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 raises $500 Million in Funding
Facebook has raised an additional US$500 million in a new round of Venture Capitalist Funding. Goldman Sachs has invested $450 million and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies has invested $50 million. This puts Facebook at a valuation of around US$50 Billion. There has been speculation that an initial public offering (IPO) will be set […]
Read More | ShareHappy ‘Social Media’ New Year
Hello All, I would like to take this opportunity again to wish you all a happy new year and prosperous 2011 ! I hope you all had great new years eve celebrations. I certainly had an awesome time and great start to 2011. It will be interesting to see how social media in Australia (and […]
Read More | ShareMerry ‘Social Media’ Christmas
Hello All, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Now get your keyboards fired up and start sending those Christmas tweets and status updates. How is social media going to impact your Christmas messages. Instead of email will you use Twitter and Facebook to […]
Read More | ShareMySpace Rebrand, Why?
Ok so for sometime now MySpace has been going with a new ‘black’ sharp look on their website and in their branding. Today i logged into the App store and MySpace have released an upgraded version of their iOS application. What confused me was why would MySpace move away from their long standing and popular […]
Read More | ShareFacebook looking to move into China?
At the moment Facebook is blocked in China – thanks to the great firewall of China. Facebook is looking to soon push north of 600 million users. Many western internet companies have failed to capture the Chinese internet market – mainly for 2 reasons. 1. Government intervention/ policies 2. The western companies do not understand […]
Read More | ShareWordPress releases iOS app update – 2.6.3
WordPress has released an update of its iOS application – version 2.6.3. The update consists of many bug fixes and and has increased support for wordpress.com users which some have said has been overlooked in the application. If you have an iPhone or iPad it would be beneficial to update to the latest version. I […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Marketing Event Sydney: Coming Feb 2011
Social Media Marketing has exploded over 2010. Australia has been quick to following behind the USA and UK. Marcus Evans is holding an event – Social Media Marketing – The Way Forward in Sydney February 28 to March 1, 2011. This may be a good event for marketing professionals who have embraced the social technologies […]
Read More | ShareTwitter and Tumblr raise VC funding
Twitter and Tumblr have both recently secure additional venture capitalist funding from Silicon Valley VC firms. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has put in around $200 million to Twitter giving the company a valuation of around $3.7 Billion. Spark Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Union Square Ventures have reportedly put in $30 million to Tumblr. This […]
Read More | ShareApple iOS4.2 software update now available for iPhone
Last week Apple released iOS4.2 update. I reported previously about an annoying alarm clock bug whereby once daylight savings kicked in – your reoccurring alarm would be 1 hour out! Even with fiddling it seemed to now work as desired. Good news is now this bug has been fixed, i tested it this morning and […]
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Facebook Page Brand Report Metrics
Often you may wonder – when is the best time to update your Facebook Brand page. Well it does depend on what industry you are – and here are a couple interesting points to make note of. 5 Key Takeouts: – The best time to go out with an update is 4PM – The average […]
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