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 review privacy policy
In light of all the Facebook privacy changes over the last 6 months, Facebook now says they are going to simplify their privacy controls. Many users have complained how Facebook has handled their personal information and sharing with 3rd party advertisers/ applications. Several well known technology bloggers have voiced their concerns for Facebook urging users […]
Read More | ShareSydney teen Facebook meeting goes bad
Nona Belomesoff, an 18 year old lady of Cecil Hills met up with 2 men she met off Facebook earlier in the week. Since then her parents and friends have not see or heard anything from Nova – her phone is turned off and all are concerned for her welfare. One of the men, a […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media fans take up new browser – Flock
So there already some very established players in the Internet Browser market. Internet Explorer has had majority of users for years. Firefox, Safai and Google Chrome have all built up a loyal fan base aswell. A new browser has launched – Flock – a Mozilla based open source which is fast, small in size and […]
Read More | ShareZuckerberg in trouble over leaked IM chat
Mark Zuckerberg founder of Facebook is facing heat over a leaked Instant Message conversation dating back to 2003. It can be seen he is mocking users who join his social network, which was at the time call The Facebook, in which he operated from his Harvard dorm room. The conversation reads: Zuck: Yeah so if […]
Read More | ShareHelloTxt V Ping.FM – battle of social status distribution
If you like sharing your social content across a wide variety of social networks it is smart to use a distribution service to help keep all your feeds in one central place. There are 2 main players that come to mind. HelloTxt – www.hellotxt.com Ping.FM – www.ping.fm Both system will post your status updates across […]
Read More | ShareJessica Watson almost home, now with lots of Facebook fans
Jessica Watson has sailed around the world but is almost at home in Australia – and set to sail into Sydney Harbour tomorrow. At first there was much controversy if she should undertake such a voyage but once on her way Australia gave their support. By the time she hits home Jessica would have traveled […]
Read More | ShareYahoo creates service to share text, links, photos & videos
Yahoo has created a new service called Meme that allows users to share text, links, photos & videos with their contact list of followers and people they follow. The service is very similar to Twitter but no doubt Yahoo will add in some extra features unique to the service. I am sure the service will […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Internet Based Political Party
Political party Senator Online (SOL) has launched a national campaign to find Senate candidates for their party. The candidates will be chosen by the Australian public rather than the Party itself. One of the requirements for candidate eligibility is that they have at least 100 endorsements which can be Facebook fans. It will be interesting […]
Read More | ShareQuarterly Australian internet stats
Google has remained as the top online property attracting Australian internet users. Microsoft / Ninemsn has taken out second place attracting approximately 4.5 Million unique visitors around Australia. Facebook and Youtube are also attracting a very high reach of Australian’s internet population. Local Australian online media publications such as Yahoo7, News Digital Media, Fairfax are […]
Read More | ShareFacebook facts you probably didn’t know
Interesting facts about Facebook – In Australia we serve legally binding court notices via Facebook. A Facebook summons is considered legally binding – Michael Jackson has the #1 most popular page on Facebook – Homer Simpson has the #2 most popular page on Facebook – Facebook has the #3 most popular page on Facebook! – […]
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