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
Reporter dismissed over Logies ‘jokes’ on Twitter
Catherine Deveny whom worked for The Age has been sacked amid controversial comments she made over Twitter recently. Her comments stated she hoped 11 year-old Bindi Irwin “gets laid”, and that Rove McManus’s wife Tasma Walton “didn’t die too”. “You’ve got to understand the context of social networking to understand it” she said, trying to […]
Read More | ShareYahoo! Messenger app for the iPhone updated
Yahoo has updated their Yahoo! Messenger app for the iPhone so you can now chat to your Windows Live contacts through the application.
Read More | ShareYahoo and Samsung ink deal
Yahoo have partnered with Samsung to distribute their services on millions of Samsung devices around the world, such as: Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Front Page, Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Flickr, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Contacts, Yahoo! Calendar, and Yahoo! Weather. It is good to see Yahoo partnering up with mobile hardware providers, something Microsoft […]
Read More | ShareAustralians want to ‘Save Seal Rocks’ – Thousands join Facebook group
There has been much talk about a resort style facility being built at Number 1 beach camping reserve – Seal Rocks, just near Forster on the NSW central coast. Seal Rocks is a very popular camping ground facility next to Sugarloaf Bay, offering affordable accommodation at one of the central coasts most picturesque beaches. Local […]
Read More | ShareHaving issues with Foursquare lately? – [UPDATE]
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If you use the Geo-location application Foursquare, you may have noticed lately there has been connection problems using the app which basically makes the service unavailable to users. According to Foursquare, who use the high tech Amazon EC2 cloud computing data center in Virginia – there has been problems with part of this cloud environment […]
Read More | ShareBing WorldWide Telescope Application Available
Last month Bing launched their WorldWide Telescope application that allows you to look at the stars and constellations from Bing Maps. The application shows real time information on how space is moving around Earth. To download the Telescope App go here, click the MAP APPS button at the bottom of the page, then WorldWide Telescope. […]
Read More | ShareApple confirms 1 Million iPads sold
Apple has confimed that 1 Million iPad have been sold after just 28 days of being on the US market. “One million iPads in 28 days—that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Demand continues to exceed supply and we’re working hard […]
Read More | ShareTelstra offering HTC Desire to social media reviewers
Telstra recently showcased the HTC Desire to several Technology reviewers around Australian and the consensus was that the device is one of the better rivals to the iPhone. Telstra is now offering 25 of these phones to reviewers who currently use social media tools such as Twitter, Youtube or blogs for a 2 week review […]
Read More | ShareMySpace Appoints New Chief Privacy Officer
MySpace has appointed Jennifer Mardosz as their new Chief Privacy Officer, effective immediately. Jennifer has been with the company since 2007 where she was Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs being responsible for safety, security and privacy matters. Jennifer has previously worked in the legal field, and also for the U.S. Attorney prosecuting various […]
Read More | ShareTwitter to Launch embeddable tweets tomorrow
Twitter has announced in a blog post that from tomorrow they will be offering a feature where you can embed tweets on your own website. You often hear a great quote on Twitter, and someone may take a screen shot, edit the image and post it onto their site. This is not ideal and often […]
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