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
Facebook 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 […]
Read More | ShareLarry Ellison Steps Down As Oracle CEO
On Thursday – Oracle Corporation annouced a number of executive team changes, most importantly we see Larry Ellison step down from the CEO position, but still working full time with the company as CTO and Executive Chairman of Oracle’s Board. Oracle have also announced that Safra Catz and Mark Hurd have been promoted to the […]
Read More | ShareiPhone 6 Pricing – Australia
Below is the current iPhone 6 Pricing guide for Australia, pending any changes by Apple. iPhone 6 16GB – $869 64GB – $999 128GB – $1,129 iPhone 6 Plus 16GB – $999 64GB – $1,129 128GB – $1,249 We will keep you updated with any changes.
Read More | ShareApple Unveils The iPhone 6 and Apple Watch (iWatch)
iPhone 6 Apple has unveiled their new iPhone 6, which is available in 2 models – and their entirely new product the Apple Watch. The new iPhone 6 has a 4.7 inch display. Both will come with Apple’s new operating system – IOS8. The new iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5 inch display. The larger […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – August 2014
Another month has flown by and it is now the 1st of September, which means we post our monthly social media report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over August 2014. Like previous months in 2014, we see user numbers remain relatively steady. Social Media Statistics Australia – August 2014 1. Facebook – 13,400,000 […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare Listens To Users, Reintroduces Check-In Feature (Kind Of)
Foursquare has finally listened to the large amount of feedback they are receiving about their new Swarm App. Users are frustrated and still want to use Foursquare to check-in to their favourite locations. Initially Foursquare totally removed the check-in feature from their app – forcing users to download and use Swarm app for check-ins. In […]
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