David Correll
Editor and Founder of SocialMediaNews.com.au. I also run a Social Media Agency where I do consulting work and Social Media Management. Connect with me: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook or contact me here. Alternatively, you can send me an email at david@socialmedianews.com.au
Facebook Adds HTTPS Support
Facebook has increased security on the site by allowing users to access the site via a HTTPS (Secured) connection. You are able to turn on HTTPS so whenever you are on Facebook this is via the secure connection. This is done by the following: – goto https://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php – click ‘account security’ There will then be […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn to go Public, IPO soon
LinkedIn has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to publicly sell its shares on the open market. LinkedIn generated $120 million USD revenue in 2009 and from private trading the company has a valuation of around $3 billion USD. The site currently has 90 million members, with a reported 1 new member […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – January 2011
With Australia day over lets look at the Social Media Statistics across Australia for January 2011 – which sites are most popular? what is the trend? and can we see any new trends/ players in the Australian market? I think the most important stat to note is the number of Unique Australian Visitors (UAVs) per […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Periodic Table of APIs
Google is now probably the largest internet company in the world. With this comes a huge amount of data and wide range of Google service APIs – allowing developers all around the world to build applications and services using Google’s platforms. Trying to understand how they all interrelate, and just finding out the total number […]
Read More | ShareRumor: Facebook looking to launch their own smartphones
There has been speculation that Facebook and HTC are working together to create a Facebook-branded smartphone. The devices will run on a tweaked/modified version of the Google Android Operating System. There has been no confirmation from Facebook that they are indeed working on phone, so we will have to see over the coming months if […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare now with 6 million members and valued at $250 million
Foursquare now has 60 staff members supporting a user base of 6 million members globally. Co-Founder Naveen Selvadurai says the company is now with $250 million USD and no interesting in going public at the moment. Foursquare has attracted some of the largest retail brands in in America and is expected to hit 10 million […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to Launch GroupOn competitor – Google Offers
Google is looking to launch a competing service to famous US and International daily offers website, GroupOn. Google tried to purchase GroupOn a few months ago for $6 billion, but the offer was rejected and GroupOn is now looking to go ahead with a $15 Billion Initial Public Offering (IPO). With Google’s huge resources, brand […]
Read More | ShareFacebook launches mobile apps for non-smartphone devices
Facebook has launched a new mobile application that will be able to run on simple/ non-smartphone devices. The app has been built in conjunction with a company called Snaptu (www.snaptu.com). Snaptu builds basic mobile applications, and this particular Facebook app will be able to work on more than 2500 phone models, including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, […]
Read More | ShareWho owns Facebook?
Facebook has recently had a valuation of $50 Billion USD after Goldman Sachs invested in the company. So who actually owns Facebook? Interestingly enough Mark Zuckerberg, his Facebook staff, and Co-Founders still own over 60% of the company. Here is the breakdown: Facebook staff: 30% Co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg: 24% Co-founder Dustin Moskovitz: 6% […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer Keynote address – 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show
If you haven’t yet watched this speech I recommend you do. This is from the 2011 International Consumer Electronics (CES) in Las Vegas. Certainly interesting info from Steve Ballmer & Microsoft about new products/ development and future/horizon predictions. The video goes for about 1 hour in length.
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