – but he did take the stage to give his overall thoughts about the technology [...]
Read MoreFacebook Blocks Russian Roulette Style App That Has 1 In 6 Chance Of Deleting Your Account
Over the weekend a new Facebook Application went live – Social Roulette, which is a Russian Roulette style game that has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your Facebook account, or social suicide as some are calling it. Facebook was quick to find out about this application and claimed it didn’t meet their terms [...]
Read MoreBill Gates Shares Some Emotional Details About His Last Visits With Steve Jobs
I have always been a fan of Bill Gates and how he has revolutionised the computer industry by getting a computer in every home and every office. I also have much admiration for Steve Jobs and how he has introduced new technologies that have captured the hearts of new age consumers. Their joint interview all the All [...]
Read MoreHamilton Island Reveals New Celebrity Ambassadors For Their 2nd Instameet: Return2Paradise
Hamilton Island enjoyed a great first ‘Instameet’ campaign with the popular Instagram users – the Pilgramers, coming out from the USA to enjoy our tropical paradise. Now Hamilton Island has secured a new lineup of talent to be ambassadors for its second Ultimate Instameet: Return2Paradise from 17-19 May. The who’s who list of Australian fashion, business, [...]
Read MoreInstagram Now Lets You Tag Friends, Brands And Other People In Your Photos
Instagram has just announced a new update for their iOS and Android apps – allowing users to tag their friends, brands and other people in their photos. When you update to the latest version (v 3.5) you will now see another tab on your profile page where you can see photos in which you have [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Statistics Australia – April 2013
Another month has flown by and it is now time to report our Australian Social Media statistics for April 2013. As I have mentioned in the past, social media growth in Australia has slowed right up. The larger networks are now reaching saturation point and not growing like we saw in 2010 and 2011. In [...]
Read MoreTwitter Users Still Confused Between RT, MT & HT
A question I get asked over and over is to explain the difference between RT, MT and HT. I’ve never actually posted an article about this so thought it’s probably about time. It’s worth noting one of the main interactions on Twitter is giving credit to other users when they post or reference a particular piece [...]
Read MoreNew Twitter #Music App For iOS Brings Social Recommendations To Your Music
We saw last week Twitter announce the release of a new music discovery app – Twitter #Music. Because so many musicians and artists are on Twitter, they have released an app to show you what music is currently trending on Twitter based on tweets from all around the world. Users are then able to play the iTunes [...]
Read MoreFacebook Redesigns Their F Logo, More Simple and Sleek
Facebook has made an update to their resource centre stating they have redesigned the Facebook “F” Logo – showing off a more simple and sleek look. The old “F’ Logo: You can see the lighter blue colour at the bottom of the logo and shorter ‘F’ symbol. The new Logo is as follows: You can [...]
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