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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

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WhatsApp Sets The Record Straight – Your Data Is Secure And Separate From Facebook

on March 18, 2014 | Facebook | Comments (0)
WhatsApp Sets The Record Straight - Your Data Is Secure And Separate From Facebook

Lately there has been a lot of speculation about WhatsApp after their acquisition by Facebook for $19 Billion USD. Particularly concern using data, security and how information will be shared with Facebook. WhatsApp Co-Founder and CEO Jan Koum posted a new blog post – “Setting the Record Straight” in which he details his thoughts and […]

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Facebook To Host Their First F8 Developer Conference In 3 Years

on March 10, 2014 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook To Host Their First F8 Developer Conference In 3 Years

Ilya Sukhar, Facebook Product Manager announced at SXSW today that Facebook will hold their first F8 Developer Conference in 3 years, on this April 30th at in San Francisco. It is expected over 1500 developers will attend the conference. I suspect we will see a keynote presentation by Mark Zuckerberg, yet to be announced. You […]

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Social Media Statistics Australia – February 2014

on March 1, 2014 | Australia | Comments (0)
Social Media Statistics Australia - February 2014

It’s time to report our monthly stats report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over February 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia – February 2014 1. Facebook – 13,000,000 users (according to Ad tool) 2. YouTube – 12,500,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,350,000 4. Tumblr – 4,800,000 5. LinkedIn – 3,700,000 6. Blogspot – […]

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Facebook To Acquire WhatsApp

on February 20, 2014 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook To Acquire WhatsApp

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will be acquiring WhatsApp. The deal is worth a combined USD $16 billion – $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The WhatsApp service is currently used by over 450 Million people, with 1 million new users signing up everyday. Post by Mark Zuckerberg.

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LinkedIn Rolling Out New Functionality Allowing Users To Post Blog Articles

on February 20, 2014 | LinkedIn | Comments (0)
LinkedIn Rolling Out New Functionality Allowing Users To Post Blog Articles

For some time LinkedIn has had their ‘Influencer Program’ where by leading business figures can post public broadcasts and blog posts on their profile. This was a good move by LinkedIn to vary their content base and capture unique opinion from business leaders all around the world. LinkedIn have now announced that this functionality, called […]

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New Social Network, Hula – Lets You Share Your STD Status Online

on February 19, 2014 | Adult Industry | Comments (0)
New Social Network, Hula - Lets You Share Your STD Status Online

A New Social Network called Hula (previously Qpid.me) allows users to share some very personal information – their STD Status. The website allows users to find their closest STD clinic, store their STD status in an online profile and only share the results with certain people or partners whom they grant access to. To get […]

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LinkedIn Hits 50 Million Members in Asia Pacific, 5 Million In Australia

on February 13, 2014 | LinkedIn | Comments (0)
LinkedIn Hits 50 Million Members in Asia Pacific, 5 Million In Australia

LinkedIn have announced in a company blog post that their social network now has 50 million members residing in the Asia-Pacific region, with over 5 million registered users in Australia. Specifically, the figures are: Australia – 5 million members India – 24 million China – 4 million Indonesia – 2 million Philippines – 2 million […]

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Facebook Celebrates 10th Birthday – A Look Back Over The Past 10 Years

on February 6, 2014 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook Celebrates 10th Birthday - A Look Back Over The Past 10 Years

On the 4th of February, 2004 – TheFacebook went live to college students at Harvard University. Today, over 1.2 billion people from all around the world use Facebook to connect with family, friends and organisations. Let’s have a look back at Facebook over the past 10 years and their major milestones. Feb 2004 – Service […]

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Social Media Statistics Australia – January 2014

on February 1, 2014 | Australia | Comments (0)
Social Media Statistics Australia - January 2014

Hope everyone had a great January and enjoyed the sunshine. It’s time to report our monthly stats report showing the most popular social networks in Australia over January 2014. Social Media Statistics Australia - January 2014 1. Facebook – 13,000,000 users (according to Ad tool) 2. YouTube – 12,400,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 6,500,000 4. Tumblr – […]

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Pinterest Site Update Now Includes Support For GIF Images

on January 24, 2014 | Pinterest | Comments (0)
Pinterest Site Update Now Includes Support For GIF Images

Over the last couple of years we have seen a ‘comeback’ with people posting GIF type images. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, created in 1987 – most commonly known for animation and movement in images. Pinterest has made a website update today whereby they now support GIF file uploads to their site. All images […]

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