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
LinkedIn now 7 years old
Just last week LinkedIn turned 7 years old, birthday time! LinkedIn was launched May 2003, which makes it older than several other social media/networking sites. As we mentioned LinkedIn stats recently – 65 million users have signed up to the service, and around 1 million in Australia. There have been estimates of LinkedIn’s value in […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Mining supertax gaining support, via Facebook
Kevin Rudd’s Super Profit Tax for mining giants is starting to gain more popularity with the general public and rightly so. Australians want to benefit from the natural resources in our country – not giving all the profit to Global Mining companies. So much so, that The Australian Workers’ Union have created a Facebook group […]
Read More | ShareYahoo analyses iPad users behaviour
In a recent blog post Yahoo has given some very interesting information on usage rates by iPad users looking at Yahoo media. Yahoo found that iPad usage on Yahoo Finance, Sports, News was on average, 100% higher than, ie double that of other users. Usage was for photosharing service Flickr was nearly 150% higher. It […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft launching KIN smartphone in US
Microsoft is preparing for the release of its KIN smartphone. Pre-orders of the device start on 6 May, and retail availability is due for 13 May in the US. No details yet on when this device will be hitting Australian shores but Microsoft has highlighted the social networking features of the KIN, which include Twitter, […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to continue supporting flash in IE9
Microsoft has confirmed that they will still be supporting Flash in IE9, as a plugin feature like they have always done. Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of Internet Explorer said “the future of the web is HTML5” and many thought this see Microsoft drop support for Flash. However this is not the case – Hachamovitch had […]
Read More | ShareGoogle updates search engine
Google has updated their search engine after month of testing and QC. There are 3 main changes for Google search. 1. Design – Google has redesigned their logo and remove the trade mark sign. The logo does look alot more modern and fresh and gives the impression of a fast and precise service. 2. Left […]
Read More | ShareApple iPad coming to Australia on May 28
Apple have announced the iPad will be available in Australia from May 28. Pre-ordering of the iPad starts this monday, May 10. Our neighbours in New Zealand will have to wait a little longer for their iPads. Apple has not given a specific date of availability for iPads in New Zealand yet.
Read More | ShareNapster integrates social media – Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube
Music download program Napster has recently integrated with several social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube so users can share their music with friends across several social channels. Once a cult hit, Napster has been rather quiet over the past years and this seems like a smart move to re-establish themselves with a […]
Read More | Share10% of Digg staff laid off
According to Digg company reps, 10% of their staff have just be laid off. A month ago, Jay Adelson who was CEO of Digg was also let go and replaced by company founder Kevin Rose. Rose said to employees: “This is one of the hardest decisions we’ve had to make recently but we strongly believe […]
Read More | ShareTwitter launches Embedded tweets
As mentioned in a previous blog post, Twitter has been working on an embedded tweet feature for website owners. This embeddable tweet feature is now live and can be found here. The tool called Blackbird Pie is very simple and all you have to do is paste in the tweet URL and press ‘Bake it’. […]
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