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 – December 2014
Happy New Year! Thanks to all my readers and clients for making 2014 our best year yet. I’m sure 2015 will be even better. I wish you all well and lets push business forward even more this year. It is now January 1, 2015 and that means we post our monthly social media report showing […]
Read More | ShareAustralia Unites After #SydneySiege
Over the past 24 hours we have seen a tense hostage standoff in the Sydney CBD – where a lone gunman has taken several hostages inside a busy city cafe. The incident is now over, 2 hostages were unfortunately killed, and several more injured. From the various reports we have seen an NSW SWAT team […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Overtakes Twitter, Reaches 300 Million Monthly Users
Instagram have announced on their blog that the service now has 300 million monthly users. They go on to say that now 70 million photos and video are posted to the social network every day. In contact, Twitter reached 284 million monthly users which was announced at their last earnings call in October. I expect […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – November 2014
As 2014 comes to an end we see a slight shift in how users consume their social media. Over the Christmas holiday period, from December to February there is a shift in social media usage, away from business orientated social networks to much more holiday and leisure focused use. Business social networks typically receive less […]
Read More | ShareSnapcash – Snapchat To Let Users Send Money Electronically
Snapchat has made a move not many people would have expected – you can now send money to your Snapchat friends thanks to an integration with company – Square. Called Snapcash, users will be able to electronically send money to their Snapchat friends in a fast and simple way. Watch this promo video the Snapchat team […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Adds Donate Button In Newsfeed Encouraging Users To Donate For Ebola
Facebook’s 1.3 Billion users will see a prompt in their newsfeed on both Desktop and Mobile, encouraging them to donate to various international charities to help fight the Ebola virus. Facebook announced the update on their news section, and we have already seen CEO Mark Zuckerberg donate $25 Million USD of his own money. Now […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – October 2014
Another month has flown by in the social media industry and today we post our monthly report – showing the most popular social networks in Australia over October 2014. These days we don’t see large changes amongst the most popular networks, however we are seeing new and smaller networks gain users and general public perception. […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Introduces ‘Safety Check’ Feature For Natural Disasters
Facebook has announced the rollout of a new ‘Safety Check’ feature which is enabled in times of natural disaster. If there is a natural disaster near your location, Facebook will notify you and prompt you to let all your Facebook friends know you are OK – I’m safe. The new feature will also tell you […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Rolls Out Ads & Sponsored Posts In Australia
October 2014 – it is now possible for businesses in Australia to advertise on Instagram. Instagram have a unique advertising opportunity, they say themselves: “With a community of over 200 million, Instagram is one of the world’s largest mobile ads platforms.” According to my research – I believe there are now over 2 million Australian’s […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – September 2014
September was a busy month for the social media and technology community in Australia. Most noticeably we saw the release of Apple’s new iPhone – the iPhone 6. Also a number of industry events kept the industry ticking along as we start planning for 2015. Today we will post our social media statistics update, showing […]
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