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
After 34 Years At The Company, Steve Ballmer Leaves Microsoft
Former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is leaving the company after 34 years of service with the business. In January 2014, we saw Ballmer resign as CEO – letting Satya Nadella take over the responsibility of the top job. Microsoft announced in a statement today that Steve Ballmer is now resigning from Microsoft’s board of directors […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Launches Fast Direct Messaging Photo App – Bolt
Instagram’s new direct messaging photo app called Bolt is now available in Australia. Bolt lets you shoot and send photos to your best friends with one tap. Send both photos and videos as fast as you see them. Bolt is the latest app from the team that brought you Instagram. Keep up with your closest […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2014
Today we post our social media stats update, showing the most popular networks in Australia over July 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia – July 2014 1. Facebook – 13,400,000 users 2. YouTube – 12,900,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,200,000 4. Tumblr – 4,800,000 5. LinkedIn – 3,900,000 6. Blogspot – 3,050,000 7. Twitter – 2,791,300 Active Australian […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare Removes Check-ins, Directs Users To New Swarm App
Lately there has been a lot of changes going on at Foursquare, as we see the company pivot into a new direction with their geo-location services and check-in features. Users will no longer be able to ‘check-in’ on the Foursquare app, they are instead directed to download the new app called Swarm which offers similar […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman & Jeff Weiner Share Their HR Insights, Among Other Things [VIDEO]
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I have always enjoyed listening to these 2 vigorous entrepreneurs, Co-Founder Reid Hoffman, and CEO of LinkedIn Jeff Weiner. As part of their ongoing LinkedIn Speaker Series, Reid wanted to take the opportunity to talk about his new book The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age, explaining how the employer-employee relationship is broken – and how managers now face […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – June 2014
It’s time to post our monthly stats report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over June 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia – June 2014 1. Facebook – 13,200,000 users (steady, according to Ad tool) 2. YouTube – 12,750,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,300,000 4. Tumblr – 4900,000 5. LinkedIn – 3,700,000 6. Blogspot […]
Read More | ShareBarbie Joins LinkedIn
Our favourite childhood doll – Barbie, has just joined LinkedIn and ready to give women (and men) around the world the career advice you have been looking for. Barbie has setup a company page (not a personal profile) which you can view at: www.linkedin.com/company/barbie® She goes on to talk about her company, products, career advice […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat Rolls Out New Group Sharing Features – Ideal For Events & Concerts
Snapchat has rolled out a new feature called ‘Our Story’, where users in the same location can contribute snaps to big story. Users not at that location can then watch the story unfold from many different users perspective. From the Snapchat blog, they go on to say: Snapchat has always been about sharing your point […]
Read More | ShareThree In Five Australian Males On Snapchat Use It To Sext
Marketers and brands are failing to exploit social video such as Vine, Instagram Video and Snapchat despite evidence of greater engagement with users compared to other content types, a major study of Australian social video use has found. While social video is in its relatively infancy, it is gaining in popularity, particularly with women. Some […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – May 2014
It’s time to post our monthly stats report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over May 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia – May 2014 1. Facebook – 13,200,000 users (steady, according to Ad tool) 2. YouTube – 12,750,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,200,000 4. Tumblr – 4,850,000 5. LinkedIn – 3,650,000 6. Blogspot […]
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