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 To Host Political Leaders Debate With Shorten, Turnbull
In a first for Australian politics, Facebook is teaming up with News.com.au to host the third leaders debate totally online. Both Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull have agreed to participate. The debate will be live streamed and viewable on the News.com.au websites and also on the Facebook site itself. How to Watch the Debate on […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – May 2016
Today we post our monthly report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over May 2016. This year in general growth for the top sites has been much slower as these networks reach saturation point. However we still expect to see continued growth every month for both Facebook and YouTube at least. Twitter has […]
Read More | ShareFacebook To Launch Satellite Into Space, Will Provide Free Internet To Africa
Mark Zuckerberg announced last year, as part of their internet.org initiativate they will be launching a satellite into space so they can provide Sub-Sahara Africa with a free internet service. In this part of the world the infrastructure is not there to provide a consistent internet service, and also many people in this region cannot […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – April 2016
Over 2016 we have seen smaller movements in our social media stats. Facebook has now reached 15 million Australian monthly users back in February 2016. Since then there has been no noticeable increase – however we do expect to see another increase in Australian Facebook users this year. In late April we also saw Tinder […]
Read More | ShareTinder Launches Group Dating In Australia
Tinder has rolled out a new group dating product as part of their app – and Australia is the first country to be given this release. Tinder Social allows you and a group of friends (connected via Facebook) the option to create a group profile on Tinder, where you can then match with other groups. […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – March 2016
Earlier this year we saw Facebook reach the important milestone of 15 million active Australian users. Considering the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) now has Australia’s population at 24 million Australians – this means 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. Social Media Statistics Australia – March 2016 1. Facebook – 15,000,000 […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Turns 10 Years Old
Today Twitter turns 10 years old. The site has come a long way in the past 10 years, but as the technology industry is constantly changing and with stiff competition – Twitter always needs to look at ways to improve the service. Here are some key points for you to know about Twitter: In Q5 […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – February 2016
Last month we saw Facebook reach 15 million users in Australia, which is approximately 62.5% of the total 24 million population. Social Media Statistics Australia – February 2016 1. Facebook – 15,000,000 users (steady) 2. YouTube – 14,100,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 5,600,000 4. Instagram – 5,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ Instagram data) 5. Tumblr […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Rolls Out Reactions Globally
The dis-like button hasn’t been introduced, however Facebook Reactions has been rolled out world-wide. This allows users to express other emotions, or love, in addition to the Like Button which now has a new look. – Like – Love – Haha – Wow – Sad – Angry Already these buttons are gettting a lot of […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reaches 15 Million Australian Users
According the Australian Bureau of Statistics there are now approximately 24 million Australians. Facebook has now reached 15 million Australian users (according to their advertising tool – screenshot above), meaning 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. Read more in our January 2016 social media statistics update.
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