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
Blackberry to launch Tablet PC
Blackberry has announced they will be launching a Tablet PC, no doubt similar to the iPad. Recently the iPhone has totally outstripped all Blackberry phone sales and it seems Blackberry is on the offensive. The company is not disclosing full details, but online rumors speculate that the tablet would be approximately 9 inches tall. Apparently […]
Read More | Share5 best uses for Real time search
With popularity of social media sites like Twitter becoming so great, users are turning to real time search engines to see the latest trending topics and stories. But which areas of current affairs can be most utilised by real time search? 1. Famous People – its always interesting to see what celebrities and media identities […]
Read More | ShareYahoo Australia launches entertainment news site
Yahoo Australia has launched a news service called The Hype that reports on all celebrity and entertainments news around Australia and globally. Yahoo launched a similar service in the US in 2007 called OMG which has been very successful and generating a high readership. The Australian service pulls content from Yahoo!7 Movies, Yahoo!7 Music, Yahoo!7 […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media and Business, dont be scared
Many businesses are currently being presented with Social Media strategies either by their own employees or external consultants. Problem is many are not ready or have not given much thought on how Social Media can impact their business, generate more brand awareness or even sales! Some are scared to get into this new marketing idea, […]
Read More | ShareSydney Facebook murder twist
Police have charged James Dannevig – a 20 year old male for the murder of 18 year old Sydney teenager Nona Belomesoff. It is alleged James Dannevig set up a Facebook account using a fake alias – Jason Green and pretended he was an employee of the NSW Information Rescue and Education Service and lured […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare tips for business owners
With the success of Geo-location services such as Foursquare and Gowalla, there are several ways business owners can interact with Foursquare users checking into their venue. 1. Encourage people checking into your veune to leave ‘Tips’ and ‘To Dos’ As a business owner of say a restaurant or retail out let- if you can get […]
Read More | ShareBing Maps and Foursquare to integrate
Microsoft’s search engine Bing plans to add user content from Geo-location social network Foursquare to their maps product. Microsoft said in a blog post that Foursquare “tips” (ie comments) that Foursquare users submit for a restaurant/venue will show up on Bing maps. This is an interesting move by Foursquare and Microsoft. Currently Foursquare uses Google […]
Read More | ShareFacebook meet turns to murder for Sydney teen
Police have found the body of 18 year old Leumeah teenager, Nona Belomesoff. Nona met 2 men on Wednesday the 12th of May after chatting on Facebook for a supposed camping outing but instead have been missing ever since. A 20 year old Leumeah man has been charged with murder, refused bail and will appear […]
Read More | ShareNSW Premier Kristina Keneally denies Twitter lies
This week NSW parliament passed legislation granting same sex couples to officially register their relationships in the state of New South Wales. However some concerned Australians asked NSW Premier Kristina Keneally why she was not present for the vote, via Twitter. Kristina rejected suggesstion she missed the vote because of her strong Christian beliefs/morals in […]
Read More | ShareBelinda Neal Twitter rant
New South Wales politician Belinda Neal has sparked an angry reaction from fellow Twitter users after she had a rant on Twitter about the Australia Labour Party all leaving the office early on Friday afternoon. Belinda tweeted “The NSW Branch of the ALP has all gone home early. The only person in the office is […]
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