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 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.
Read More | ShareFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Privacy at D8 Conference
At the All Things Digital – D8 conference in California, Mark Zuckerberg answered questions about Facebook’s privacy controls and Mark’s take on privacy. Mark discusses the instant personalisation feature and how lots of new Facebook products have complicated the privacy settings and views from users. More than 100,000 sites how have instant personalisation and social […]
Read More | ShareTwitter working on more language translations
Twitter has announced that they are working on several translations of the site to give non-English users a better experience using the site. Twitter is working on the following language translations at present – Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish. At the moment Twitter is in invite-only mode with users helping the […]
Read More | ShareFacebook’s Advertiser Clients Increase by 400%
According to recent reports Facebook has increased in number of advertisers over the past year by 400% A common misconception amongst users is that Facebook sells their users data to 3rd party companies. Facebook has never done this – all private data submitted to Facebook does not get sent to 3rd party companies. Another area […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Testing New ‘Follow’ Like Feature
Twitter has started testing a new simple feature that allows a user to view a list of avatars that he/she is currently following that are the same to another user. Yes, it is very similar to Facebook’s ‘friends in common’ feature but we think it is the right step forward for Twitter users to connect […]
Read More | ShareiPad 3G plan pricing, Optus, Telstra, Vodafone
The 3 main telecommunication carriers in Australia – Optus, Telstra, and Vodafone have now released details on their 3G plan prices for the iPad. Optus 3G iPad plans / pricing If you like Optus will sell you a prepaid 3G starter SIM with 3GB of data with 30 day expiry for $30. Prepaid recharge values […]
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