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
Social Media Statistics Australia – January 2016
Today we post our first report with 2016 numbers and as predicted we’ve seen an important increase from Facebook. Facebook has reached 15 million users in Australia. According the Australian Bureau of Statistics there are now approximately 24 million Australians. This means 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. This is a […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reaches 1.59 Billion Users, 400 Million Instagram Users
Facebook has provided some fresh numbers on how the social network is growing. Globally there are now 1.59 Billion users on Facebook each month. 900 Million people use WhatsApp each month. 800 Million people use Facebook Messenger each month. 400 Million people use Instagram each month. Further Key Facebook Stats: 50 million small businesses use […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – December 2015
Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a good 2016. As today is the first of the month, it’s time to post our monthly update. Social Media Statistics Australia – December 2015 1. Facebook – 14,000,000 users (steady) 2. YouTube – 13,900,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 5,700,000 4. Instagram – 5,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Rolls Out New Rules To Protect Users And Stop Abuse
Twitter has rolled out a number of new rules and policies aiming to make the service more friendly and further encourage freedom of expression. These new policies include: 1. Blocking accounts for a period of time or indefinitely 2. Phone and Email verification 3. Asking users to delete offensive tweets before they can use the […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – November 2015
2015 is almost over and it’s time to post our month statistics showing the most popular social networks in Australia over November. As I mentioned last month, we have seen general stagnation with social media user growth in Australia over 2014/2015. However with summer here and school holidays coming up, we typically see increased social […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Introduces New Polling Feature
Twitter have recently announced they now support a native polling feature for users. Introducing Twitter Polls: Previously people tried to run polls using the ReTweet and Favourite buttons, however this type of polling wouldn’t produce accurate results. All users including those in Australia are now able to create their own polls via the Twitter website […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – October 2015
Well – what a shame the Wallabies didn’t win the Rugby World Cup this morning. Well done to New Zealand for their great win and I hope you all had a Happy Halloween! As today is the first of the month we report our latest social media statistics, showing the most popular social networks in […]
Read More | ShareSkype Now Allows Guest Users To Join Your Audio, Video & Group Chats By Invite
Skype have rolled out a new update this week that allows non-registered users to join an existing audio, video or group chat. Previously, to talk with others on Skype you would need a registered username and password – Skype is now opening up the service to anyone. You can send people a special web link […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – September 2015
As we settle into spring and the lead up to summer – many users in Australia have a slight seasonal shift in the way they use social media. The actual numbers of users isn’t varying much – as we have seen over the past year, growth has been fairly static and most smaller networks lose […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Reaches 400 Million Users
Instagram have announced on their blog that the service now has 400 million users around the world, 75% of these being outside the USA. They have also told us they are seeing more users from Europe and Asia sign-up. On a daily basis, around 80 million photos are shared on the social network. We saw […]
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