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 Introduces Trending Public Topics
Facebook have announced the release of a new product – Trending public topics that show up in your newsfeed, in many ways similar to Twitter. Specifically the Trending Topics show up to the right of your newsfeed like the following screenshot: Users can then click on the Trending Topic of choice and it will show […]
Read More | ShareTelstra Sells 70% Of Sensis For $454 Million
In more local internet related news – Telstra has agreed to sell a major stake, around 70% of their Sensis business to a private equity firm in the US. Telstra will retain ownership of the remaining 30%. The total price will be around $454 million AUD, which is low considering some market analysts were expecting value […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Announces Retirement of ‘Sponsored Stories’
Facebook has announced that soon Sponsored Stories will be removed as an Ad option on the Facebook site. However advertisers will still be able to target ads based on your friendship activity, more precisely called ‘Social Context’ – socially contextual related ads. Facebook described the new ads as follows: Marketers will no longer be able […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – December 2013
Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Hope everyone had a great time. It is the first of the month, and it doesn’t matter what the occasion – today we post our social media stats showing the most popular social networks in Australia over the last month – December 2013. As mentioned in November, at this time […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat Update Brings Filters, Replay Function & Speed, Time And Temperature Overlays
Just in time for your Christmas and Summer holiday celebrations, Snapchat have made a number of updates to their application, bringing several pieces of new functionality to users. The latest update 6.1.0 includes: Smart Filters – Add data overlays to your Snaps – Speed, Time and Temperature. Visual Filters Replay Special Text Front-Facing Flash Up […]
Read More | ShareHow To Make Your iOS7 Device Last Almost 1 Week Without Charging
Many people have reported that the new iPhone software is helping conserve battery life, others say it is draining faster than ever. Leading a busy life means you often can’t rely on having a charger close by, and when your battery is running low it can impact your daily workflow. Trying to conserve battery so […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Launches Private Messaging, Photos & Videos
Instagram have just announced a major update of their application to version 5.0, which now supports sending private messages, photos and videos to your friends. The latest update is flagged Instagram Direct. Kevin Systrom, Co-Founder of Instagram help a press event in Manhattan, New York today where he told reports further details about this latest […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reveals Top Australian Topics Of 2013
Every year we see Facebook release some country specific data allowing us to see what different parts of the world are talking about. They have just released their Australian data today, along with about 20 other major countries Facebook have published info on. Most talked about topics (by Australian Facebook users): 1. Vote 2. Kate […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Tweaks Desktop & Mobile Newsfeed To Surface Higher Quality Content
Facebook has made a change to their newsfeed algorithms to help surface more quality and interesting content to it’s users – such as news stories, and less ‘cheesy’ content, like memes. The change will take effect on both desktop and mobile versions of Facebook. Facebook Engineers Varun Kacholia and Minwen went on to say that average referral […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – November 2013
Christmas is just around the corner, and it is now time to report our Australian social media statistics for November 2013 – showing the most popular social networks our fellow Aussies are currently using. As always, you can view the report for last month – October 2013 if you wish, or our whole archive of […]
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