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
Apple iAd Advertising Platform released
Apple has said the iAd will push mobile advertising into the mainstream adverting markets and also fuel the 3rd party apps market with it. There has however been comments from developers and advertisers that its proprietary nature is too limiting in their eyes. Now it is up to Apple to convince otherwise. Steve Jobs presented […]
Read More | ShareGoogle acquires ITA Software for $700million USD, enhancing Travel Search
Google has purchased ITA Software (www.itasoftware.com), a company known for its airfare search and pricing system QPX. The ITA Software is used by many US and international airlines. The acquisition was done in $700 million USD, cash. No stock purchase this time from Google. This is an area Google feels they have some ground to […]
Read More | ShareAustralia and the Social Web
As Australian’s we spend more time on social media sites than any other country in the world – at around 8 hours per month for the average user. But what sort of social networking activities are we getting involved in and to what extent? Australian social media figures: – Approximately 5 million Australian users of […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare updates app for iOS4 – version 1.9
Foursquare has updated their iPhone application to be fully compatible with the new iOS4 operating system. This is version 1.9 of the Foursquare iPhone app. Upgraded features include fast app switching, high resolution pictures and icons for the iPhone 4?s retina display, and a map views. The Map view allows you to view where all […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Applications now tell what Private Data is Shared
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that requires 3rd party applications to inform users exactly what parts of their profiles will be shared to make the applications work. Applications already had to ask for user permission to access anything in their profiles that wasn’t public. But these apps didn’t actually have to specify what […]
Read More | ShareYouTube facts and figures
YouTube has grown into the largest video sharing and video content site there is today. Have a read over some very interesting facts about the site: 2005 February 2005, the origional founders registered the domain youtube.com April 23, 2005 – first video uploaded to the site May 2005 – beta launch June 2005 – embedding […]
Read More | ShareAdMob May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report released, Android Apple battle
Google’s Admob have released their May Mobile metrics report giving the latest information on mobile operating system market shares. The main fight is between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Apple is the clear leader at the moment but Android is making some significant gains. In terms of mobile ad requests, Apple is leading […]
Read More | ShareFacebook iPhone app updated for iOS4
Facebook have today updated their iPhone app so it is compatible with the new iOS4 operating system. As a result you can expect fast app switching using multitasking and support for high resolution icons/graphics. Facebook is the most popular iPhone application to date and a little strange it took them so long to get the […]
Read More | ShareFacebook launches Recruiting Tool for pages
Facebook has launched a new app called Work For Us which enables your Facebook company page to become a recruiting tool – allowing companies to post jobs and receive applications via Facebook. The application went live earlier this year, and has now passed the 1,000 business users Once companies have installed the app, a ‘Work […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare secures $20 million in VC funding
Foursquare has completed their second round of Venture Capitalist funding – securing $20 million mainly from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. There has been speculation that Facebook or Yahoo was going to purchase funding but this latest move puts that issue to rest. Foursquare now employs 27 people and is close to reaching 1.8 million users […]
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