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
Social Media – Australia
Over 2010 we have seen a lot of hype and leadership from the United States in regards to social media. Generally in technology and computer trends the USA (and then UK) lead the pack in user adoption. In Australia however, we spend more time on social networks per month than any other country in the […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media and Political Elections – iVoted.com.au launches
The 2010 Victorian State Election will be one of the most socially connected elections in Australian electoral history. iVoted.com.au will visualize the check-ins of foursquare users on Saturday, 27 November 2010. The website was launched last Wednesday, 17 November 2010. Foursquare users in Victoria can check-in to any venue marked with a special polling booth […]
Read More | ShareWeb 2.0 Summit Video, Facebook, Yahoo, Google execs
The Web 2.0 Summit showcases some of the most influential and successful web entrepreneurs such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Yahoo’s Carol Bartz, Twitter’s Evan Williams, AT&T’s John Donovan. This is a very interesting conference held in San Francisco, topics discussed include social media, e-commerce, classifieds sales such as Amazon – watch the […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Search Engine Market update October 2010
Looking at the Search Engine market shares for October there really are not many surprises. Unlike the USA – Yahoo in Australia has never commanded much of the search queries generated whilst Google has been around. Even with the Yahoo7! partnership and limited TV advertising Yahoo receives this has not impacted their search market share […]
Read More | ShareTwitter endorsements to start in Australia
Keep an eye out for Celebrity Twitter endorsements to start appearing from Australian celebrities. In the USA particularly big companies such as Microsoft, Sony, American Airlines, Toyota and AT&T are sponsoring celebrity tweets. Basically the companies will pay the celebrities to tweet about their products. Some celebrities have hundreds of thousands or millions of followers […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Android Overview [INFOGRAPH]
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In 2010 more handsets with Google Android were sold that any other Operating System handset. Windows 7 is now crowding the market even more and already receiving good reviews. Have a look at this infograph put together by cellphones.org showing an overview of how the Google Android operating system has gone to date. Infograph source: […]
Read More | Share10 ways not to use your Social Networks
We often talk about ways and tips to enhance your social media usage – what about stuff we shouldn’t be doing on social networks? Here is a quick list of what you shouldn’t be doing with social media, take note! 1. waiting till you think social media has taken off before you give it a […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Windows still Dominant as ever
Here is an interesting graph showing the top 5 Operating System market shares. Microsoft Windows still has huge dominance and whilst Apple has received so much hype about their Laptops/Macbooks, this hasn’t actually caused a considerable increase in their market share. Windows 7 is growing very strongly as users replace Windows XP and Vista operating […]
Read More | ShareHistory of the iPod [INFOGRAPH]
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I recently came across this detailed infograph on the history of the iPod right back from its inception in 2001. This is the device that changed Apple as a company and as of today around 270 million iPods have been sold worldwide. The product has rapidly evolved from a basic music player to a full […]
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WordPress releases official Nokia application
WordPress has released a Nokia application now available in the Ovi-Store. This is good news for Nokia WordPress users as they are now able to manage their blogs on the go. Whilst using WordPress on mobile devices will always limit functionality – they do provide a smart and quick way to manage comments/ spam etc. […]
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