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 Security team coming to Australia
A member of Facebook’s security team will visit Australia and meet with child-safety advocates. Recently 3 Australian men were arrested over a child-porn ring they were running on Facebook. Facebook removed the accounts that were part of the original offenses, but it is alleged the accused then opened new accounts on the site before being […]
Read More | SharePeople using Facebook Places in Australia via VPN hack
Ok so we know Facebook places is not available in the Australia yet. However it seems when Facebook created the product it may have been a rushed launch – Facebook is restricting access via your location using your IP address. However they don’t even check your GSP coordinates at all. This post on the mactalk […]
Read More | ShareYahoo USA and Canada Search now powered by Bing
Yahoo US and Canada now has its search results powered by Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Yahoo will also be moving its advertisers across to Microsoft’s adCenter platform but that is still very much a work in progress. more to come as we hear local Australian news on this venture.
Read More | ShareApple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareRicky Ponting happy for players to use Twitter and Facebook
Ricky Ponting said he is happy for players to use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook while touring England. However the English teams management has banned the use of these social networking sites and have also put clauses in players contracts stipulating the terms. Ponting believes if the players are promoting the game, […]
Read More | ShareGoogle removes support for IE6 in Docs and Sites
Google has now also joined the movement to kill off Internet Explorer 6 . Google is removing support for IE6 in its two main services Docs & Sites. Google has already removed support for IE6 in YouTube and it was already advising users with IE6 like older browser to upgrade to new browsers like in […]
Read More | ShareWhat should you choose for your blog? Free vs. Paid themes
Design plays a very important role in the success of your blog or site. If your site has great content but a dirty design then you cannot get readers for your blog. Your blog design should be appealing to your readers’ eyes. So a blog is as important as content of the blog. When you […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Places VIDEO
Facebook has created a video on their new Geolocation feature – Facebook places. The tools aims at ‘connecting’ friends when they are out and about. Facebook also goes on to say that more and more people are going to use geo-location apps like this. Facebook is making a pitch to become even more of a […]
Read More | ShareHowTo: Check if your WordPress theme is secure or not?
Theme of a blog plays a very important role in building a strong reader base. You can only get readers for your blog articles if your blog theme is good enough to highlight your content to the readers. With all other features you want in a theme, security is the most important factor you should […]
Read More | ShareWho’s watching you on the Internet?
Over the last year or 2 there has been more and more talk of internet privacy and how it impacts us all. For example, if you have never updated your Facebook privacy settings – everyone on the internet can view you photos, profile, info, wall posts, friends etc. Almost 1/4 of Facebook users don’t know […]
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