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
Google: The numbers
Sometimes is seems like Google is taking over the web. Everywhere you turn there is some kind of Google service. It’s interesting to have a look at Google’s history and how the company has grown. Have a think about the following Google statistics: – In 1996, Google has 25 million pages in their search index. […]
Read More | ShareCoca-Cola Australia marketing via Foursquare
Coca-Cola Australia has started a marketing initiative on Foursquare whereby users check into various venues and are given hints to find a winning coke bottle in a certain vending machine. The concept is called ‘The Coke Machine Fairy’ and also spans across to Twitter. It will be difficult to find this winning Coke bottle – […]
Read More | ShareAndroid Market Update – September 2010
With so much media attention always going to Apple and their iOS platform, its worth taking a look at how Android is fairing in the competitive mobile market. Here are some new stats worth taking note of in regards to the Android mobile platform: – 200,000 Android phones are sold everyday. – 97,000 (approx) applications […]
Read More | ShareHow to determine the latest trends on the web?
Many web entrepreneurs wants to determine the latest trends on the internet to create their money making blogs/sites/ forums etc. But what is the best way to find out the latest trends hitting the web. There are several tools you should acquaint yourself with. 1. eBay Pulse This will tell you the most popular searches […]
Read More | ShareWhat Social Media Marketing Objectives Work
Social media is a exceptional way to Capture an interested/prospecting customer so you can engage with them later. Talk with them in a relaxed social manner Educate them about your product or service Turn them into loyal consumers and clients. Learn more about your audience/ target market. Ask them to them tell you why they […]
Read More | ShareWhen Facebook Pages Aren’t Public
A big selling point of having a Facebook Page over a Facebook Group is that the content of Pages are outside the gated community of Facebook, can be visible and accessible by the public who is not a member of Facebook and it offers Google page rank juice. But when are Facebook Pages not available […]
Read More | ShareTelevision advertising for Movies now Encompassing Social Media
If you have kept a close eye on how Film Studios are advertising their latest movies on TV – you will notice that they are now showing a link to the movies Facebook fan page, instead of the movies actual web address. You may ask – why are the Film producers doing this? Getting a […]
Read More | ShareApple iOS 4.1 update and Game Center – add me as a friend!
You are now able to download the iOS4.1 update for your iPhones. The highlight of this update will be the new official Apple application – Game Center. They should really spell it ‘centre’ for us Aussies but hey lets not worry about that : ) This is a social gaming application where you can play […]
Read More | ShareGoogle launches Google Instant Search
Google has launched their latest search engine update – Google Instant Search. As you are typing in your query to the search engine, Google (using predictive text input) suggests possible search queries you may be looking for. Once step further from there is that if you are quickly running new searches – Google refreshes the […]
Read More | ShareThe Sydney Incident – [VIDEO] goes Viral
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Imagine what it would look like if Sydney was destroyed in a natural, or not so natural disaster? i’d hate to think about it. However a British computer wizz has put together this video of our great city left in ruins – and it seems to have gone viral and getting lots of view on […]
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