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
Instagram Now Supports Multiple Photo Sizes
Instagram have updated their app and now users are able to post landscape or portrait photos, in addition to the regular square photos which have always been supported by Instagram. Previously users could post these photos, but would have to use a white padding around the photo for the square format. Instagram now want to […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – August 2015
It is the first day of Spring and today we post our monthly report, showing the most popular social media sites in Australia over August 2015. As I have mentioned over the past couple months, growth in Australia has been fairly static across most networks. However we are still seeing Facebook and Instagram growing their […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Removes 140 Character Limit For Direct Messages
Today we see Twitter has removed the 140 character limit in Direct Messages. Their apps for iOS and Android have also been updated to remove the character limit in DMs. We have seen many new ‘messaging apps’ become more and more popular thesedays, such as: WhatsApp Facebook Messenger Wickr Telegram BlackBerry Messenger (for iOS and […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Launches Live Video Streaming For Celebrities
Facebook have announced an update to their ‘Facebook Mentions’ app – a specifically designed application for celebrities and public figures to broadcast to the public. The latest update includes a new live video streaming function, allowing public figures to share real time events with their fans on Facebook. Fans will be able to like and […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2015
Whilst social media growth in Australia has slowed up considerably over the last year, it is worth nothing that around the world and in developing countries many new people are signing up to social networking services, particularly Facebook. Earlier in the month Facebook reported that they now have 1.49 billion monthly active users, an increase […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reaches 1.49 Billion Monthly Active Users
It was only back in April when we reported that Facebook has reached 1.44 billion users. It’s fair so stay growth for Facebook is slowing up but the service is still growing. In their latest earning release the Facebook user base has grown by another 50 million monthly active users – now reaching 1.49 billion […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Rolls Out New Logo And Friends Icon
Facebook has today rolled out a new logo with some subtle changes, making the font more uniform and flat. Here is Facebook’s new logo: However Facebook went on to make some further changes with their friends icon. Previously the lady in the picture was behind the man, and even had a little ‘chip’ on her […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – June 2015
As we have continually reported over the last couple of months – social media growth in Australia has slowed for the majority of networks. Many of the smaller networks in Australia (ranking >10) have static growth or are indeed shrinking over time. For example over the last 4 years MySpace has lost hundreds of thousands […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Shows Their Support For Marriage Equality With Rainbow Profile Pictures
On Friday June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. The decision came with much public support and many companies around the world also came out in support of marriage equality and the legal recognition it has finally received. Facebook have created a new tool which lets users update […]
Read More | ShareApple To Launch Online Music Subscription Service – Apple Music
Apple have announced at their WWDC the introduction of their very own online music streaming service and 24 hour radio station guide – Apple Music. The Apple Music library will have over 30 millions tracks and Apple CEO Tim Cook said pricing will start at around $9.99 per month for a single user. This new […]
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