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
Yahoo and Facebook partner
Yahoo and Facebook are forming a partnership whereby Yahoo Mail users can view their friend updates inside their Yahoo Mail account and login to Facebook. Yahoo will also enhance its Yahoo Profiles service to incorporate social media updates. Yahoo Profiles is a service whereby Yahoo users can connect with each-other and share basic information like […]
Read More | ShareEvent Sydney: Crime and Legal Issues in Social Media
Ark Group Australia is hosting a one day event which will brief professionals on how to use social media and social networking without the worry of crime and legal risks. The event will be held Jun 28 – 29, 2010 at Rydges World Square in Sydney CBD. For more information about the event goto: http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/Events-D026-CrimeSocial.htm […]
Read More | ShareSolo Goes Social
Solo and the Qantas Socceroos have teamed up to create a new social media campaign which is designed to help gather supporters in the lead up to this years soccer World Cup in South Africa. I first got the heads up of the campaign when I pulled up behind a truck showing this signage: The […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates on Facebook and Twitter
Bill Gates and his father Bill Gates Senior describe some of their thoughts about using Facebook and Twitter to share their information on how the Gates Foundation is going. Video courtesy CNN.
Read More | ShareLawyers getting results out of Social Media
While law firms have generally been hesitant to market via social media, some savvy firms have given social media ago creating new opportunities and portraying themselves as thought leaders and entrepreneurs. Lawyers and solicitors are now also looking at social networks to obtain their business, legal and industry news. Using social media has effectively raised […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to launch iTunes competitor, Google Music
It looks like Google will be releasing an iTunes competitor called Google Music for the Android phones. Google music will be a web based system whereby users can go view music and download to their device. Google music will be very much a cloud based music store. Google recently purchased a company called Simplify Media […]
Read More | ShareChina Blocks Foursquare
The Chinese government has blocked access to Foursquare. Yesterday marked the 21st anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Square protests where more than 3,000 protesters were killed by the Chinese Government. This topic has since been banned from conversation, online or offline by the Chinese government. There has been an influx of Tiananmen Square checkins of late with a […]
Read More | ShareApple demos HTML5
Apple is a firm believer of the open web, even though their App store by many is a closed system. This week Apple has created a showcase of HTML5 technology and has gained the attention of developers worldwide. While HTML5 is nowhere near mainstream yet, and wont be for sometime – Apple is interested to […]
Read More | ShareStumbleUpon user numbers, Infograph
StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking site that allows users and publishers to submit their content and stories to the site for others to view and share. In terms of traffic coming from a social media site to external sites, StumbleUpon is ranked number 1 in the US and many other countries. See the below infograph […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft’s Steve Ballmer and Ray Ozzie on Cloud Computing, D8 conference
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer (CEO) and Ray Ozzie (Chief Software Architect) discuss how Cloud Computing is becoming more common and users like to access their application in the internet / cloud. Microsoft sees transferring applications into the cloud as an opportunity for their company and also others.
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